Agro-Envronmental Technology Grant Program
Awardees for 1997 Projects

1. Alfalfa Farm, Inc., Topsfield - Needs Assessment For A Regional Winery Cooperative. Goal is to investigate the feasibility of forming a cooperative which will encourage production and provide an alternative outlet for locally produced crops. $2,265

2. Barnstable County Cooperative Extension, Barnstable - Cultivation of Beach Plums for Commercial Fruit Production. Project will develop IPM practices for beach plum production, develop a marketing program for graded quality beach re-establish the Cape Cod Beach Plum Growers plum products, and Association. $16,900

3. Berkshire Growers Cooperative, Pittsfield - Studies will enable the cooperative to realize efficiencies in the value added processing of crops, transportation systems
and labor management as well as prepare a strategic plan for the cooperative. $20,000

4. Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association and UMass/Carolyn DeMoranville, East Wareham -Frost Protection Guide For Massachusetts Cranberry Production. A fact sheet regarding frost management for Massachusetts cranberry production will be produced and distributed. $4,750

5. Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire Conservation Districts, Northampton - Expanding the Commercialization of Thermal Aquatic Technology For Weed, Fungi and Insect Control. Expanded thermal aquatic research and testing is proposed including new and innovative mechanical attachments and methods. Orchard research will continue and several new types of agricultural crops will receive treatment and study. $25,000

6. UMass, Department of Entomology/Craig Hollingsworth, Amherst - Design and Evaluation of Apple IPM Displays at Massachusetts Farmstands and Pick-Your-Own Orchards. The projects seeks to develop a tool for agro-environmental education in Massachusetts apple orchards and to test its impact on orchard customers. $5,400

7. Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., Ashland - Feasibility Study for Small Livestock/Poultry Cooperative Processing & Marketing Program. Study will determine the potential for cooperative processing and marketing programs for the producers of small livestock, poultry and exotic
species. $7,000

8. UMass, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences/Frank Mangan, Amherst - Expanding Specialty Pepper Production and Integrated Pepper Management on Mass. Vegetable Farms. Research will provide growers with information needed to expand pepper markets, expand adoption of Integrated Crop Management in peppers on farms and expand on new environmentally sound production practices. $16,753

9. Ronald Smolowitz, Coonamessett Farm, East Falmouth - Greenhouse Polyculture System. This project will demonstrate the commercial viability of available greenhouse growing systems for the production, holding and marketing of aquatic crops. $18,600

10. John Bresnahan, Turfgrass Diagnostics and Research, Longmeadow - Evaluation of the Bioject System for the Biological Control of Fungal and Nematode Pathogens in a Golf Course Environment. Field evaluation of pathogen control using irrigation system delivery of biocontrol organisms. $4,500

11. Valley Processors, Inc., Amherst - Increasing the Efficiency of In-Woods Fuelwood Processing. Development of new top-powered feed roll processing equipment will increase handling, processing and transportation efficiencies for firewood producers. $24,000 (Grant declined by proposer)

12. The Water Works Group, Westport - Making a Name for Itself: Brand Identification of the Bay Scallop. Strategic advertising and marketing programs will
capitalize on new value added processes like quick individual freezing and on new shipping and handling systems at the Coastal Growers Association. $24,400 <


Background History FAQ News RFR Application Previous Grants 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Grant Reports Contact Main Grants Funding	Agro-Envronmental Technology Grant Program Awardees for 1997 Projects 1. Alfalfa Farm, Inc., Topsfield - Needs Assessment For A Regional Winery Cooperative. Goal is to investigate the feasibility of forming a cooperative which will encourage production and provide an alternative outlet for locally produced crops. $2,265 2. Barnstable County Cooperative Extension, Barnstable - Cultivation of Beach Plums for Commercial Fruit Production. Project will develop IPM practices for beach plum production, develop a marketing program for graded quality beach re-establish the Cape Cod Beach Plum Growers plum products, and Association. $16,900 3. Berkshire Growers Cooperative, Pittsfield - Studies will enable the cooperative to realize efficiencies in the value added processing of crops, transportation systems and labor management as well as prepare a strategic plan for the cooperative. $20,000 4. Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association and UMass/Carolyn DeMoranville, East Wareham -Frost Protection Guide For Massachusetts Cranberry Production. A fact sheet regarding frost management for Massachusetts cranberry production will be produced and distributed. $4,750 5. Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire Conservation Districts, Northampton - Expanding the Commercialization of Thermal Aquatic Technology For Weed, Fungi and Insect Control. Expanded thermal aquatic research and testing is proposed including new and innovative mechanical attachments and methods. Orchard research will continue and several new types of agricultural crops will receive treatment and study. $25,000 6. UMass, Department of Entomology/Craig Hollingsworth, Amherst - Design and Evaluation of Apple IPM Displays at Massachusetts Farmstands and Pick-Your-Own Orchards. The projects seeks to develop a tool for agro-environmental education in Massachusetts apple orchards and to test its impact on orchard customers. $5,400 7. Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., Ashland - Feasibility Study for Small Livestock/Poultry Cooperative Processing & Marketing Program. Study will determine the potential for cooperative processing and marketing programs for the producers of small livestock, poultry and exotic species. $7,000 8. UMass, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences/Frank Mangan, Amherst - Expanding Specialty Pepper Production and Integrated Pepper Management on Mass. Vegetable Farms. Research will provide growers with information needed to expand pepper markets, expand adoption of Integrated Crop Management in peppers on farms and expand on new environmentally sound production practices. $16,753 9. Ronald Smolowitz, Coonamessett Farm, East Falmouth - Greenhouse Polyculture System. This project will demonstrate the commercial viability of available greenhouse growing systems for the production, holding and marketing of aquatic crops. $18,600 10. John Bresnahan, Turfgrass Diagnostics and Research, Longmeadow - Evaluation of the Bioject System for the Biological Control of Fungal and Nematode Pathogens in a Golf Course Environment. Field evaluation of pathogen control using irrigation system delivery of biocontrol organisms. $4,500 11. Valley Processors, Inc., Amherst - Increasing the Efficiency of In-Woods Fuelwood Processing. Development of new top-powered feed roll processing equipment will increase handling, processing and transportation efficiencies for firewood producers. $24,000 (Grant declined by proposer) 12. The Water Works Group, Westport - Making a Name for Itself: Brand Identification of the Bay Scallop. Strategic advertising and marketing programs will capitalize on new value added processes like quick individual freezing and on new shipping and handling systems at the Coastal Growers Association. $24,400 <