The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station has a new name: Cornell AgriTech.

Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences announced earlier this week the renaming of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station to Cornell AgriTech.

The university says the name change underscores the value Cornell AgriTech brings to improving the health of the people, the environment and economy of the state, and beyond.

QUALITY CONTROL: Peas at a Cornell AgriTech research facility being inspected for quality and flavor.

Based in Geneva, Cornell AgriTech has expanded to more than 900 acres of fields, orchards and vineyards led by more than 300 faculty, scientists, staff and graduate students.  

With 12 research farms and 17,500 square feet of greenhouse space, Cornell AgriTech researchers are focused on food and intensively cultivated crops, with a major emphasis on fruits and vegetables. Researchers are also pioneering the study of plants that are engines of the future, from sources of bioenergy to emerging crops like industrial hemp that offer promising opportunities for growers in New York.

Source: Cornell University