Welcome to the UMass Cranberry Station

The UMass Cranberry Station, a research and extension center of UMass-Amherst, is located in the heart of the cranberry growing region. Our facilities include an 11-acre research cranberry bog, greenhouse, and laboratories. The Cranberry Station personnel includes specialists in Plant Pathology, Entomology, Environmental Physiology, Plant Nutrition/Cultural Practices, Weed Science/Integrated Pest Management, and Floriculture. In addition, we are often joined by visiting scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate summer assistants from area colleges and universities. The Station ranks as a leader in the United States and worldwide for research and outreach programs on cranberry culture.

Mission statement: The mission of the UMass Cranberry Station is to maintain and enhance the economic viability of the Massachusetts cranberry industry through research and extension and to serve the public welfare by supporting economic development and protection of the environment.

05/09/08 Kerb Update: We continue to get strong indications that EPA may NOT support the Section 18 for Kerb. We were hoping to have more information by the week's end, but that looks unlikely. If you have gotten some control with Casoron applications in the past and and would normally apply Casoron in May, you should seriously consider applying Casoron at your earliest opportunity, depending on when you have applied it in the past.

If you have extra Kerb in your storage units, DO NOT USE IT at this time. Until we receive the Section 18 permit for 2008, it is ILLEGAL to apply Kerb to cranberries. If Kerb is not approved, we will identify a procedure to deal with leftover product.

Short (24-48 hr) floods in mid-May have also given suppression of dodder germination in some situations. These often timed to coincide with BHF floods.

05/08/08 Callisto Workshop. Tuesday June 3rd, 10 AM-Noon. Cranberry Station. Meet by the picnic tables if the weather is nice. We will have some equipment to look at and will discuss details about using this new herbicide. No need to pre-register. Contact Hilary for more info.

04/10/08 March 2008 Weather is Now Available. April 2008 Newsletter is Now Available.

04/09/08 Fact Sheet on Using Callisto. PDF file. Callisto Update. Download Supplemental Label. Download Full Callisto Label. Download Callisto MSDS. A workshop is being planned for early June on the use of Callisto. Stay tuned!

04/10/08 Job Posting for the Childrens School of Science, Woods Hole. Teach summer classes.

03/20/08 2008 Chart Book Now Available as PDF Files.

01/23/08 JOB OPENING - Research Technician, Environmental Physiology. Full-time, benefitted position now advertising to work with Dr. Peter Jeranyama. Job Description / Newspaper Ad.

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