News from the Media

  • UMass Discusses Concerns About Spraying on River Road

    DEERFIELD — Representatives from the University of Massachusetts Amherst attended this week’s Board of Health meeting to address public concerns regarding the spraying of chemicals at the Joseph Troll Turf Research Center in South Deerfield. (Gazette 1/27/19)

  • CAFE’s Clean Energy Extension Works on Large Battery Project at UMass Amherst

    UMass Amherst has been awarded a $1.1 million state grant from the Advancing Commonwealth Energy Storage project to work with Tesla Energy to construct a large battery at the Central Heating Plant. Working with Tesla and the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment’s Clean Energy Extension, the goal is to reduce peak energy demand on the Amherst campus and related costs. (Business West12/8/17, Energy Manager Today 12/8/17, Masslive/Springfield Republican 12/7/17, Commonwealth magazine 12/7/17, WBUR 12/7/17, State House News Service 12/7/17, Electrek 12/10/17, Framingham Source 12/8/17, Daily Hampshire Gazette 12/13/17, Greenfield Recorder 12/14/17)

  • Springfield School Garden Includes Cooking Lessons from UMass Extension

    This article on a learning garden for elementary age students at Springfield's Square One mentions that the students participated in cooking healthful food with Amanda McCabe of UMass Extension Nutrition Education Programs's western regional office in Springfield. (MassLive 9/6/17)

  • Jon Clements, UMass Extension, comments on alternative specialty crops

    Jon M. Clements, UMass Extension, comments on alternative specialty crops small farmers should consider growing. He says table grapes are in demand and consumers like the idea of picking their own grapes. (Growing Produce 8/22/17)

  • Jon M. Clements, UMass Extension, comments on alternative specialty crops

    Jon M. Clements, UMass Extension, is one of five experts commenting on alternative specialty crops small farmers should consider growing. He says table grapes are in demand and consumers like the idea of picking their own grapes. (Growing Produce, 8/22/17)

  • The Secret to Making People Care About Climate Change

    Ezra Markowitz, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and co-author, Lisa Zaval, research people's attitudes about climate change. Considering their legacy can make a difference. (1/5/16 Washington Post)
     

  • The Secret to Making People Care About Climate Change

    Ezra Markowitz, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and co-author Lisa Zaval researched attidtudes towards climate change. Combining self-interest and our desire to help others in need suggests a promising way to shift attitudes and to consider their own future legacy. (1/4/16 Washington Post)

  • Meet the Cranberry Queen of Massachusetts

    Industry expert Carolyn DeMoranville discusses local heirloom varieties, and shares timeless recipes for making the most of our state berry. (WGBH 12/28/15)

  • Jody L. Jellison Named Director of Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment at UMass Amherst

    AMHERST, Mass. – Jody L. Jellison, a plant biologist and pathologist and longtime leader of agricultural research and Extension programs, has been named director of the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. (Boston Business Journal, 8/31/15; News Office release)

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