Stories in CAFE
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It’s hard to say what a typical day looks like for Alice Newth. One day, she might be moving fences and animals to new grazing pastures, and the next she’s teaching UMass students about livestock management. Sometimes, she’s even helping students oversee the birth of lambs or piglets.
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The perfect balance between tart and sweet, cranberries are an American favorite and an important Massachusetts agricultural crop. An exciting project at the UMass Cranberry Station is now paving the way for enhanced cranberry research in the Commonwealth.
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During the week of Oct. 17, more than forty-two students from UMass Amherst and Mount Wachusett Community College enjoyed an immersive expedition to Red Apple Farm, a fourth-generation family farm located in Phillipston, Massachusetts. On top of boasting some of the most delicious, award-winning cider donuts in the state, Red Apple is committed to integrated pest management (IPM), a holistic, environmentally-sound approach that minimizes the use of pesticides.
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Meaghan (Meg) McDermott calls her Worcester office “home base” but loves that her work allows her to travel throughout the large county for club meetings and myriad programs. The UMass 4-H educator is an enthusiastic cheerleader for 4-H, which is no surprise since she cut her teeth in Norfolk County’s 4-H program as a youngster.
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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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The summer of 2022 was a busy and productive one for the inaugural Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program. REEU is a program under the Stockbridge School and Agriculture (SSA) in partnership with UMass Extension and is currently funded to run through 2026. It aims to provide research training, professional development, and Extension experience to undergraduate students while reaching out to community colleges through paid full-time summer internships.
Upcoming Events
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Jun13
Insect Identification Clinics-What is in the Spring Sweep Net?
CranberryTuesday, June 13, 2023 - 7:30amIn-personEntomology Lab, UMass Cranberry Station -
Jun14
2023 National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) Northeast Regional Conference
Center for Agriculture Food and the EnvironmentWednesday, June 14, 2023 - 3:00pmIn-personUMass Springfield Center -
Jun14
Career Exploration Series
Mass 4-HWednesday, June 14, 2023 - 7:00pmOnline -
Jun19
Statewide 4-H Discovery Club
Mass 4-HMonday, June 19, 2023 - 7:00pmOnline -
Jun21
Eastern MA CRAFT Meeting: Pest & Disease Control at High Road Farm
VegetableWednesday, June 21, 2023 - 4:00pmIn-personHigh Road Farm -
Jun22
Bogside Workshop
CranberryThursday, June 22, 2023 - 8:00amIn-personState Bog, UMass Cranberry Station, 1 State Bog Road, East Wareham, MA