Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment

Are Red-backed Salamanders Harbingers of Climate Change?

Ben Padilla Wants to Find Out

Read more
It’s Been a Long Journey for Wild Tomatoes

(And It’s Not Over Yet)

Read more
Greening Municipal Fleets

What if Cities and Towns Could Save Money and Reduce Emissions?

Read more

Search the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment

Elizabeth Garafalo and Jon Clements install weather station in South Deerfield

New Farmers’ Network Weather Station at UMass Research Farm

When the decade-old weather station at the UMass Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm in South Deerfield was hit by lightning this past summer, the impact of that loss was felt by the region’s growers. This November, UMass fruit extension educators Jon Clements and Liz Garofalo replaced the decade-old defunct weather station with a new one.

Mass ECAN panel field questions during Urban Ecosystems Resilience session

Ecosystem Climate Adaption Conference Held at Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst

The Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, along with other sponsors, hosted the Massachusetts Ecosystem Climate Adaptation Network’s third annual conference on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in Newton.

Day job: Cranberry Pathologist. Off duty: Inspires Women and Farmers

Sai Sree Uppala focuses on cranberry pathology at the UMass Cranberry Station in Wareham. She is intrigued by the resilient and unique nature of cranberries compared to most other agricultural crops.