News
October 26, 2007
New Tenant Makes Premier Hay; Brings New Approach to Farming
GENEVA, NY --The Cornell Agriculture & Food Technology Park has announced that Top Quality Hay Processors, LLC, has joined its roster of tenants. The new company aims to become the premier top-quality hay processor by using a new way to harvest the crop that is faster than traditional methods. They will supply hay to the equine market in the United States and Asia.
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August 2, 2007
Production Up and Running for
Stony Brook Cookie Company
GENEVA, NY -- Stony Brook Cookie Company, a new enterprise located at the Cornell Agriculture & Food Technology Park, has begun production in the Park's customize food laboratory and kitchen. Stony Brook recently located from Boston to leverage the resources offered by Cornell's food science and nutrition experts. The company plans to expand it existing gourmet cookie business by developing new, wholesome, all-natural baked products for both retail and commercial markets. The business is owned and operated by Cornell alumni Greg Woodworth and Kelly Coughlin.
July 18, 2007
The NYS Agricultural Experiment Station celebrates its 125th anniversary with an Open House on September 15
GENEVA, NY -- Healthy food and healthy plants meet healthy people on a healthy planet at an Open House to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, NY, on Saturday, September 15, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Enjoy exotic butterflies and other live insects; tours of labs, farms, and the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park; tractors and heirloom gardens; wine, cider and jam tastings; a farmers' market, and more.
May 23, 2007
Technology Farm Named
Intelligent Facility of the Year
GENEVA, NY -- The Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park was selected as the Intelligent Community Forum’s Intelligent Facility of the Year. The other finalists included 7 World Trade Center and Mount Hope Housing, both New York facilities – a first for ICF, which has in the past three years named buildings or developments from Canada, Mauritius and Hong Kong.
May 16, 2007
Cornell Agriculture & Food Technology Park Finalist in International Facility Competition
Geneva, NY -- The Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park has been recognized as one of the three finalists for the Intelligent Community Forums’ (ICF) annual Intelligent Facility of the Year Award. This honor is awarded to buildings, facilities, or office parks that have used broadband and information technology to add demonstrable value to the property as well as to contribute to the formation or growth of an intelligent community.
April 01, 2007
Terrenew, LLC Receives grant from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Terrenew, LLC, announced today that it has received a grant for $80,000 from the USDA under the Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) for development of spill absorbent pads made from agricultural wastes.
Nature Technologies Joins Technology Farm to Further Research and Address Nation's Growing
Deer Population
GENEVA, NY – Nature Technologies of Westchester, NY recently accepted an invitation from The Cornell Agriculture & Food Technology Park. In addition to locating its research and development facility on site, Nature Technologies, the leading deer deterrent company, will collaborate with Cornell University's world-class faculty to jointly research deer-related issues and concerns.
