Arnot Forest News Today

The Cornell Maple Program offers an online trove of eating—and drinking!— ideas for the state’s signature sweet elixir

This year’s cold and flu season is bringing good news for honey bees: Penn State researchers have found that the deadly deformed wing virus (DMV) may have evolved to be less deadly in at least one U.S. forest. The findings could have implications for preventing or treating the virus in managed colonies, researchers said.

This year's cold and flu season is bringing good news for honey bees. Penn State researchers have found that the deadly deformed wing virus (DMV) may have evolved to be less deadly in at least one U.S. forest. The findings could have implications for preventing or treating the virus in managed colonies, researchers said.

Four Cornell-funded projects are expanding efforts to preserve and highlight the Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga Nation) language and culture, in western New York and throughout the country.

Randy Brown, who represents Newfield and part of Enfield in the Tompkins County Legislature, gave his regular legislature report to the Newfield Town Board at its meeting on Thursday, April

MEXICO - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego) will host a free virtual workshop from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Join them for an introductory workshop on

A $60 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support organizations across New York – including Cornell CALS – in building climate-smart farms and forests.

The climate problem was so detrimental last year that it squeezed the global supply of maple syrup. Unabated, it could even end maple syrup production on this side of the northern border.

The path from maple tree to sugar shack offers many places where producers can improve — or lose — sap collection. Adam Wild, director of the Cornell University Uihlein Maple Research Forest, recently presented a webinar on maximizing sap collection. Sugar bush productivity is determined by tree health and size, species, climate and elevation all influence sap yield. “Just because your neighbor or someone 200 miles away is achieving a half gallon of syrup per tap does not always ...