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He was a resident of Norwalk, CT who willed his estate to CAES, [20] proceeds from the sale of which went towards the purchase of 20 acres of land in the Mount Carmel area of Hamden, CT in 1909(12). During the mid-twentieth century, James G. Horsfall (former Station Director) used the farm to test organically-derived fungicides as a replacement ...
The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, enacted 1887-03-02, 7 U.S.C. § 361a et seq.) gave federal funds, initially $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth.
Since 2005, the Extension system has collaborated in developing eXtension.org (pronounced "e-extension"). eXtension is an Internet-based learning platform where Extension professionals and citizens nationwide and beyond have 24/7 access to unbiased, research-based, peer-reviewed information from land-grant universities on a wide range of topics.
Greenhouse, floriculture, and sod products – including the ornamental market – make up more than one third of the state's agricultural output. [2] [3] Cranberries, sweet corn and apples are also large sectors of production. [3] Massachusetts is the second-largest cranberry-producing (Vaccinium macrocarpon) state in the union after Wisconsin ...
At 72, Johnson hopes to retire soon. Jackson, 75, said his last year of farming was in 1984, the year before he started working for the University of Tennessee's agricultural extension service.
The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) is an organization based in Massachusetts that comprises farmers, farm technical assistance providers, landscape designers, policy makers, bakers, brewers, and other food systems experts all working in conjunction to further the region's understanding of, access to, and support for more local and sustainable farming.
Massachusetts State College. OCLC 14982766. Shaw, Frank Robert (1938). Bees for the beginner (in Massachusetts). Amherst, MA: Massachusetts State College Extension Service. OCLC 18718351. Savos, Milton George (1954). A study of some of the physical factors influencing the sugar concentration of nectar. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts.
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