Stories in CAFE
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Grapevine Trunk Diseases, or GTDs, are the bane of vineyard owners worldwide, and as of 2012, were responsible for more than $1.5 billion in annual economic damages. While researchers have long known that a host of pathogenic fungi combine to gang up on grapevines, the mechanics of how these GTD-causing fungi work has remained a mystery.
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There aren’t many people who say things like, “I always really liked nitrogen… It’s just an element that has really struck me.” Ashley Keiser is one of those people. Her passion for all-things ecosystem ecology is infectious.
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The Baker-Polito Administration and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) recently announced that a team led by UMass Extension professor Dwayne Breger at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been selected to receive $220,000 in grant funding to support the growth of the UMass Clean Energy Extension’s (CEE) Offshore Wind Professional Certificate Program.
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New research, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, finds that the ecological effect of invasive species alone is comparable to the combined effects of invasives plus warming temperatures, drought or nitrogen deposition. This suggests that a critical preparation for climate change is to manage invasive species at the local level.
Upcoming Events
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Aug09
Scale Bogside Workshop
CranberryTuesday, August 9, 2022 - 9:00amOnline -
Aug20
Berkshire County 4-H FUN Day and Youth Fair
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Aug26
Middlesex County 4-H Fair
Mass 4-HFriday, August 26, 2022 - 8:30amIn-person4-H Fairgrounds Westford MA -
Aug26
Worcester County 4-H Fair
Mass 4-HFriday, August 26, 2022 - 3:00pmIn-personFelton Field, Barre -
Aug30
Soil Health in the Field: Earthworm Sampling and Earthworm Indicators
Crops Dairy Livestock and EquineTuesday, August 30, 2022 - 9:30amIn-personUMass Crop Animal Research and Education Center -
Sep08
Twilight Meeting at Harvest Farm of Whately
VegetableThursday, September 8, 2022 - 4:00pmIn-personHarvest Farm of Whately