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

Japan-Korea trek focuses on business strategy in wines and spirits
Students in Johnson’s residential MBA programs traveled to Japan and Korea, identifying international business opportunities in wine and spirits.

Just awarded grant for COVID-19 food security research
Professor David Just has been awarded a Rapid Response Fund grant from Cornell’s Atkinson Center to examine food bank interest and use in the age of COVID-19.

The Business of Coffee: Not the regular grind
The Business of Coffee: From Farm to Cup, developed by SHA assistant professor Jacob Chestnut, is Cornell’s first-ever course about coffee.

The Rundown: Highlights from the week of April 13
A concise collection of recent expert perspectives from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business faculty on COVID-19’s impact on business, hospitality, and the economy.

Speaking of beer: A few rounds with Doug Miller
SHA lecturer Doug Miller shares some beer trends and trivia and talks about his course, Introduction to Fermented Grains, Hard Ciders, and Sake.

Cornell helping NYS wineries craft sustainable future
Winemakers, grape growers, distributors, marketers, and educators attended the 7th annual B.E.V. NY conference and symposium, co-organized by Dyson.

Tracking food’s farm-to-table journey
Alumni joined Cornell Business of Food faculty to weigh in on food supply chains, sustainability, transparency, and plant-based proteins.

Gaining insights into food industry sustainability with FreshDirect
Kelsey Cheng shares her experience working at New York City–based FreshDirect and FoodKick as a supply chain sustainability intern.

Technology Meets the Eye
Miku Jha’s company, AgShift, created the world’s first autonomous food inspection system using deep learning and machine vision technologies.