Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program - NMSP

Gabriela Garcia interned with our program this spring working on the rainfall simulation project alongside Carlos Irias 🌧️ Now, Garcia plans to continue gaining new knowledge and experience in graduate school and bring those attributes with her back to her country to support the farmers that she grew up surrounded by 🚜

In our latest Cornell CALS article, she reflected on her internship experience, what she learned, and what she’s hoping to bring with her as she embarks on her future endeavors.
Read on ➡️ Gabby Garcia: "We will never stop learning"

Gabby Garcia: “We will never stop learning” Gabby Garcia joined Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) as an intern from Zamorano University hoping to expand upon her knowledge of agriculture. During her time at Cornell, she worked on the rainfall simulation project alongside Carlos Irias.

Research reveals that tiling may boost corn silage, corn grain & soybean yield 🔍 The yield benefits of tiling are well known among farmers, but quantification of yield benefits has been limited in the past 🌽 With increased availability of yield data for New York farms, we can now work towards quantifying the potential yield benefits of tiling 🎉

Read on to learn about what we’ve found so far: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/2026/04/research-reveals-tiling-may-boost-corn-silage-corn-grain-soybean-yield

We are actively looking to recruit more farmers to collaborate with on this project 🤝 If you're a farmer interested in participating in this study, please reach out to Manuel Marcaida ([email protected]) or Quirine Ketterings ([email protected]).

Research reveals tiling may boost corn silage, corn grain & soybean yield Installing artificial drainage in farm fields is an ancient concept that remains relevant today. While its benefits are well-known among farmers, the increasing use of yield monitors means that we now have access to the data necessary to measure those benefits. Cornell researchers are conducting ong...

This Friday🎉Register for our next Lunch with NMSP webinar! 📆 On Friday, May 1st from 12pm-1pm EST, join us during lunch to discuss proper pH management strategies for obtaining high quality, high yielding crops. There will be ample time for questions and discussion. Register for free now: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/bi0tZE62T92cSk7B-2S8eQ #/registration

🌽 Drained fields, steadier yields? Our most recent What’s Cropping Up? blog post explores corn grain, corn silage and soybean yield and yield variability responses to tile drainage. To learn more about the potential yield benefits of tile drainage, read on ➡️ https://blogs.cornell.edu/whatscroppingup/2026/04/20/drained-fields-steadier-yields-tile-drainage-and-yield-performance-in-new-york-farms/

Project update! In 2025, the Power of Manure project documented that manure outperforms synthetic fertilizer by boosting yields, building weather resilience, and providing multi-year yield benefits.

Check out our most recent What's Cropping Up? blog post to learn more!

https://blogs.cornell.edu/whatscroppingup/2026/04/01/in-a-weather-challenged-season-manure-offset-nitrogen-fertilizer-needs-and-increased-corn-silage-and-grain-yields-value-of-manure-project-2025-update/

📢 Join us this year in the Arts Quad on Cornell's Ithaca campus for the Art of Agriculture celebration tomorrow (Friday 4/17) anytime between 10am and 4pm! We will be showcasing a number of our projects, with precision ag tech like drones and the microBIOMETER available for viewing, stickers to win, and more! 🎉 If you want to learn more about the research we do and our role when it comes to New York ag, feel free to stop by, take a look, and chat with us 🚜

🎉 Our team is honored to be this year's recipient of the CALS Outstanding Accomplishments in Extension/Outreach team award 🏅 This award recognizes those who demonstrate leadership in developing a highly innovative and responsive extension/outreach program tailored to addressing stakeholder needs.

On Monday, this award was commemorated at the 2025-26 CALS Faculty and Staff Awards Celebration, where we had the opportunity to highlight and discuss our achievements with others while celebrating our CALS colleagues and fellow awardees 🎊 We would like to thank all of our past and current team members for their meaningful contributions that led to this accomplishment as well as all of our collaborators and partners who have supported our research, extension and outreach efforts through the years.

📢 Register now for our upcoming webinar! 🎉 Join us on Friday, March 6, 12pm-1pm EST to learn about practical on-farm research for data-driven decision making.

🔍 During this webinar, you'll get to learn about how new approaches to on-farm research can help trials function more seamlessly among day-to-day operations. 🚜 Link below!

Register now: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/Z3EI3aW5SdOD7fBnW041Sw #/registration

📢 Our next webinar is happening this Friday, February 6th from 12pm-1pm EST! Register for free now to learn about going from raw yield data to actionable information. Link below ⬇️

Registration: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/NBZYLh9yR9aUMrT0ocej0Q #/registration

Recent publication 📰 Read about our collaboration with GeoPard Agriculture!

GeoPard and Cornell University CAST, NMSP Collaboration on Data-Driven Agriculture cornell CAST is exploring the GeoPard Agriculture platform for processing corn silage and grain yield monitor data into yield maps.