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Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

Integrating research and outreach education from UMass Amherst

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    • About CAFE
    • History
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  • Extension
    • Extension Outreach Overview
    • UMass Extension In Your Community
    • CAFE Extension Faculty
    • Extension Outreach Projects
    • Extension Initiative Reports
  • Programs
    • 4-H Youth Development
    • Clean Energy Extension
    • Climate Change
    • Cranberry Station
    • Crops, Dairy, Livestock and Equine
    • Food Science Extension
    • Fruit
    • Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture
    • Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry
    • Nutrition Education
    • Turf
    • Value-Added Food
    • Vegetable
  • Research
    • Mass Agricultural Experiment Station
    • Information About Accessing Research Funds
    • Research Projects
    • NIFA Integrated Research and Outreach Initiatives
    • Civil Rights Information & Resources
    • Summer Scholars Program
    • REEU Internship Program
  • Resources
    • Resources Overview
    • Interest Areas
    • Extension Sales Portal
    • Agriculture & Commercial Horticulture
    • Community & Economic Vitality
    • Disaster Preparedness
    • Food Safety
    • Home Lawn & Garden
    • Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
    • Land Conservation Tools
    • Pollinators
    • Tick Testing Resources
    • Urban Agriculture
  • Services
    • Services Overview
    • Pesticide Education
    • Plant Diagnostics Laboratory
    • Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
    • Hot Water Seed Treatment
    • Environmental Analysis Laboratory
    • Free Soil and Plant Services Application
  • Farms
    • Farms and Facilities Overview
    • Cold Spring Orchard Research and Education Center
    • Cranberry Station
    • Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm
    • Equine and Livestock Research and Education Farm in Hadley
    • Joseph Troll Turf Research Center
  • News & Events
    • Center News
    • Upcoming Events
    • News from the Media
    • Faculty Staff Bios
    • Spotlight Stories
    • Video Gallery

Extension Faculty

Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) Extension Faculty are UMass Amherst faculty members located within academic departments.  In addition to their teaching duties, the academic research conducted by Extension Faculty is integrated with educational programs, resources, tools or technologies that meet the needs of citizens, communities, organizations, businesses, government agencies, or policy-makers. Extension Faculty portfolios are diverse but they hold in common a responsibility to conduct, disseminate and apply research in practical ways so as to address some of our Commonwealth’s most pressing needs. All CAFE Extension Faculty are listed below and you can find more information on each of them by consulting their Profiles or Personal Webpages.

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    Joshua Arnold

    Joshua Arnold

    Extension Assistant Professor
    Specialty: Urban Agriculture
    Tel: 413-282-7482
    Email: [email protected]

    304 Bowditch Hall
    100 Holdsworth Way
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Dwayne Breger

    Dwayne Breger

    Director, Clean Energy Extension; Extension Professor, Environmental Conservation
    Specialty: Renewable energy and energy efficiency
    Tel: (413) 545-8512
    Email: [email protected]

    209 Agricultural Engineering Building
    University of Massachusetts
    250 Natural Resources Way
    Amherst, MA 01003-9295
    United States

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    Paul Catanzaro

    Paul Catanzaro

    Extension Professor
    Specialty: Stewardship of privately owned forests and legacy planning for land
    Tel: (413) 545-4839
    Email: [email protected]
    Personal Webpage

    329 Holdsworth Natural Resources Center
    University of Massachusetts
    100 Holdsworth Way
    Amherst, MA 01003-9285
    United States

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    Jynessa Dutka-Gianelli

    Jynessa Dutka-Gianelli

    Extension Assistant Professor
    Specialty: Integrative fisheries science; human dimension of fisheries; sustainable seafood
    Email: [email protected]

    Gloucester Marine Station
    932 Washington Street, P.O. Box 6013
    Gloucester, MA 01930
    United States

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    Rick Harper

    Richard (Rick) Harper

    Extension Professor
    Extension Faculty Lead
    Specialty: Community forestry and urban landscaping
    Tel: (413) 545-3747
    Email: [email protected]
    Personal Webpage

    320 Holdsworth Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    160 Holdsworth Way
    Amherst, MA 01003-9285
    United States

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    Masoud Hashemi

    Masoud Hashemi

    Extension Professor
    Specialty: Sustainable Food and Farming
    Tel: (413) 545-1843
    Fax: (413) 545-0260
    Email: [email protected]
    Personal Webpage

