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UMass Amherst Cranberry Research Center to Receive $5.75 Million to Upgrade Laboratory

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UMass Extension Dives Into the Digital Deep End

Racing into the future

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First 4-H Virtual Fair in Massachusetts Held August 29

August 29 dawned with great anticipation for a group of Massachusetts children and teens, as the first-ever...

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Resources for the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency

We are working hard to make our expertise and resources available to you in this challenging time. While in-person events and some on-campus services are suspended to protect public health, we are continuing with some scouting and farm visits, and many existing and new resources are available online and through virtual delivery.

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!

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.