Upcoming Events

  • Fruit, Vegetable

    2026 MFGA Summer Meeting

    In-person | UMass Cold Spring Research and Education Orchard

    Details on the field tour and speakers will be announced soon!

  • Vegetable

    All About Peppers – Twilight Meeting at Kitchen Garden Farm

    In-person | Kitchen Garden Farm

    Learn about Kitchen Garden's pepper production and some of their related challenges, including Phytophthora and pepper maggot, and work they're doing in collaboration with UMass Extension to try to improve management. 

  • Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry

    2026 Landscape & Turf Pests Walkabout – Spotted Lanternfly & Other Insects

    In-person | UMass Amherst Campus

    Get hands-on experience scouting and identifying landscape and turf insect problems. Join Tawny Simisky, UMass Extension Entomologist, and Dr. Olga Kostromytska, Turf Entomologist with the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, for a walk around parts of the Waugh Arboretum and the UMass Amherst landscape. Haven’t seen spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in person yet? You may have the chance during this program. An update about the status of spotted lanternfly in Massachusetts will be provided by special guest Elizabeth Barnes, Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator, MA Department of Agricultural Resources. Introduced and native pests of trees, shrubs, and turf will be discussed.

  • Center for Agriculture Food and the Environment, Crop and Animal Research and Education Center, Faculty & Staff, Fruit, Integrated Pest Management, Pollinators, Vegetable

    UMass Agronomy Farm Research Field Day

    In-person | UMass Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm

    Come learn what research is being conducted at the UMass Agronomy Farm this year!

     

     

  • Mass 4-H

    STEM Advisory

    Online

    The STEM Advisory meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7pm.  The goal is to increase the awareness and grow STEM programs in the Massachusetts 4-H program.   Some of what we work on is the NEW 4-H Family STEM Day, STEAM Festival, Explore UMass STEM track while looking at increasing STEM at Fairs and in 2026 a STEM in Ag series.

  • Mass 4-H

    MA 4-H Delegation Big E Prep Meeting Dates

    Online

    These meetings are to prepare for the New England 4-H Shows at the Big E. All team members are asked to attend. Important information will be shared at these meetings to be ready and do our best!

  • Mass 4-H

    MA 4-H Sheep Team Meeting

    Online

    The MA 4-H Sheep Team will be meeting on August 5th at 7PM to plan for the New England 4-H Sheep Show at the Big E. 

  • Mass 4-H

    MA 4-H Delegation Big E Prep Meeting Dates

    Online

    These meetings are to prepare for the New England 4-H Shows at the Big E. All team members are asked to attend. Important information will be shared at these meetings to be ready and do our best!

  • Mass 4-H

    MA 4-H Delegation Big E Prep Meeting Dates

    Online

    These meetings are to prepare for the New England 4-H Shows at the Big E. All team members are asked to attend. Important information will be shared at these meetings to be ready and do our best!

  • Mass 4-H

    MA 4-H Delegation Big E Prep Meeting Dates

    Online

    These meetings are to prepare for the New England 4-H Shows at the Big E. All team members are asked to attend. Important information will be shared at these meetings to be ready and do our best!

  • Mass 4-H

    Ruby Morris Scholarship

    Online

    The Ruby Morris Scholarship honors 4-H youth who have participated in Big E 4-H Programs. The scholarship award is given to high school seniors towards a 2- or 4-year college program or a technical degree.

  • Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture, Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry, Pollinators, Urban Agriculture

    Pollinator Steward Program Summer 2026 Cohort

    Online

    Registration for UMass Extension's Pollinator Steward Program Summer 2026 cohort is now open through May 31 or when full. This fully online, asynchronous, self-paced course provides essential foundations in pollinator ecology and habitat provisioning. Students have through Aug 31 to complete the program.

  • Center for Agriculture Food and the Environment, Fruit, Vegetable

    Food Safety Farm Tour at Red Shirt Farm

    In-person | Red Shirt Farm

    At this meeting, we'll talk about the basics of farm food safety—why we care about it and what to look for and think about when conducting a risk assessment, and hear from an inspector with the MDAR Produce Safety Program who will share insights from his own experiences.

  • Mass 4-H

    STEM Advisory

    Online

    The STEM Advisory meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7pm.  The goal is to increase the awareness and grow STEM programs in the Massachusetts 4-H program.   Some of what we work on is the NEW 4-H Family STEM Day, STEAM Festival, Explore UMass STEM track while looking at increasing STEM at Fairs and in 2026 a STEM in Ag series.