UMass Extension
UMass Amherst offers a Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture program, and MFGA works closely with the University’s experts to identify and address issues that affect greenhouse growers and garden centers. We turn to UMass for assistance in research and analysis of technical and non-technical issues.
UMass Extension’s Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program has a website that provides extensive information on better management practices (BMPs), pesticides, and many other subjects that are important to your operation.
Click here for more information.
Also at the UMass website, you can find the Pest Management Guide. It is the most comprehensive, science-based information about insects, diseases, and weeds for greenhouse growing in New England.
Click here if you are new to the industry or just want to review some basics on greenhouse topics.
Contact information
University of Massachusetts Extension Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture Program
Jason D. Lanier 413-545-2965 | 413-577-1620 fax
103 French Hall, University of Massachusetts
230 Stockbridge Road, Amherst, MA 01003
Dr. Angela Madeiras 413-545-3209 | 413-545-4385 fax
3 French Hall, University of Massachusetts
230 Stockbridge Road, Amherst, MA 01003
Geoffrey Njue 617-243-1932
Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst
UMass Extension, 13 Halden Hall
777 Dedham Street, Newton, MA 02459
Faculty Specialist—University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dr. Douglas Cox 413-545-5214
Bowditch Hall, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
Floriculture Diagnostics—University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dr. Angela Madeiras 413-545-3208 | 413-545-4385 fax
3 French Hall, University of Massachusetts
230 Stockbridge Road, Amherst, MA 01003
Plant Diagnostic Lab—University of Massachusetts, Amherst
413-545-3208 • 413-545-4385 fax
French Hall, Room 3, 230 Stockbridge Road, Amherst, MA 01003
http://ag.umass.edu/services/plant-diagnostics-laboratory
Cost: $50 per plant disease sample analysis
Soil & Plant Nutrient Testing Lab—University of Massachusetts, Amherst
413-545-2311
203 Paige Lab, 161 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003
http://ag.umass.edu/services/soil-plant-nutrient-testing-laboratory
Cost: $15 per soil sample
