Food & Agriculture
Highlighting our wide-ranging interests and involvement in the business of food and agriculture.
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Nolan School sophomore Rahanna Bisseret Martinez ’26 published a cookbook offering more than 70 dishes touching on a wide variety of global cuisines.
Report: Warmer Planet Will Trigger Increased Farm Losses
Research by Dyson School professor Ariel Ortiz-Bobea quantifies just how much extreme heat is cutting into farmers’ financial security.
Nonalcoholic drinks with complex flavors top NYE trends
Cornell food and beverage experts offer up on-trend, nonalcoholic cocktail recipes and tips for the holiday season.
Brown Butter Rises to the Top at Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition
Jonah Gershon ’24 won the eighth annual Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition for his pitch to develop spekld, brown butter in a stick.
Farm-to-School Food Program a Net Positive, Study Finds
Farm-to-school programs, which bring healthy foods to children and support rural economic development, actually work from an economic perspective in at least one upstate New York school district, according to new Cornell research.
Rating Platforms Drive Sales at Tourist-Area NYC Eateries
Ratings impact high-priced New York City restaurants that service tourists, but have less of an effect on restaurants frequented by “locals.”
Seeing a Bright Future for Hemp in New York State
Hailee Greene, MBA ’24, wants to build the first industrial hemp processing facility in the Northeast.
Food Executives Tap Into Industry Trends
Networking and insider tips were highlights of Cornell’s weeklong Food Executive Program.
From Food Network to His Kitchen, Student Crafts Better Butter
Jonah Gershon ’24 won $20,000 in the Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition and is working on Spekld, his idea to package and sell brown butter.