Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Research sustainable food and landscapes, soils and the environment, and plant health. Care for the climate as a career.
Academic Highlights: With a range of AS, BS, MS, and PhD programs, Stockbridge offers students direct access to top researchers from 9 countries, internships, and practicum opportunities, making UMass #1 in agricultural sciences nationally. Through experiential education and the application of scientific method to questions of sustainability, Stockbridge provides the skills to work in today’s green industries, including agriculture, horticulture, turfgrass and soil sciences. Sustainable food and farming majors run the UMass Student Farm, producing over 50 tons of fresh food per year.
Research Areas: Topics include agronomy, agro-ecology, carbon, soils, and climate change, entomology, environmental, horticultural, and turfgrass sciences, geochemistry, integrated pest management, molecular biology, nanotechnology, permaculture, plant pathology, plant stress, physiology, regenerative agriculture, soil science, and sustainable food systems.
Degrees: AS, BS, MS, PhD
People:
- Tenure-track faculty: 13
- Lecturers: 6
- Extension faculty: 4
- Undergraduate majors: 400
- Graduate students: 27
- Postdoctoral fellows: 1
Research Awards: $1.77M
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Undergraduate
In the news
Rachel Hestrin Wins FFAR New Innovator Award in Soil Health
This ~$450,000 award will support Hestrin’s research on mycorrhizal-microbial synergies that can strengthen agricultural resilience and health.
Stockbridge Students Score Victories at National Collegiate Landscape Competition
The UMass team placed 14th out of 50 competing college and universities at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition.
Stockbridge Alumni Buy Local Farm with Help from UMass Loan
Max Traunstein and Lilly Israel, 2014 graduates of Stockbridge's Sustainable Food & Farming program, have purchased Kitchen Garden Farm in nearby Sunderland.
Contact
Baoshan Xing
Adjunct Professor
Baoshan Xing is a professor of environmental and soil chemistry, and director of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture.
