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2014

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Full-Text Articles in Agriculture

Flax: Food And Fiber, Madeleine K. Charney Oct 2014

Flax: Food And Fiber, Madeleine K. Charney

Madeleine K. Charney

Highlights the versatile and nutritious flax plant, now cultivated worldwide.


Production, Marketing, And Handling Practices To Export Mcintosh Apples To Central American Markets, Mildred L. Alvarado Herrera Aug 2014

Production, Marketing, And Handling Practices To Export Mcintosh Apples To Central American Markets, Mildred L. Alvarado Herrera

Doctoral Dissertations

Latin America offers a marketing opportunity for fresh produce, since many countries are entering into global integration and international trade as part of their portfolio of economic growth. However, to take full advantage of these opportunities, many questions associated with the implementation of marketing approaches, fresh produce quality retention, and profitability need be answered before undertaking this business opportunity. When it comes to developing countries such as those in Central America, and in particular - El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala - language, culture, technology, competitiveness, regulations, poverty, and other barriers become challenges to enter these markets successfully. In order to …


Vine Dieback, Anne Averill, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Martha Sylvia Jul 2014

Vine Dieback, Anne Averill, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Station Fact Sheets

No abstract provided.


2014 Pesticide Safety: Generics, Martha Sylvia, Hilary A. Sandler Apr 2014

2014 Pesticide Safety: Generics, Martha Sylvia, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2014 Pesticide Safety: Fruit Rot Mgmt, Martha Sylvia, Peter Oudermans Apr 2014

2014 Pesticide Safety: Fruit Rot Mgmt, Martha Sylvia, Peter Oudermans

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2014 Pesticide Safety: Cranberry Pollinator Update, Anne Averill Apr 2014

2014 Pesticide Safety: Cranberry Pollinator Update, Anne Averill

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2014 Pesticide Safety Review, Martha Sylvia Apr 2014

2014 Pesticide Safety Review, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2014 Pesticide Safety: Moss, Poison Ivy, Poverty Grass, Katherine Ghantous, Hilary A. Sandler Apr 2014

2014 Pesticide Safety: Moss, Poison Ivy, Poverty Grass, Katherine Ghantous, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2014 Pesticide Safety: Late Water, Frost, And Cost Containment, Carolyn J. Demoranville Apr 2014

2014 Pesticide Safety: Late Water, Frost, And Cost Containment, Carolyn J. Demoranville

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2014 Pesticide Safety: Chemigation, Stearns Irrigation Apr 2014

2014 Pesticide Safety: Chemigation, Stearns Irrigation

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2014 Pesticide Safety: Getting The Most Out Of Your Herbicides, Hilary A. Sandler Apr 2014

2014 Pesticide Safety: Getting The Most Out Of Your Herbicides, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


Youth Participation In Changing Food Systems: Toward Food Justice Youth Development, Krista Harper, Catherine Sands, Diego Angarita, Molly Totman Mar 2014

Youth Participation In Changing Food Systems: Toward Food Justice Youth Development, Krista Harper, Catherine Sands, Diego Angarita, Molly Totman

Krista M. Harper

We present results from a youth participatory action research (YPAR) project in which young people from Holyoke studied the school food system in order to make positive interventions in their school district. We used the Photovoice research method, placing cameras in the hands of youth so that they themselves could document and discuss their concerns and perspectives (Wang, et al., 1996). The research was designed to gain insight about the students’ knowledge of food, nutrition, and community food systems. The research also illuminated students’ impressions of public policy, active citizenship, and community building that have arisen out of food justice …


2014 Chart Book: Disease Management, Frank L. Caruso, Martha M. Sylvia Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Disease Management, Frank L. Caruso, Martha M. Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Measures/Pesticide Storage, Hilary A. Sandler Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Measures/Pesticide Storage, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Zone Ii, Martha Sylvia Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Zone Ii, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Index, Carolyn J. Demoranville Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Index, Carolyn J. Demoranville

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Frank L. Caruso, Anne L. Averill, Martha Sylvia, Katherine Ghantous, Peter Jeranyama Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Frank L. Caruso, Anne L. Averill, Martha Sylvia, Katherine Ghantous, Peter Jeranyama

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Disease Management At-A-Glance, Frank L. Caruso, Martha M. Sylvia Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Disease Management At-A-Glance, Frank L. Caruso, Martha M. Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Insect Management At-A-Glance, Anne Averill, Martha M. Sylvia Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Insect Management At-A-Glance, Anne Averill, Martha M. Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Winter Management, Carolyn J. Demoranville Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Winter Management, Carolyn J. Demoranville

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Late Water, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Anne L. Averill Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Late Water, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Anne L. Averill

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Irrigation Water Management, Peter Jeranyama Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Irrigation Water Management, Peter Jeranyama

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Weed Management, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine M. Ghantous Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Weed Management, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine M. Ghantous

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Insect Management, Martha Sylvia, Anne L. Averill Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Insect Management, Martha Sylvia, Anne L. Averill

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Resistance Management, Martha Sylvia Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Resistance Management, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Cautions, Martha Sylvia Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Cautions, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Table Of Contents, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Peter Jeranyama, Anne L. Averill, Frank L. Caruso, Martha Sylvia, Katherine Ghantous Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Table Of Contents, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Peter Jeranyama, Anne L. Averill, Frank L. Caruso, Martha Sylvia, Katherine Ghantous

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Weed Management At-A-Glance, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine M. Ghantous Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Weed Management At-A-Glance, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine M. Ghantous

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Nutrition, Carolyn J. Demoranville Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Nutrition, Carolyn J. Demoranville

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2014 Chart Book: Warnings, Martha Sylvia Mar 2014

2014 Chart Book: Warnings, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.