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UMass Agricultural Field Day
July 29, 2014 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come explore the research farm and learn about current research projects. Topics that will be discussed include:
- Organic fertility: Frank Mangan, Zoraia Barros, Aline Marchese and Viviane Barros
- GAP Certification: Zoraia Barros, Frank Mangan, Aline Marchese and Viviane Barros
- Pig and Vegetable Intercropping: Frank Mangan, Zoraia Barros, Aline Marchese and Viviane Barros
- Jilò (scarlet eggplant) variety trial: Aline Marchese
- Establishing the carbon footprint in agricultural systems: Viviane Barros
- Organic Management of Basil Downy Mildew: Ruth Hazzard, Katie Campbell-Nelson, Lisa McKeag, Susan Scheufele
- Evaluation of conventional and biological fungicides to control common diseases of Brassicas: Ruth Hazzard, Katie Campbell-Nelson, Lisa McKeag, Susan Scheufele
- Cover Crop and Nitrogen Management for Sustainable Potato Production: Emad Jahanzad, Allen V. Barker, Masoud Hashemi
- Amending Soil with Biochar and Rock Dust: Emily Cole, Kate Gervais, Stephen Herbert, Masoud Hashemi
- Growing Fava Beans in Massachusetts: Fatemeh Etemadi, Masoud Hashemi, Francis Mangan
- Integrating forage radish for sustainable early sweet corn production: Julie Fine, Masoud Hashemi, Amanda Chuong
- Native Pollinator Instillations: Sonia Schlomann
Lunch will be served. Please be prepared for the weather. Close-toed shoes are mandatory.
To RSVP, contact Madeline Magin, 413-545-5221