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Stockbridge School of Agriculture
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Professor Lisa Depiano Awarded $30,000 Grant to Host Climate Adaptation Learning Lab On Campus
Stockbridge professor Lisa Depiano founded the UMass Carbon Farming Initiative, which for five years has trained students at our Agricultural Learning Center (ALC) in the use of agroecology, regenerative food production and climate mitigation techniques.
Carbon farming, in which carbon is sequestered into soil stocks and above-ground biomass, reduces the harmful release of carbon into the atmosphere that comes from commercial farming.
Instructors Lisa Depiano and Nicole Burton, along with our Sustainable Food & Farming students, also manage the university's first Chestnut/Sheep Silvopasture, in which trees and livestock are used to enrich soil productivity without the use of powered tractors.
The new grant, awarded to Depiano by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Partnership, will fund a new site at the ALC to teach "alley cropping," the integration of trees among farm crops, giving students additional hands-on learning opportunities to practice climate mitigation and sustainable farming techniques proven by science.
Stockbridge News
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Taking Care of Business With Curtson Martin
Stockbridge School of Agriculture announces the arrival of Curtson Martin who has been hired to a new Business Manager position. Martin was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and has stayed local to New England throughout his career. Yet this is his first time on the University of Massachusetts flagship campus here in Amherst. As Business Manger, Martin will manage the various grant and expenditure accounts assigned to Stockbridge faculty. -
Stockbridge Associate Degree Graduates Find 100% Employment Rate
In a special graduation ceremony, honoring the roots of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy noted that "100 percent" of Stockbridge associate degree graduates are employed before they put on their ceremonial caps and gowns. Since its first class of 1871, Stockbridge graduates have been in high demand due to the value of their hands-on education and field experience. This year, 19 students completed a two-year degrees, in one of our 5 programs, all of which include an internship experience so that students graduate with both field experience on their resumes and a relationship with at least one employer. Many of the employers are also Stockbridge alumni, and they actively seek to hire our students at or before their graduations. -
Stockbridge Graduates 82 Scholars in Class of 2022
A beautifully sunny weekend in May was both setting and scenery for the UMass Amherst graduation ceremonies. The Stockbridge School of Agriculture bestowed bachelor degrees upon 59 newly minted Stockbridge scholars, as well as 23 associate degrees awarded by Chancellor Subbaswamy in a special ceremony steeped in the history of our School. "As a Stockie graduate, you now join the ranks of our highly successful alumni, found all around the world," said Stockbridge Director and Professor Baoshan Xing. "And the world needs you," Xing continued. "The challenges posed by climate change will require everyone’s efforts, but you are in a special position to contribute your own knowledge, training, and skills to the survival of the planet, and all of its people." -
Pre-College Program Will Teach High School Students how to Combat the Climate Crisis with Local Tree Work
Faculty from the Stockbridge associate degree program in Arboriculture and Community Forest Management will host an intensive, hands-on, week-long course for high school students interested in the roles of trees, and tree professionals, in helping to mitigate the climate crisis. Students will practice mapping, planting, and climbing trees. This pre-college program at the UMass Amherst Mt. Ida campus (near Boston) is ideal for high school students on the path to a Stockbridge degree in arboriculture, horticulture, landscaping, or plant and soil sciences. The course takes place July 24-30, and spaces are filling up fast. Click the image for registration details. -
Barbara Miller Assistant to the Director, Retires After 24 Years of University Service
Citing the joy of companionship and camaraderie of all the people she works with, Barbara Miller retired on March 31, 2022. Known to many as first pilot of the Stockbridge star ship, her 24 years of University service also trace the history of our School's renaissance. Barbara says that she has 3 plans for retirement... -
Students Win Top Recognitions at National Collegiate Landscape Competition
A team of 11 UMass students traveled to North Carolina State University to compete in the 2022 National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC). Our team of 11 students placed in the top third of 43 competing college and university teams, and 7 of our 11 students were recognized as top scorers in their events, winning first place in the Computer-Aided Landscape Design, Hardscape Installation, and Tractor Loader Backhoe Operation events. Our students won second place in Arboricultural Techniques, and Landscape Maintenance Operations. Stockbridge alumni funded our students' travel costs.
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