Stockbridge School of Agriculture

Contact: Michelle DaCosta, Program Coordinator for AS in Turfgrass Management 
Office: 310 Paige Lab
Phone: 413-545-2547
Email: mdacosta@umass.edu

Contact: Pat Vittum, Program Coordinator for AS in Turfgrass Management
Office: 104 Agriculture Engineering Bldg.
Phone: 413-545-0268
Email: pvittum@umass.edu

Grassed areas for parks, golf courses, athletic fields, and home lawns are becoming more important every day as people and companies are spending more money to create an attractive environment using turfgrass as a major component of the plan. Students learn about turfgrass identification, culture, weed identification and treatment, irrigation, entomology, plant pathology, and the business management skills required to run a successful operation.