"Climate, Weather and Apples" available as downloadable PDF here. UMass Extension/Stockbridge School of Agriculture staff/faculty Jon Clements and Daniel Cooley collaborated with Iowa State University scientists Lois Wright Morton and Mark Gleason to produce this publication after holding a listening session in March 2016 on the UMass Amherst campus that included app. 25 apple growers and Extension professionals from across New England.

According to a recent Growing Produce web post, USDA has invested 4.7 million dollars to address critical plant pest problems.

Rick Harper says American elm trees are tough, which make them a great choice for urban locations. The heartiness of this tree is demonstrated by the success found at a one-acre elm orchard at the Agricultural Learning Center at the north edge of the UMass Amherst campus. These saplings have survived severe drought, abnormally wet conditions, deer munching, and feeding injury from gypsy moth and Japanese beetle. Still, about 80% of the 220 seedlings are thriving.