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CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE WEBSITE
Several departments in the College of Natural Resources and the Environment
have faculty and professionals who participate in the Center. These include
Entomology, Food Science, Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning,
Microbiology, Plant & Soil Sciences, Veterinary & Animal Sciences,
Natural Resource Conservation, Resource Economics, and the Cranberry Experiment
Station. Forty faculty, thirty professionals, and thirty technical/clerical
staff are involved in Agriculture and Landscape. The program itself has
space in part of one building, the West Experiment Station. Operating
funds are obtained from Extension Agriculture and Landscape and the Experiment
Station.
It is the mission of the Center
for Agriculture to enhance the economy and environment of Massachusetts
by providing knowledge to agricultural and non-agricultural communities
through research, education, and outreach, enabling development of ecologically
and economically sustainable and socially responsible agricultural and
horticultural management systems.
The plan to support this mission is built around four areas.
- Economic viability. Provide research-based information and shared
knowledge to enhance the management of our agricultural and horticultural
resources.
- Environmental sustainability. Assist plant and animal producers and
managers in protecting the local environment and natural resource base
for the long term.
- Community support. Enhance public understanding of the vital nature
of agriculture/horticulture and increase active support for this incomparable
resource that provides for the basic and vital needs of the people of
the Commonwealth.
- Adequate capacity. Build the organizational capacity of the University
of Massachusetts agricultural programs to help meet food and environmental
needs of our citizens into the 21st century.
Additional informaton can be found at the College
of Natural Resources and the Environment website.
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