Agriculture in Massachusetts
As of 2012, there were 7,755 farms in Massachusetts encompassing a total of 523,517 acres (2,120 km2), averaging 67.5 acres (27.3 hectares) apiece,[1] but by 2017 this had declined somewhat again, to 7,241 farms in the state.[2] 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.[4] Agriculture in the state is served and represented by the Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR).
Fruit cultivation is an important part of the state's agricultural revenues.[5] The UMass Extension Fruit Program provides information to support growers.[5] Strawberries suffer from Botrytis Gray Mold (Botrytis cinerea)[6] and Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris)[7] here, and the Extension provides data sheets for both.
The Asian long-horned beetle (ALB, Anoplophora glabripennis) was detected in Worcester in 2008 and as of April 2021[update] is still uneradicated.[8] An population in Boston that was detected in 2010 has since been successfully eradicated however.[8]
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Cover cropping has been successful elsewhere and can be used here.[9] Akbari et al. 2019 finds that Winter rye (Secale cereale) and Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) are effective covers for weed control in Massachusetts.[9]
References
- ^ "Number of Farms Numbers Continue Slight Rise in 2012". University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food, and the environment. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ a b "National Agricultural Statistics Service - 2017 Census of Agriculture - Volume 1, Chapter 1: State Level Data". USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2017. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ a b "Agricultural Resources Facts and Statistics". Massachusetts Government. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ "Massachusetts Cranberries" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture. January 26, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ a b "UMass Extension Fruit Program". UMass Extension Fruit Program. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "Botrytis Gray Mold". Strawberry IPM, UMass Extension Fruit Program. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "Tarnished Plant Bug". Strawberry IPM, UMass Extension Fruit Program. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ a b Branco, Sofia; Faccoli, Massimo; Brockerhoff, Eckehard; Roux, Géraldine; Jactel, Hervé; Desneux, Nicolas; Gachet, Emmanuel; Mouttet, Raphaelle; Streito, Jean; Branco, Manuela (2021). "Preventing invasions of Asian longhorn beetle and citrus longhorn beetle: are we on the right track?". Journal of Pest Science. 95 (1). Springer Science+Business Media: 41–66. doi:10.1007/s10340-021-01431-x. ISSN 1612-4758.
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- • Mennan, Husrev; Jabran, Khawar; Zandstra, Bernard H.; Pala, Firat (2020). "Non-Chemical Weed Management in Vegetables by Using Cover Crops: A Review". Agronomy. 10 (2). MDPI: 257. doi:10.3390/agronomy10020257. ISSN 2073-4395. S2CID 214564871.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - • Akbari, Parisa; Herbert, Stephen; Hashemi, Masoud; Barker, Allen; Zandvakili, Omid (2019). "Role of Cover Crops and Planting Dates for Improved Weed Suppression and Nitrogen Recovery in No till Systems". Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 50 (14). Taylor & Francis: 1722–1731. doi:10.1080/00103624.2019.1631338. ISSN 0010-3624. S2CID 197393534.
- • Mennan, Husrev; Jabran, Khawar; Zandstra, Bernard H.; Pala, Firat (2020). "Non-Chemical Weed Management in Vegetables by Using Cover Crops: A Review". Agronomy. 10 (2). MDPI: 257. doi:10.3390/agronomy10020257. ISSN 2073-4395. S2CID 214564871.
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