Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech

06/04/2026

Catch the CoE team in action doing what we do best - sharing information about the tremendous resources we have at Cornell University and Cornell AgriTech to help food, beverage and agriculture businesses launch and grow!

From WKTV NEWSChannel 2

Vitality in the Valley is bringing new energy to the Mohawk Valley business community.

05/27/2026

With OSHi GHEE, Aashna Ahmed turned her family's recipe for Bengali-style ghee into a product line now stocked at 30 stores and featured by the likes of Martha Stewart.

Read more from Spectrum News 1 Rochester on this CoE member company!

A first-generation child of immigrant parents from Bangladesh is turning her Bengali family recipe of ghee into her business, OSHi GHEE.

05/22/2026

There's still time to register for our two upcoming Cornell Food Connections workshops!

Join our Cornell Food Venture Center colleagues and us on June 3 at the Western NY Welcome Center or June 8 at The Commissary in Rochester for a day-long workshop devoted to helping early-stage food and beverage entrepreneurs launch their businesses and bring new products to market.

The $25 program fee includes lunch and all the supplies needed for the workshop.

Click the link in the comments to learn more and register!

05/15/2026

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Ready to take your food or beverage idea to the next level?

Cornell Food Connections is now accepting registrations for its statewide workshops designed to help aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs bring new products to market.

Led by Cornell AgriTech food science and business experts, these hands-on sessions cover everything from food safety and processing to business planning, distribution, and sales.

Open to New York-based food producers, entrepreneurs, educators, and those who support them, this is your chance to gain the knowledge and tools to grow.

Interested New York-based food producers, entrepreneurs and educators are encouraged to register for an upcoming one-day workshop.

Register now to save your spot!

Cornell Food Connections is supported by Cornell AgriTech, Cornell Cooperative Extension , Taste NY , and the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets.

05/11/2026

Have you ever wondered how breakfast cereal is made? Our extruder at the Seneca Foods Foundation Pilot Plant turns raw ingredients into tasty puffed treats so fast that if you blink, you'll miss it. A little slo-mo helps see the magic happen 🎥

05/06/2026

Our CoE team was honored to help lead a tour of Cornell AgriTech and the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park (Tech Farm) last week for Leadership Ontario!

The cohort had the opportunity to meet the food and agriculture businesses that operate in the Tech Farm, as well as learn about the impactful, innovative work happening here at AgriTech every day.

05/05/2026

We're always brewing up something cool at Cornell AgriTech! 🍻

04/24/2026

The Seneca Foods Foundation Pilot Plant is one of the many great resources we offer to food entrepreneurs at Cornell AgriTech! If you're looking to develop a food or beverage and bring a new product to market, there's no other place you'd rather be. 🍴