Field Crop Field Day Draws Big Crowd

By Craig Cramer

Nearly 200 farmers, educators, industry representatives, faculty, staff and students attended the 2025 Aurora Farm Field Day at Cornell’s Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, N.Y. on July 24.

The annual event focuses on grain and forage cropping systems, and features walking and hay wagon tours to view and learn about of the latest Cornell research directly from the experts who conduct the studies.

This year’s highlights included:

• Smart farming – Cornell’s Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems is developing technologies that allow plants to signal water and nutrient stress through advanced sensor and data systems.
• Pollinator strips – Researchers are investigating how strategic management of field margins can support pollinators and beneficial insects while balancing weed pressure.