Dwayne Breger, director, UMass Clean Energy Extension, comments in article about the conflict between land conservation and construction of solar panels discusses dual-use projects in which solar panels are installed above crop fields.
News from the Media
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Can Land Conservation and Dual-Use Solar on Farms Coexist?
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Watering Lawn During Heat Wave May Help Environment
June 30, 2021UMass expert, Jason Lanier, said letting your lawn shrivel up and die in a heat wave might not be a more environmentally friendly option than keeping it green.
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Valley Bournty: Plant and Pest Field Notes
June 22, 2021Susan Scheufele, Extension educator in the Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, is quoted in an article about how local farms are handling plant pests. She says, “Plants and their pests have been co-evolving for millions of years, so it’s usually not simple to figure out how to get rid of them.”
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Climate Change Carnival Held at Amherst Middle School
June 17, 2021Christine Hatch, UMass geosciences, participated in a “Climate Change Carnival” at Amherst Regional Middle School to educate middle school students about effects of climate change on natural landscapes.
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Keep Fish Wet
June 9, 2021Andy Danylchuk, environmental conservation, is a science advisor to Keep Fish Wet, an organization that’s collaborating on a grassroots effort to teach people how to catch and release striped bass in a way that gives the fish the best chance of surviving.
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Making Processed Plant-Based Protein Healthier
June 8, 2021David Julian McClements, Distinguished Professor of food science, is the author of a paper in the new Nature journal, “Science of Food,” that explores how food scientists are focusing on ways to create healthier, better-tasting and more sustainable plant-based protein products that mimic meat, fish, milk, cheese and eggs.
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Group Proposes Alternative to Northampton Mayor’s Main Street plan
June 7, 2021An article about a group of Northampton residents calling for changes to the city’s Main Street redesign plan includes a photo of Michael Di Pasquale, landscape architecture and regional planning.
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UMass Extension Provides Resources for Dangers of Residential Pesticides to Birds and Pollinators
June 7, 2021A news article about the dangers that residential pesticides pose to pollinators and birds notes that UMass Extension provides resources for consumers to learn about the damage specific pesticides cause.
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New Fishing Tech May Pose Risks To Fisheries
May 26, 2021A new study co-authored by Andy Danylchuk, environmental conservation, discusses the challenges for fisheries management and effective policymaking created by new developments in recreational fishing technology. “There are still so many unknowns,” says Danylchuk.
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Emerging Offshore Wind Energy Industry Provides Careers of the Future
April 21, 2021There is a growing need for trained professional workers in the offshore wind industry. River Strong, associate director of Clean Energy Extension within the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, and co-designer of the program,describes describes the Offshore Wind Professional Certificate program at UMass Amherst. (REVE [Spain], 4/20/21)
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Exploring Organic Mulches
April 20, 2021Information provided by UMass Amherst Extension about dyes used in mulch is cited in a column about organic landscaping mulch.
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My Turn: ‘Preserve This Incredible Resource And Piece Of History In Sunderland’
April 20, 2021Brian Kane, Massachusetts Arborists Association professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation, writes about the need to preserve a historic tree in Sunderland – the largest tree in Massachusetts — that’s at risk from a North Main Street reconstruction project. (Greenfield Recorder, 4/18/21)
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Plant-Based "Chicken" On Verge Of A Major Breakthrough
April 13, 2021David Julian McClements, distinguished professor of food science, comments in an article about the introduction of a new plant-based chicken. McClements says, when correctly paired, vegetable proteins can provide a balance of essential amino acids. (The Boston Globe, 4/13/21)
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What To Know About Soil Testing
April 8, 2021An article on soil testing includes information from the UMass Amherst Soil & Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory about how to collect a sample. (Family Handyman, 4/7/21) https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/soil-testing/
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Tree Company Credits Success to Stockbridge School of Agriculture
April 1, 2021Stockbridge School alumnus Neal Reilly has built a successful tree and landscaping company in Plainville and credits his study of arboriculture at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst. (Tree Care Industry Magazine, 4/1/21)
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A Taste For Spicy Food Can Be Learned, UMass Food Scientist Discovers
March 29, 2021Research by Alissa Nolden, food science, is noted in an article about how people develop a tolerance for spicy foods. (The New York Times, The Boston Globe, 3/27/21)
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UMass Danylchuk Joins White Shark Research
March 29, 2021UMass Amherst fisheries biologist Andy Danylchuk, environmental conservation, and his Ph.D. student Bryan Legare joined other shark research groups and government agencies from the northeastern United States and Canada in the New England White Shark Research Consortium (NEWSRC). This is the first-ever collaboration to jointly study the white shark throughout its entire northeast range. (Umass News Office 12/21/20)
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An App To Help Growers Thin Fruit
March 18, 2021Dan Cooley, plant pathology, Jon Clements, Extension educator in the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, and Duane Greene, pomology, are using a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Science Foundation to create a camera-based app that will let growers quickly and accurately measure fruit and make decisions on thinning. (Good Fruit Grower, 3/17/21)
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Stink Bug or Seed Bug? Simisky Describes Differences
March 15, 2021Tawny Simisky, UMass extension, is quoted in a column discussing the differences between stink bugs and western conifer seed bugs. (Ipswich Chronicle & Transcript, 3/13/21)
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Gene Tool (CRISPR) to Boost Corn Yield
March 1, 2021Madelaine Bartlett, biology, who, along with researchers at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, are using CRISPR gene editing technology to try to increase the number of kernels on an ear of corn. (TBR News Media [New York], 2/27/21)
