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UMass Extension's Green School starts October 26, Registration Now Open

Commercial horticulture professionals in the “Green Industries” interested in a comprehensive 12-day certificate course can register now for UMass Extension’s Green School.  Read more to pre-register today!
UMass experts offer advice for adapting to climate change when growing food

UMass Experts Offer Advice

With water damage, soil erosion, increased insects and invasive plants in our gardens and forecasts of even more changes on the horizon, we turned to experts in the fields of agriculture and climate change to learn about practical adaptations we can make to grow food successfully as the climate changes.
Bumblebee pollinates sunflower. Ben Barnhart photo credit

The Flight of the Bumblebee

Lynn Adler, professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been studying the flight of the bumblebee for nine years. Read about her latest findings on the use flowering strips to heal bumblebees, along with some issues the strips present.

Research and Outreach Interest Areas

Our work is organized around these 8 areas:

Massachusetts agriculture
Agriculture
Researching turf grass at UMass Amherst
Commercial Horticulture
Clean energy solar panels
Energy
Massachusetts mountains
Environmental Conservation
Food Science class at UMass Amherst
Food Science
UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program
Nutrition
Massachusetts river
Water
4-H kids
Youth Development and 4-H