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Resources
1) Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
251 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114-2151
Phone: (617) 626-1700
Fax: (617) 626-1850
http://www.Mass.gov/agr
http://www.Mass.gov/Massgrown
2) Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation Inc.
466 Chestnut Street.
Ashland, MA 01721
Phone: (508) 881-4766
Fax: (508) 881-4768
http://www.mfbf.net/
3) Current Pest Activity Reports in Massachusetts
http://www.umassgreeninfo.org (click on “Landscape Message”)
The landscape message is compiled from information gathered by Extension scouts monitoring landscape sites statewide. The message allows landscapers, arborists, turf managers, and nursery
growers to be in touch with local pest activity 24 hours a day. There are 25 messages each year, weekly during the growing season, and monthly and bimonthly the rest of the year.
4) UMass Extension Plant Diagnostic Lab (Woody plant disease diagnosis, weed ID, insect ID) 160 Holdsworth Way, Holdsworth Natural Resources Center, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-3208
http://www.umass.edu/agland/diagnostics
5) University of Massachusetts Soil & Tissue Testing Laboratory
West Experiment Station, 682 North Pleasant St. UMass, Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-2311
http://soiltest.umass.edu/
6) Pesticide Recommendations for Insects, Diseases and Weeds in New England
Professional Management Guide for Insects, Diseases and Weeds of Trees and Shrubs. (130 pages, 3-ring binding). A UMass Extension Publication. Available through: UMass Extension
Bookstore, 101 University Drive, Suite A4, Amherst, MA 01002. Phone: (413) 545-2717 OR on-line at: http://www.umassextensionbookstore.com
7) Registration Status for Commercial Pesticide Products in Massachusetts
http://www.kellysolutions.com/MA/pesticideindex.htm
8) Pesticide Labels
Crop Data Management Systems, Inc.
http://www.cdms.net
This site lists nearly 100 pesticide companies that produce products for the turf and ornamentals (T&O) market (as well as ag products). The user of this site can obtain specimen labels of specific products along with the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) that accompany the labels.
Greenbook
http://www.greenbook.net
This site lists a number of products and can be easily searched by company, active ingredient, and product trade name. Along with being able to obtain specimen labels and the MSDS, the user can usually also access a “product summary sheet,” Department of Transportation (DOT) information, mode of action sheet, state registration information,
supplemental label information, and other valuable information about each product.
9) USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
451 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: (413) 253-4350
http://www.ma.nrcs.usda.gov
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is the federal agency that shows farmers and landowners how to improve and protect their natural resources. NRCS is not a regulatory agency. Its mission is to introduce people to conservation practices and federal conservation
programs that can improve water quality and maintain healthy and productive lands. Landowners and NRCS specialists work together on a voluntary basis.
10) Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Mass DEP)
One Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/ Wetland and Composting information
11) Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Water Management Program
One Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/water/
12) Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
251 Causeway St., Suite 400, Boston, MA 02114
http://www.mass.gov/masswildlife
