Facilities:

The 215-acre UMass Cold Spring Orchard Research & Education Center is the primary location for tree- and small-fruit research at the University. It also is the hands-on laboratory for all courses related to tree and small fruit, and is the venue for regular extension education programs. Four faculty, two emeritus faculty, four extension educators, two technicians, a farm manager, three farm-crew members, and numerous summer employees work together to make this farm the premier pomology facility in New England.

The 358-arce agronomy and vegetable farm in South Deerfield is home to George, Charlie and Albert, the first cloned and transgenic cattle. Researchers at the farm were the first to describe the immune system of cattle. The farm also trains farmers and students in artificial insemination of cattle. In the vegetable arena, several research projects target sweet corn, butternut squash, cucumbers and pumpkins. One project uses trickle irrigation as a way to irrigate but reduce water consumption. The farm employs two full-time workers.

The 11-acre Cranberry Experiment Station in East Wareham does research on entomology, plan pathology, weed science, pest management, plant nutrition and horticulture and works with commercial cranberry growers. Some projects are biological control of weeds with a fungal disease, and flooding to control insects and weeds that damage the fruit. The farm is considered an international leader in pest management for cranberry growers and has developed for distribution ecologically based pest management practices for them.