Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment at UMass Amherst

Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment at UMass Amherst We connect University resources, information and people with real-world needs.
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The Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment at the University of Massachusetts Amherst integrates research and outreach education in agriculture, food systems and the environment. The Center is the contemporary standard bearer of the university’s land-grant origins. It provides linkages from the University with vibrant business, policy and public interest sectors in the state, including

agriculture, the horticultural 'green industries,' environmental decision makers and food system interests. The Center advances academic research and practical solutions to issues and problems that impact the well-being of people, communities, farms, businesses, and natural systems. Building on a tradition of leadership and support for Massachusetts’ agriculture, the Center’s flexible portfolio of projects, programs and initiatives seeks to support original scientific discovery and promote academic scholarship and its application and dissemination for broad public benefit. The Center is the home of UMass Extension, the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station and the Water Resources Research Center. The Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment is based in the College of Natural Sciences at UMass Amherst and works in partnership with faculty across many academic departments at UMass Amherst.

08/17/2026
08/17/2026
Join us in welcoming Luis Márquez as the new Director of the UMass The UMass Cranberry Station!
06/23/2026

Join us in welcoming Luis Márquez as the new Director of the UMass The UMass Cranberry Station!

With backgrounds in academia and biotech, Márquez sees a bright future in the cranberry as a medicinal food

06/15/2026

eggs have hatched and early instar nymphs are active on the UMass Amherst campus. This is an established population that was first detected in 2025.

Look for nymphs on the new growth of tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), as well as the new growth of a wide variety of trees and shrubs. Nymphs may favor cultivated roses, multiflora rose, cultivated and wild grape, perennials, black walnut and butternut.

Does your community have an established population of spotted lanternfly? Check this map provided by the MA Department of Agricultural Resources to find out: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/a25afa4466a54313b21dd45abc34b62d/page/Dashboard?views=Spotted-Lanternfly

Seeing spotted lanternfly nymphs in Massachusetts at a location not included in the above map? Please report them here: https://massnrc.org/pests/slfreport.aspx

Note: if trying to photograph or capture, nymphs move quickly and will change position to hide from you. They are also impressively strong jumpers.

Photo: A black and white spotted early instar spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) nymph rests on a tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) branch. This nymph was approximately 0.5 cm. long. (Tawny Simisky, UMass Extension)

06/15/2026

AgriChampion Jianyu Li Developing App to Detect Stress in Specialty Crops

Jianyu Li was named as one of ten “Youth AgriChampions” by the AGCO Agriculture Foundation. Seed funding will support his development of the SmartFarm Scout app to help specialty crop growers facing increasing climate variability.

See link in comments!

06/15/2026
Need some spring lawn care tips? WCVB 5 and Jason Lanier from UMass Agricultural Extension has you covered. Remember Mow...
05/04/2026

Need some spring lawn care tips? WCVB 5 and Jason Lanier from UMass Agricultural Extension has you covered. Remember Mow high and water deeply.

UMass Amherst turf specialist Jason Lanier says a healthier lawn starts with simple spring basics: sharp mower blades, taller grass, deep watering, and the right timing for seeding and fertilizer.

Today is Founders Day on campus and in honor of the long history of UMass we wanted to share out history with everyone. ...
04/29/2026

Today is Founders Day on campus and in honor of the long history of UMass we wanted to share out history with everyone. Check out the link below to read more about how CAFE came to be! A huge thank you goes out to all of the units, stellar educators, incredible staff and dedicated faculty that work hard daily to ensure we help you, our community.

The UMass Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, the University’s central location for research and educational outreach on agriculture, natural resources, and food systems, was founded in 2001 as the "Center for Agriculture." The center is part of the College of Natural Scienc...

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