Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment

Are Red-backed Salamanders Harbingers of Climate Change?

Ben Padilla Wants to Find Out

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Got Local Fruit and Veggies in Your Freezer?

The Economics of Selling Local Frozen Blueberries and Spinach

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

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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.

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.