Extension Programs and Functions Moving Online
Because of the coronavirus emergency, the UMass Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment and UMass Extension have postponed public face-to-face programs and closed their laboratories through at least April 5.
2017 Massachusetts Agricultural Census: Read All About It!
If you are a grower, work for an agency, non-profit organization, or business that intersects with agriculture, the document you’ve been waiting for is now available. The results of the every-five-year federal census of agriculture came out months ago, but now you can make use of an easier-to-read version of the results for Massachusetts.
New Farmers’ Network Weather Station at UMass Research Farm
When the decade-old weather station at the UMass Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm in South Deerfield was hit by lightning this past summer, the impact of that loss was felt by the region’s growers. This November, UMass fruit extension educators Jon Clements and Liz Garofalo replaced the decade-old defunct weather station with a new one.
Ecosystem Climate Adaption Conference Held at Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst
The Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, along with other sponsors, hosted the Massachusetts Ecosystem Climate Adaptation Network’s third annual conference on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in Newton.
Clem Clay Named Director of UMass Extension Agriculture Program
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has named Clem Clay as director of the UMass Extension Agriculture Program.
A Little Life Experience Goes a Long Way
The CAFE Summer Scholars Program completed its fourth year in 2019 with another varied selection of academic research and extension projects.
State Officials Tour South Deerfield Research Farm
On August 2, members of the state’s Food Policy Council visited the UMass Farm in South Deerfield and toured five project sites at the farm and heard from faculty, extension staff and graduate students on their work.
Report Offers Ways to Expand Mass. Battery Storage Innovation
A new report from UMass Amherst’s Clean Energy Extension, released on July 5, 2019, sees significant potential to accelerate Massachusetts’s emerging energy and battery energy storage (BES) innovation ecosystem.
Fresh Paint Springfield Paints Springfield Fresh
This June, nine new brightly-painted murals have begun creating a dynamic outdoor art gallery in downtown Springfield. UMass Extension Assistant Professor Michael DiPasquale was involved with this mural project for a year.
Hadley Farm Has New Resident
Students, staff, and faculty welcomed a new resident early on the morning of Tuesday, June 11 at the Hadley Farm. The new addition is a Hanoverian foal named "Stockbridge Sonnet UM" (lovingly nicknamed "Levi" as the barn name).
