Vegetable Program

Vegetable Program

The Vegetable Team specializes in a wide range of topic areas related to IPM, including: crop production; insect, weed and disease management (including organic approaches); soil and nutrient management; cover crops; plant breeding; community food systems; food safety; pollination; and herbs. They conduct research, host educational programs, publish a newsletter with timely pest alerts, and are available to commercial vegetable growers for consultation.

Visit the Vegetable Program Website

Vegetable Program IPM Resources:

• Ask Us Your Vegetable-Growing Questions
• Request a Farm Visit
• Vegetable Notes Newsletter
• New England Vegetable Management Guide
• Research Trials
• Hot Water Seed Treatment
• Fact Sheets
• Upcoming Events

Have a question? Contact us at umassveg@umass.edu, or reach out to individual team members below: 

• Sue Scheufele (sscheufele@umass.edu) - Extension Educator, Team Leader, IPM
• Lisa McKeag (lmckeag@umass.edu) - Extension Educator, Food Safety and Water Quality
• Genevieve Higgins (ghiggins@umass.edu) - Extension Educator, IPM
• Hannah Whitehead (hwhitehead@umass.edu) - Extension Educator, Pollinator Health
• Maria Gannett (mgannett@umass.edu) - Extension Educator, Weed Science