Greenhouse, floriculture, and sod products including the ornamental market make up more than one third of the state's agricultural output. Cranberries, sweet corn and apples are also large sectors of production. cultivation is an important part of the state's agricultural revenues. Massachusetts is the second-largest -producing (Vaccinium macrocarpon) state in the union after Wisconsin.
As of 2012, there were 7,755 farms in Massachusetts encompassing a total of , averaging apiece, but by 2017 this had declined somewhat again, to 7,241 farms in the state. Agriculture in the state is served and represented by the(MDAR). The provides information to support growers.
Strawberries suffer from (Botrytis cinerea) and (Lygus lineolaris) here, and the Extension provides data sheets for both.
The (ALB, Anoplophora glabripennis) was detected in Worcester in 2008 and is still uneradicated. However, a ALB population in Boston that was detected in 2010 has since been successfully eradicated.
Cover cropping has been successful elsewhere and can be used here. Akbari et al. 2019 finds that Winter rye (Secale cereale) and Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) are effective covers for weed control in Massachusetts.