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Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

Integrating research and outreach education from UMass Amherst

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Spotlight Stories

  • Dr. Kira T. Lawrence is the new Director of UMass Clean Energy Extension

    Kira T. Lawrence Named Next Director of UMass Clean Energy Extension

  • Chancellor Javier Reyes, CNS Dean Mike Fox, and CAFE director Lynne McLandsborough poses for a group photo with the Stockbridge Turfgrass Management team at Turf Field Day 2025

    Turf Field Day Draws Hundreds

  • A single adult periodical cicada. Photo credit:  David Jeffrey Ringer – some rights reserved (CC BY-NC); iNaturalist.

    Brood XIV Periodical Cicadas are Coming to MA!

  • Headshots for: Lauren Andrews, phd; Caitlyn Butler, phd; Isaac Larsen, PhD; Chul Park, PhD; and Meichen Wang, PhD

    CAFE Funds New Research on Sustainable Food Systems and Climate Resilience

  • flowering tree

    UMass Extension experts have advice for gardeners and growers of all skill levels

    Soil tests, fact sheets and much more cover every angle of growing successful plants, fruits and crops
  • Solar arrays among crops in Hadley, Mass.

    New Analysis Tools from UMass Amherst Can Help Farmers Make Informed Choice on ‘Agrivoltaics’

    Spreadsheet-based tools calculate trade-offs for field crops and perennials
  • Image of turf

    Winter School in Session for Turf Managers

  • vegetable stand at Farmers market

    UMass Extension Taps into TOPP

  • Matthew Bley rides a tractor while learning about healthy soils in the REEU program.

    From Humble Seeds to Fruit Trees: Matthew Bley's Journey at UMass

  • 4-h logo

    Projects and Possibilities: 4-H Urban Programs

    4-H Inspires Springfield Youth
  • Summer Scholar Olivia Capriotti headshot

    CAFE Summer Scholars Prepares Students for Stellar Careers

    Olivia Capriotti's Internship Will Launch Her into Her Dream Career
  • trees

    Trees Are In Trouble

    CAFE Researchers to the Rescue
  • Extension Educator Jon Clements helping impart a module on the use of Pesticides in commercial orchards.

    The Fruits of this Summer’s Labor

  • Massachusetts hedge garden club

    Massachusetts SNAP-Ed Provides Education and Local Foods for Participants

  • Spotted lanternfly 4th instar nymph. Image courtesy of Gregory Hoover.

    Spotting the Spotted Lanternfly

  • Dual-Use Solar Installation at the South Deerfield Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm. Source: CEE files

    Shining a Light on Dual-Use Solar

    UMass Amherst Helps Farmers Catch the Sun
  • Sue Scheufele, leader of the production agriculture areas in the Extension Agriculture Program, presents to growers at the UMass Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm in South Deerfield.

    UMass Extension Vegetable Program

    Small Farms, Big Impact
  • Jumping worm. Photo: Joe Shoenfeld

    Jumping Worms Conference

  • Volunteers plant trees to mitigate efects of climate change. Photo Christine Boynton

    Responding to Climate Change

    UMass Amherst Meets the Moment
  • Red Oak Lecanium Scale Diplodia Canker

    Help for the Sick (Plants, That Is)

    UMass Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Three generations consider forest conservation

    Conserving Massachusetts’ Family Forests

    The Future of our Forested Landscapes
  • blueberries and peas

    Food Transformation

    How Do a Farm’s Products Become “Value-Added”?
  • Food being loaded onto RTA van for distribution on Cape Cod. Photo: Christ the King Food Pantry, Mashpee

    Feeding the Hungry in Barnstable County

    When you are hungry, you can’t think of anything else. – Juana Janie Mendez age 17
  • Street flooding in Dennis after 2018 storm. Photo credit: Rebecca Westgate

    Taking the High Road During a Flood

    Cape Cod Pros Create Maps to Help Avoid Storm Tides

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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
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