Manor house demolished on North Maple Street
Mar 12, 2019
The Hadley Farm Manor House, came down late last week at the University of Massachusetts-owned property at 111 North Maple St in Hadley. (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 3/12/19)
Extension in Western Massachusetts
About Western Massachusetts
The western region of Massachusetts is composed of Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties. The largest city in the region is Springfield, located in Hampden County, along the Interstate 91 corridor on the Connecticut River.
Senator Eric Lesser Links Tour of UMass Farm to an Economic Engine
Feb 16, 2019
Massachusetts Senator Eric Lesser discusses his experiences when touring the UMass Farm at Cold Spring Orchard in Belchertown. He is tackling myraid food security issues in the next legislative term including closing food deserts and expanding innovative programs. He said, "At the heart of each of these efforts is our state's own homegrown economic engine: our farms." (Republican 2/16/19)
UMass Discusses Concerns About Spraying on River Road
Jan 29, 2019
DEERFIELD — Representatives from the University of Massachusetts Amherst attended this week’s Board of Health meeting to address public concerns regarding the spraying of chemicals at the Joseph Troll Turf Research Center in South Deerfield. (Gazette 1/27/19)
40th Annual UMass Community Tree Conference
Jan 24, 2019
40th Annual UMass Community Tree Conference: Species Selection in the Urban Landscape - Professional Perspectives
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 8:45am to 3:00pm
Stockbridge Hall, UMass Amherst
Agrivoltaics: Solar Panels on Farms Could Be a Win-Win
Jan 22, 2019
Dual use solar installation for use with agriculture at UMass Crop and Animal Research and Education Center in South Deerfield is featured in article. Civil Eats, 1/22/19
Good agricultural practices ‘the only line of defense’ against E. coli
Dec 26, 2018
Food safety expert Amanda Kinchla, UMass Extension and UMass Department of Food Science, speaks about good agricultural practices to maintain a safe food supply. The Recorder, December 26, 2018.
Governor Baker Visits Make-it Springfield
Dec 13, 2018
Governor Charlie Baker visited Make-It Springfield on Tuesday December 11, 2018 to learn about future plans for expanding the busy CAFE supported downtown makerspace. Make-It Springfield was started as a one-month “pop-up” community maker space by UMass Extension Assistant Professor Michael DiPasquale in collaboration with MassDevelopment, a state affiliated economic development agency. The “one-month” experiment to provide creative arts and maker activities to the community has now been open for over two years!
Urban Forestry Video Featured on WGBY
Nov 8, 2018
WGBY features a two-part series on urban forestry. Part one includes interviews with Brian Kane and Kristina Bezanson, Stockbridge School of Agriculture. (WGBY 11/5/18)
UMass Amherst’s Stockbridge School Launches Student-Run Vineyard on Campus
Nov 8, 2018
AMHERST, Mass. – Fall may not seem like a good time for planting, but cool temperatures and ample soil moisture can help plants settle in, says viticulture expert Elsa Petit at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where her students in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture have been busy this fall planting dozens of cold-tolerant grapes at the campus’s first student-run vineyard.
