News from the Stockbridge School

Dr. Uricchio presents at national conference

Submitted by William Mitchell on May 9, 2012 - 11:19am

Dr. Cassie Uricchio, Director of Equine Management, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, UMass Amherst will be presenting two papers at the American Association of Agricultural Education national conference next week in Asheville, NC.

Her two papers (one is up for a national award) are:

Corn Clubs: Pioneer Programs in Agricultural and Extension Education; Cassandra K. Uricchio, University of Massachusetts; Gary E. Moore, North Carolina State University; Michael D. Coley, North Carolina State University

Ethan Dangelo Overall Winner 2012 TCC

Submitted by William Mitchell on April 23, 2012 - 3:00pm

On Saturday April 21st, 12 students from the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Stockbridge School's Arboriculture program competed in the annual tree climbing competition held on campus. In the preliminary events, Luke Longstreeth won the belayed speed climb, Eric Swennes won the footlock, Jason Wood came in first place in the work climb, and Bryan Westlake won the throwline. The overall winner was Ethan Dangelo, followed closely by Jay Sigman and Jon Macomber.

15th Annual Kevin Crowe Golf Tournament

Submitted by William Mitchell on April 20, 2012 - 1:06pm

15th Annual Kevin Crowe Golf Tournament
August 16, 2012
Heritage Country Club, Charlton MA

Please send your payment of $150 to:

David Crowe
Kevin Crowe Memorial Fund, Inc.
17 Appaloosa Circle
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Heavy Horses

Submitted by William Mitchell on February 23, 2012 - 3:15pm

Watching the draft-horse class drive teams at sunset as Hadly Farm, you can easily experience a sense of time slippage....You start to be uncertain whether you are looking at a student with a plaid mackinaw from now, or are seeing through veils of time to the old days of Mass Aggie.

2012 NESTMA Scholar

Submitted by William Mitchell on February 13, 2012 - 5:37pm

Ryan McGillivray pictured with Stockbridge School Director Bill Mitchell received one of two scholarships given by the New England Sports Turf Managers Association at the annual New England Regional Turfgrass Conference & Show Feb 6-9, 2012 Providence, RI . Ryan also competed in the Sport Turf Managers Association Student Challenge Jan 10-14 in Long Beach, CA.

2011 mnla Young Nurseryman of the Year award

Submitted by William Mitchell on February 9, 2012 - 2:34pm

Ken Roth (S'06) receives the 2011 mnla Young Nurseryman of the Year award. Presenting the award is Ed Bemis (S'81)

Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

Submitted by William Mitchell on December 7, 2011 - 12:41pm

Through joint projects in the fields of agriculture and natural resources, the MOU will broaden cooperative programs in agricultural research and technology. Its lead negotiator for the Commonwealth, UMass’ Stockbridge School of Agriculture Extension Associate Professor Frank Mangan, is actively researching sustainable production and marketing strategies for vegetable crops used by immigrant populations in Massachusetts and the region.

~ EXTERME MAKEOVER~

Submitted by William Mitchell on September 28, 2011 - 4:34pm

Among those volunteers was a cadre of campus undergrads, including several students from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. Ryan McGillivray is in the Turfgrass Program and spearheaded the student involvement.

Down on the Cranberry Bog

Submitted by William Mitchell on August 26, 2011 - 2:43pm

Student farmer plants his future

File 624 When Keith Boyle ’10S ’12 was in seventh grade, his parents helped him land a job in a cranberry bog near his home in southeast Massachusetts. “I hated it. I absolutely hated it,” he says. “But I stuck with it and here I am now.” When he is not studying or in class, Boyle tends two cranberry bogs with a combined 13.5 acres that he hopes to buy someday.

Turf Field Days

Submitted by William Mitchell on July 25, 2011 - 3:44pm

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Turf researchers were out standing in their field Thursday, despite the sweltering heat.

By RICHIE DAVIS, Recorder Staff

The field itself was soaking up the heat. And that stresses grass, as it does other vegetation, making them more susceptible to disease, some of those researchers said.