Faculty and Staff
Carrie Chickering-Sears
Extension Educator
Dairy/Livestock/4H
Manor House, Hadley Farm
University of Massachusetts Amherst
413-549-3257
Carlos Gradil
Extension Associate Professor and Director of UMass Equine Program
Equine and Livestock Reproduction
Paige Lab, Room 315
University of Massachusetts Amherst
413-577-2214
413-545-6326
Masoud Hashemi
Extension Educator and Team Leader
Agronomy and Nutrient Management
Bowditch Hall, Room 208
University of Massachusetts Amherst
413-545-1843
413-545-0260
Stephen Herbert
Associate Dean for College of Natural Sciences, Director Center for Agriculture and Mass. Agricultural Experiment Station- Agronomy
Stockbridge Hall, Room 112
University of Massachusetts Amherst
413-545-2890
413-545-1242
Mark Huyler
UMass Lecturer
Livestock Nutrition and Management
Stockbridge Hall
University of Massachusetts Amherst
413-545-2344
413-577-1150
Randall Prostak
Extension Educator
Weed Management and Poisonous Plants
Bowditch Hall, Room 206
University of Massachusetts Amherst
413-577-1738
413-545-0260
Steve Purdy
UMass Associate Professor, Director of Camelid Studies, and Executive Director of Animal Management
UMass Hadley Farm, 111 North Maple St., Hadley
University of Massachusetts Amherst
413-549-3820
413-549-3826
Sarah Weis
Technical Support
Nutrient Management
Bowditch Hall, Room 305
University of Massachusetts Amherst
413-545-5221
413-545-0260



