STOCKBRIDGE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
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Upcoming Events
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Apr22
Modernization of Water Treatment to Embrace Water Challenges in "the Anthropocene Epoch"
Dr. Onur ApulLibra Assistant Professor for Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Maine3:30pmSeminar -
Apr22
Food Justice: Changing Behavior, Policy, and Consciousness
John GerberStockbridge School of Agriculture5:30pmFeatured Event -
Apr29
Using Microbial Traits To Connect To Ecosystem Processes Through Models
Dr. Hannah Holland-MoritzUniversity of New Hampshire3:30pmSeminar
Stockbridge News
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Stockbridge Students Score Victories at National Landscape Competition
Who in their right mind goes to the snowy mountains of Utah when all their friends are thinking about Spring Break in Florida? Success-minded Stockbridge and UMass students seeking to impress employers, that's who. Each year, top Stockbridge students in Landscape Contracting, Arboriculture, and Horticulture, as well as Urban Forestry, Landscape Architecture, and Sustainable Community Development, are selected to join the UMass team to compete at the 3-day National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC), an annual event which brings together top landscape and horticulture students, and the top industry companies seeking to hire them. Our students came home with awards and scholarships! -
Alumni Buy Local Farm With Help From UMass Loan
Two recent alumni of our Sustainable Food & Farming program have purchased Kitchen Garden Farm in nearby Sunderland, with help from the Lotta Agricultural Fund administered for the benefit of UMass graduates. Max Traunstein and Lilly Israel are 2014 graduates of the Sustainable Food & Farming program at Stockbridge School of Agriculture, and both have been working at Kitchen Garden Farm for several years. Both Max and Lilly credit their mutual love of farming, and their confidence to take on such a big project, to experiences in their college years at Stockbridge, and on the UMass Student Farm. -
Alumni Support Sends Students to Turf Bowl and SFMA Competitions
This winter, Stockbridge sent 11 students to two national competitions sponsored by professional organizations in the turfgrass industry. There, they had the chance to network with alumni, many of whom are now employers seeking Stockbridge talent. Students also got to competitively demonstrate the knowledge they developed at Stockbridge. The Alumni Turf Group, industry sponsor Vermont Greenscapes Association, and several individual Stockbridge alumni, provided substantial donations to enable 11 current students to attend two national events and compete against other college teams. -
Meet the MVP of Superbowl LVIII: Stockbridge Alum Nick Pappas
Pappas, who earned two degrees from Stockbridge (Turfgrass Management AS ’10; Plant & Soil Sciences ’12), is the newest Field Director for the National Football League (NFL). Pappas was the MVP for both teams in the 31 days leading up to kickoff, in charge of building and delivering the one-time-use special turfgrass field that made the whole event possible. Pappas and his team took over Allegiant Stadium two days after the Raiders’ final home game on January 7. The job started with ripping up the original turf on which the Raiders played. Pappas posted photos over the next 31 days, detailing how his turf for Superbowl LVIII was prepared. -
Dr. Peter Veneman (1947-2023): Professor, Mentor, Friend
Petrus (Peter) Veneman has passed. In his 34 years of teaching at UMass, and as chair of the Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences department, his research, teaching, mentorship, and funding advocacy contributed greatly to the Stockbridge School of Agriculture as it stands today. His research, tracking the effects of pollutants in soil and wetlands, helped to illuminate the role soil scientists can play in protecting the natural environment. Today, students of Dr. Veneman have careers as environmental professionals across Massachusetts and New England, and hold leadership positions in the United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). -
Stockbridge Presents Latest Research at Agronomy, Crops and Soil Conference
Stockbridge sent a large contingent of faculty and students to St. Louis, Missouri to present their latest research at the conjoined annual international conference of three allied professional organizations. The American Society for Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, jointly host this premier gathering of ideas, solutions, and innovation from across the field of environmental sciences. Students presenting their research at a conference like this learn important skills including how to organize data, how to respond to professional critiques of their work, and how to communicate science to a non-science public.
Professor Bezanson Awarded Highest Honor by ISA-New England
Kristina Bezanson, certified arborist and coordinator for the Stockbridge associate degree program in Arboriculture and Community Forest Management, has been chosen to receive the coveted 2023 Dennis Ryan Award, granted by the International Society of Arboriculture's (ISA) New England chapter.
Bezanson coordinates both the on-campus and online Arboriculture programs at UMass Amherst, and also teaches several classes within the programs.
She teaches her Principles of Arboriculture course in three modalities—on-campus, online, and a new venture at the Mt. Ida campus, teaching students from marginalized communities to become arboriculture professionals, through the Power Corps Boston Apprentices job training program.
Bezanson holds several industry certifications recognizing her skills and experience. She is both a Massachusetts Certified Arborist, and an ISA Board Master Certified Arborist, as well as a Qualified Tree Risk Assessor. She also serves as Vice President and President-Elect of New England ISA.
After two short years, Stockbridge Arboriculture graduates are able to have their pick from multiple jobs seeking their skill sets in the tree industry.
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