I am a Professor in the Horticulture Section, Cornell University doing breeding and studying genomics of shrub willow bioenergy crops, hops, and hemp.

Joined August 2016
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You need to have a thick skin as a greenhouse manager in a breeding program. Our Erica Miller skillfully propagated and maintained greenhouses full of plants for 5 months only to have me throw 80% of these beautiful (but genetically inferior) plants into the compost.
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Here is my group in front of our five posters in the cannabis workshop @PAGmeeting #PAG31 Awesome team!
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Second talk from my lab in the cannabis workshop @PAGmeeting by @geo_stack who is talking about CBG genetics in hemp #PAG31
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My group is making 10 presentations at @PAGmeeting this year #PAG31. Ph.D. student Luis Monserrate is talking about genetics of seed size and agronomic traits in hemp in the big room for the Cannabis workshop.
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Hosting a very productive meeting of Hop Growers of NY (HGoNY) @CornellAgriTech today. Strong unity to push NY hops forward.
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Great work Eric Hurlock - I agree its a "reciprocal love bomb of mutual respect" keep up the good work! Getting a Master’s Degree in Hemp from Cornell University lancasterfarming.com/farming…
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We’re hiring a tenure-track, assistant professor (Geneva, NY)! Plant Pathologist specializing in Controlled Environment Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech. Application deadline: 2024/01/01. Please share widely! To apply: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j… @CornellAgriTech @CornellCALS
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We’re hiring a tenure-track, assistant professor (Geneva, NY)! The School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell AgriTech seeks applicants for a position in Seed Biology & Technology. Application deadline: 2024/01/02. Please share widely! To apply: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…
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We are searching for an Asst Prof of Seed Biology and Technology. Apply here before the Jan 2 deadline. Cornell AgriTech is a great place to work in the beautiful Finger Lakes. Opportunities to collaborate on hemp seed biology and coating technologies. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…

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My student Luis Monserrate gave a great talk today on mapping genes for seed size in hemp at the Agronomy/Crop Science/Soil Science Conference. I spoke yesterday, so with our talks done and the sun out at lunchtime, I went to see this cool structure nearby.
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Larry Smart retweeted
Excited to announce a new ORISE Post-Doc Fellowship opportunity in my lab: "USDA-ARS Fellowship on Improvement of Disease Resistance in Spring Oat Using Genomics and Phenomics". Includes healthcare $5k relocation allowance. Find out more & apply here: zintellect.com/Opportunity/D…

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We harvested a 2 acre scaleup plot of our new dual purpose hemp cultivar Ursa ‘Grande’ today. We probably should have found a larger lower sieve, because the seeds are about double the size of other hemp cultivars.
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We are hiring! Come be my colleague and join a fantastic department!
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Did you miss last month’s 2023 Cornell Grain & Fiber Hemp Field Day? Visit our Cornell hemp YouTube playlist and view video of field tour talks and equipment demos. youtube.com/watch?v=5LqMYy_e…
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I am looking for 1-2 PhD/MSc students (Spring or Fall 2024) working on Drone Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture. Background: BSc or MSc in remote sensing, image processing, comp sci, comp vision, plant sci. Pls RT: @agristok @theAGU @ASABEorg @CVPRConf Photo: HySpex
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It’s great to be on the NC State campus for the annual meeting of the FFAR Hemp Research Consortium foundationfar.org/consortia/…

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Researchers at @CornellAgriTech @CornellCALS have discovered a gene in hemp for resistance to powdery mildew, which will help breeders develop more resistant hemp cultivars. The result will be better overall crop production and quality. news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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