Jake Zajkowski
@jzajkow
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Food System Communicator. Ag Policy Wonk. Cornellian. 🇺🇸🇪🇺 Writer for @AGDAILYmedia @Cornell_Turf @FarmandDairy @AgriPulse @ocj_ohioagnet @GlobalFoodTeam
Joined August 2018
Migrant farm labor is a huge topic right now, but we took a look at a different type of farmworker: teenagers. @jzajkow reports on whether teen carveouts for agriculture will last in the face of changing labor laws and hiring practices: https://t.co/eKpEjLgvp1
ambrook.com
Corn detasseling continues to be a beloved Midwestern tradition, as youth labor regulations progress and migrant workers compete with the young workforce.
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Fewer Chemicals. Greater Stewardship. On New York State Park Golf Courses. For Over 25 Years.
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Fun fact: turfgrass is by surface area the largest irrigated crop in the US - and @CornellCALS is here to make it better! Land grant mission in action.
When the top golfers from the U.S. and Europe face off for the @rydercup this week at Long Island’s famed Black Course at Bethpage State Park (@BethpageGolf), they’ll be playing on a public course renowned for its sustainability, and engineered by Cornell researchers. This marks
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A 25-year partnership between @Cornell and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation culminates at @rydercup 2025, the most sustainable professional golf tournament to date. @CornellCALS @Cornell_Turf @CornellIPM @BethpageGolf
news.cornell.edu
A 25-year partnership between Cornell researchers and New York State Parks culminates at the 2025 Ryder Cup, the most sustainable professional golf tournament to date.
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Instead of chemicals, his farm uses a Weed Zapper — a modified boom with 25,000 volts that literally electrocutes weeds above the soybean canopy. https://t.co/Qb15apiSNI
farmanddairy.com
Ohio’s Thistledown Farms uses a 25,000-volt Weed Zapper to control pigweed and other tough weeds, proving organic farms can thrive without chemicals.
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Honey bee hive collapse events are not new, nor is yearly hive loss. Hives are coming off a rough year. Can things get better? @AGDAILYMedia
https://t.co/K3yamGlwDo
agdaily.com
Honeybee collapse events are not new, nor is hive loss. But new varroa mite resistance has left a large percentage of commercial growers at a loss.
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Lock your doors if you live in the Midwest. It’s the time of year where people will leave free vegetables in your car.
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Have you seen our billboards? If you see one and can safely take a picture, send it to our digital content coordinator, anna.pesek@practicalfarmers.org.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced today that it will be closing down by the end of the year following the passage of a rescissions package earlier this month. My team and I are still figuring out what this announcement will mean for Alaska Public Media, but rest
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What an incredible visit with US Sugar! Florida’s sugarcane farmers are producing something truly special. Proud to support their work and the sweet success of American ag. 🇺🇸
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Back in the (home) office after a week on the road with @Cornell_Turf. From Long Island to the Southern Tier, I visited superintendents using biology-based practices to make NY turf more sustainable. Excited to share more soon from this @CornellIPM + @NYstateparks partnership.
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I was told if they had cover cropped there wouldn’t be ponding.
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“A CBP helicopter.. they’re landing in the middle of the farm.. is does appear that they were not planning to be here as long they have… so this helicopter made a run.. for some cases of water”
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