Food & Agriculture

Highlighting our wide-ranging interests and involvement in the business of food and agriculture.

Jar of Teddie Peanut Butter
Johnson School

What has a bear mascot and a whole lot of devoted fans?

It’s not just the Big Red — It’s Teddie Peanut Butter, a 100-year-old family company run by a second-generation Cornellian

Mass of trees in the forest
Dyson School

How evergreen trees shaped human history

Professor Trent Preszler’s new book chronicles the myriad ways evergreens have played a transformative role in human history

Four cows grazing in the grass
Dyson School

Warming climate, not herd size, is biggest threat to rangelands

Researchers found that while larger herds can slightly reduce rangeland productivity in Mongolia from year to year, weather and climate have a much bigger effect

Woman working on a ranch
Dyson School

As farm jobs decline, food industry work holds steady

Study finds farm jobs shrink as nations grow wealthier, but food industry work holds steady — with better pay and wider gender gaps.

Headshot of Catherine Louise Kling
Dyson School

Cornell Atkinson-The Nature Conservancy awards promote biodiversity, climate resilience

Six projects led by Cornell and The Nature Conservancy researchers have been awarded grants from Cornell Atkinson.

Miguel Gomez headshot.
Dyson School

Miguel I. Gomez Appointed Faculty Director at the Atkinson Center for Sustainability

The Dyson School professor brings his expertise in food marketing and distribution, economic development, and environmental economics.

Two men, one holding a large white duck, smile.
SC Johnson College

Diverse Expertise Drives Vertical Integration at Family Business

Innovation at Joe Jurgielewicz & Son—one of the largest duck farms in America—stems from an unusual combination of hospitality and veterinary skills.

George Gellert in front of a background holding his award
Dyson School

Cornell research drives business success, says nation’s largest private food importer

In recognition of the vital contributions of Cornell faculty to their industry, the Gellert family has endowed two professorships.

Chris Wolf
Dyson School

Wolf Advises US Senate on Aging Population of American Farmers

Professor and ag economist Chris Wolf testified on why farmers are the nation’s oldest workforce and how to encourage younger people to work in agriculture.