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Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

Integrating research and outreach education from UMass Amherst

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Contact Us

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Need to get in touch? 

  • General IPM Inquiries: Susan Scheufele sscheufele[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator, Vegetable and Fruit Team Leader)
  • Vegetable Program: Susan Scheufele sscheufele[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator, Vegetable and Fruit Team Leader)
  • Fruit Program: Jon Clements jon[dot]clements[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator, Commercial Tree Fruit Production) or Jaime Pinero jpinero[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Professor, Tree Fruit Entomology/IPM)
  • Cranberry Program: Katherine Ghantous (kghantou[at]umass[dot]edu) - (Extension Educator)
  • Greenhouse and Floriculture Program: Jason Lanier jdl[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator, Team Leader)
  • Landscape, Nursery and Urban Horticulture Program: Jason Lanier jdl[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator, Team Leader)
  • Turf Program: Jason Lanier jdl[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator, Team Leader)
  • Urban Agriculture Questions: 
    • Western MA: Ibrahim Ali iali[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator)
    • Eastern MA: Olivia Golden ogolden[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator)
  • Weed Management Questions: Maria Gannett mgannett[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator)
  • Plant Diagnostic Laboratory: Nicholas Brazee nbrazee[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Plant Pathologist)
  • Soil and Nutrient Testing Laboratory: Sam Glaze-Corcoran soiltest[at]umass[dot]edu (Lab Manager)  
  • Soil Health and Management Questions: Arthur Siller asiller[at]umass[dot]edu (Extension Educator) 
  • UAS/UAV/Drone Questions: Ryan Wicks rwicks[at]umass[dot]edu or umassair[at]umass[dot]edu. Learn more at UMass Air

Have a Disease, Pest or Crop Management Question?

  • For questions related to commercial vegetable production, click HERE or email umassveg[at]umass[dot]edu
  • For home garden questions, email greeninfo[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu
  • To learn more about the Plant Diagnostic Laboratory, click HERE
  • To learn more about the Soil and Nutrient Testing Laboratory, click HERE or email soiltest[at]umass[dot]edu 

UMass Extension professionals who work on IPM topics

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    Ibrahim Ali Urban Agriculture Educator III

    Ibrahim Ali

    Urban Agriculture Educator III
    Tel: (413) 545-2786
    Email: urbanag@umass.edu

    French Hall (3rd Floor)
    UMass Amherst
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Nicholas Brazee, Extension Plant Pathologist

    Nicholas J. Brazee

    Extension Plant Pathologist
    Specialty: Plant Pathology
    Tel: (413) 545-2826
    Fax: (413) 545-4385
    Email: nbrazee@umass.edu

    3 French Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    230 Stockbridge Road
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Jon Clements, Extension Educator

    Jon Clements

    Extension Fruit Team Leader
    Specialty: Commercial tree fruit production
    Email: jon.clements@umass.edu

    UMass Cold Spring Orchard
    393 Sabin Street
    Belchertown, MA 01007-9385
    United States

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    Maria Gannett

    Production Agriculture Extension Educator
    Specialty: weed management
    Email: mgannett@umass.edu
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    Elizabeth Garofalo

    Elizabeth Garofalo

    Extension Fruit Educator III
    Specialty: Integrated Pest Management
    Tel: 413-545-4347
    Email: egarofal@umass.edu

    308 French Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    230 Stockbridge Rd
    Amherst, MA 01003-9316
    United States

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    Katherine Ghantous

    Katherine Ghantous

    Extension Educator IV
    Specialty: Integrated Pest Management, Weed Science
    Tel: 508-970-7634
    Email: kghantou@umass.edu

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

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    Sam Glaze-Corcoran

    Sam Glaze-Corcoran

    Soil Testing Lab Manager
    Specialty: Sustainable Food and Farming
    Email: sglazecorcor@umass.edu

    107/305 Bowditch Hall
    201 Natural Resources Road
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Olivia Golden,

    Olivia Golden

    Urban Agriculture Educator III
    Email: ogolden@umass.edu

    Mount Ida Campus
    100 Carlson Ave
    Newton, MA 02459
    United States

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    Genevieve Higgins

    Genevieve Higgins

    Extension Educator
    Specialty: Vegetable Production
    Tel: 413-545-8396
    Email: ghiggins@umass.edu

    306 French Hall
    UMASS Amherst
    230 Stockbridge Rd.
    Amherst, MA
    United States

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    Jason D. Lanier

    Jason D. Lanier

    Extension Specialist and Group Leader, Commercial Horticulture
    Specialty: Turf Management
    Tel: (413) 545-2965
    Email: jdl@umass.edu

    103 French Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    230 Stockbridge Rd
    Amherst, MA 01003-9316
    United States

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    Dr. Angela Madeiras

    Angela Madeiras

    Diagnostic Technician
    Specialty: Diagnostics for Floriculture, Vegetable Crops, and Turf
    Tel: (413) 545-3209
    Fax: (413) 545-4385
    Email: madeiras@umass.edu

    3 French Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    230 Stockbridge Road
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Lisa McKeag

    Lisa McKeag

    Extension Educator
    Specialty: Vegetable Production
    Tel: (413) 577-3976
    Fax: (413) 545-5858
    Email: lmckeag@umext.umass.edu

    308 French Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    230 Stockbridge Road
    Amherst, MA 01003-9316
    United States

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    Geoffrey Njue

    Geoffrey Njue

    Extension Educator
    Specialty: Green Industries Sustainability
    Tel: 617-243-1932
    Email: gnjue@umext.umass.edu

    UMass Extension, 13 Halden Hall
    Mt. Ida Campus of UMASS Amherst
    100 Carlson Ave.
    Newton, MA 02459
    United States

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    Jaime Piñero

    Jaime Piñero

    Extension Professor
    Specialty: Tree Fruit Entomology/IPM
    Tel: 413-545-1031
    Email: jpinero@umass.edu
    Personal Webpage

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

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    Randall Prostak

    Randall (Randy) Prostak

    Extension Weed Specialist
    Specialty: Weed Management and Poisonous Plants
    Tel: (413) 577-1738
    Fax: (413) 577-1620
    Email: rprostak@umass.edu

    1 French Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    230 Stockbridge Road
    Amherst, MA 01003
    United States

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    Susan Scheufele

    Susan B. Scheufele

    Production Agriculture Leader
    Specialty: Vegetable Production
    Tel: (413) 577-3976
    Fax: (413) 545-5858
    Email: sscheufele@umext.umass.edu

    306 French Hall
    University of Massachusetts
    230 Stockbridge Rd
    Amherst, MA 01003-9316
    United States

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    Arthur siller, Extension Educator

    Artie Siller

    Extension Educator
    Specialty: Soil Health and Management, Cover Crops
    Tel: 413-545-9747
    Email: asiller@umass.edu

    103C French Hall
    230 Stockbridge Rd
    Amherst, MA 01003-9316
    United States

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    Martha Sylvia

    Martha M. Sylvia

    Extension Educator II
    Specialty: Entomology
    Tel: (508) 265-6921
    Email: martys@umass.edu

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

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

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Stockbridge Hall,
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Amherst, MA 01003-9246
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