Welcome to the UMass Cranberry Station

The UMass Cranberry Station, a research and extension center of UMass-Amherst, is located in the heart of the cranberry growing region. Our facilities include an 11-acre research cranberry bog, greenhouse, and laboratories. The Cranberry Station personnel includes specialists in Plant Pathology, Entomology, Environmental Physiology, Plant Nutrition/Cultural Practices, Weed Science/Integrated Pest Management, and Floriculture. In addition, we are often joined by visiting scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate summer assistants from area colleges and universities. The Station ranks as a leader in the United States and worldwide for research and outreach programs on cranberry culture.

Mission statement: The mission of the UMass Cranberry Station is to maintain and enhance the economic viability of the Massachusetts cranberry industry through research and extension and to serve the public welfare by supporting economic development and protection of the environment.

12/23/08 December Newsletter Now Available.

12/19/08 RFP now available for leasing of Quashnet Bogs. Click here for more information. Deadline is 1/27/09 at 2:00 p.m.

12/16/08 Annual Research and Extension Update Meeting will be held on Thursday January 22, 2009 at the Plymouth Radisson. Sign up by January 14. Go to Page 3 of November newsletter.

12/15/08 November Weather Now Available.

12/09/08 It's not too late!! Please Return Your Callisto Use Survey!! If you lost your copy, email Hilary for another. Thank you!! hsandler@umext.umass.edu.

11/18/08 October Weather Now Available.

11/14/08 November Newsletter Now Available.

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