Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment

Feeding the Hungry in Barnstable County

When you are hungry, you can’t think of anything else. – Juana Janie Mendez, age 17

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UMass Extension Dives Into the Digital Deep End

Racing into the future

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

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Madeleine Charney, research services librarian with the UMass Libraries.

Madeleine Charney: This Librarian’s Sustainable Roots Run Deep

Madeleine Charney is a research services librarian with the UMass Libraries. She specializes in topics close to the heart of anyone interested in agriculture, food or the environment. Charney has seen an evolution of her tasks from the love of books, when she steered students toward library stacks, to managing data and offering information on open access.

Adult Spotted Lanternfly. Photo credit: Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Looking for Spotted Lanternfly, Recent Invasive Arrival

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, an invasive insect native to Asia, was first detected in the United States in 2014, in southeastern Pennsylvania. This highly destructive pest has spread rapidly across the northeastern region of the United States. SLF has the potential to cause catastrophic damage to Massachusetts agricultural and horticultural industries.

Dual-use solar research installation at the UMass Extension farm in South Deerfield. Courtesy: River Strong/UMass Amherst.

UMass Leads Research on Dual-Use Solar-agriculture Installation

What happens when you merge sunshine, solar panels and plants at a specific site? Dwayne Breger, extension professor at UMass Amherst, in partnership with landowners, state agencies, solar developers and others, is intent on finding out.