    207 Bowditch Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    201 Natural Resources Rd
    Amherst, MA 01003-9294
    United States

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    Christine Hatch

    Christine Hatch

    Extension Professor
    Specialty: Hydrogeology; Water Resources and Climate Change
    Tel: (413) 577-2245
    Email: [email protected]
    Personal Webpage

    240 Morrill 4
    University of Massachusetts
    639 N Pleasant St
    Amherst, MA 01003-9298
    United States

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    Scott Jackson, Extension Associate Professor

    Scott Jackson

    Extension Professor
    Specialty: Wetlands, Reptiles and Amphibians
    Tel: (413) 545-4743
    Email: [email protected]
    Personal Webpage

    328 Holdsworth Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    160 Holdworth Way
    Amherst, MA 01003-9285
    United States

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    Peter Jeranyama

    Peter Jeranyama

    Extension Professor
    Specialty: Plant Physiology
    Tel: 508-970-7636
    Email: [email protected]

    One State Bog Rd.
    E. Wareham, MA 02538
    United States

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    Katie Kahl

    Katie Kahl

    Extension Assistant Professor
    Director, Gloucester Marine Station
    Specialty: Climate Resilience & Blue Economy
    Tel: 978 865-3472
    Email: [email protected]

    Gloucester Marine Research Station
    932 Washington St./PO Box 6013
    Gloucester, MA 01930
    United States

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    Amanda Kinchla

    Amanda Kinchla

    Extension Professor
    Specialty: Food Safety, Product Development, Commercialization, Food Science Outreach Education.
    Tel: (413) 545-1017
    Email: [email protected]
    Personal Webpage

    231 Chenoweth Laboratory
    University of Massachusetts
    100 Holdsworth Way
    Amherst, MA 01003-9282
    United States

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    Olga Kostromytska

    Olga Kostromytska

    Extension Assistant Professor
    Specialty: insect pests of turfgrass (primarily) and landscape plants
    Tel: 413-577-3997
    Email: [email protected]

    104 Agricultural Engineering
    University of Massachusetts
    250 Natural Resource Rd.
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Jianyu Li

    Jianyu Li

    Extension Assistant Professor
    Specialty: Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Production
    Tel: (785)-370-9966
    Email: [email protected]

    208 Paige Lab
    161 Holdsworth Way
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Giverson Mupambi

    Giverson Mupambi

    Extension Assistant Professor
    Specialty: Cranberry plant physiology
    Tel: 508-970-7638
    Email: [email protected]

    One State Bog Rd.
    East Wareham, MA 02538
    United States

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    Jaime Piñero

    Jaime Piñero

    Extension Professor
    Specialty: Tree Fruit Entomology/IPM
    Tel: 413-545-1031
    Email: [email protected]
    Personal Webpage

    207 Fernald Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    270 Stockbridge Rd
    Amherst, MA 01003-9320
    United States

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    Sai Sree

    Leela Saisree Uppala

    Extension Assistant Professor
    Specialty: Plant Pathology
    Tel: 508-970-7644
    Email: [email protected]

    One State Bog Rd.
    East Wareham, MA 02538
    United States

Extension

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Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

 

Stockbridge Hall,
80 Campus Center Way
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003-9246
Phone: (413) 545-4800
Fax: (413) 545-6555
ag [at] cns [dot] umass [dot] edu (ag[at]cns[dot]umass[dot]edu)

 

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Interest Areas

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Energy

Environmental Conservation

Food Science

Nutrition

Water

Youth Development & 4-H

Services

Pesticide Education

Plant Diagnostics Laboratory

Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory

Hot Water Seed Treatment

Water Testing / Environmental Analysis Laboratory

Projects

Conservation Assessment Prioritization System (CAPS)

Mass. Envirothon

Mass. Keystone

MassWoods

North American Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative

RiverSmart

UMass Design Center in Springfield

Resources

Extension Sales Portal

Agriculture & Commercial Horticulture Resources

Community & Economic Vitality

Disaster Preparedness

Food Safety

Home Lawn & Garden

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Land Conservation Tools

Pollinators

Tick testing

Resources for Faculty and Staff

Extension Programs

4-H Youth Development

Agriculture

Crops, Dairy, Livestock and Equine

Fruit

Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture

Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry

Pesticide Education

Turf

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Clean Energy

Climate Change

Food Science

Nutrition Education

Value-Added Food

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