What's New
Agriculture and Natural Resource Business Institute
Starts September 8th
New Hampshire farmers and landowners have always been independent and self-reliant. We believe outreach education is the best way to reach these entrepreneurs and help strengthen the economic viability of New Hampshire’s agricultural and natural resource businesses.
To learn more about the institute, click here.
To register on-line, click here.
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Fruit Pest Update
Phone Line
862-3763
Topics covered on this pre-recorded message include bud stages, degree days, FRUIT pest management, upcoming events and timely pest updates. The message is updated weekly runs continuously from April to Early September.
This service began in 1980 and is offered by
Alan Eaton,
IPM Specialist.
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Bill Lord, UNH Cooperative Extension fruit specialist emeritus, brings his renowned wit and wisdom to the blogsophere with his blog, Fruit Grower's Journal: A journal of the activities of a typical fruit grower.
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Avoiding the Financial Risk of Being Crushed by Debt. A web-based educational program to motivate farm families.
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New Hampshire Farm Link to Merge with
New England LandLink.
Want to learn more?
Click here.
Agriculture
Problem Diagnosis and Testing Services
- Do you need a tick or an insect identified? Visit the Arthropod Identification Center.
- Do you have a sick plant and need a diagnosis? Visit the Plant Diagnostic Lab.
- Would you like to have your soil analyzed for pH and nutrients? Our Soil Testing service can help.
- Have you seen an Asian Longhorned Beetle? Want to learn more about this potential threat to our forests and how you can help?
Late Blight
Our Upcoming Workshops and Meetings:
Asian Longhorned Beetle Twilight Meeting - Keene.
August 3, 2010
Asian Longhorned Beetle - Beetle Blitz, Keene
August 7, 2010
Moveable High Tunnels for Vegetable Production - Twilight Meeting
August 10, 2010
Integrated Vegetable, Livestock & Seafood Production: An Evolving, Diversified System - Twilight Meeting
August 17, 2010
Asian Longhorned Beetle Twilight Meeting - Nashua
August 17, 2010
Asian Longhorned Beetle - Beetle Blitz, Nashua
August 21, 2010
NHAES Research Field Days - Woodman Farm
August 26, 2010
Agriculture and Natural Resource Business Institute
Starting September 8, 2010.
High Tunnel Design and Installation
September 14, 2010
The NH Risk Management Education Program for 2010.
Agriculture in New Hampshire
Over the past few decades, New Hampshire’s agriculture industry
has evolved into a diverse, vibrant sector of the state’s economy.
Agricultural firms produce a wide variety of crops, plants, livestock products
and specialty foods for sale directly to consumers and through a variety
of intermediate markets. Annual sales of agricultural products near
$750 million, but that’s only part of the industry’s
economic impact. The 3,100 individual firms manage over 150,000 acres of
cropland with an additional 250,000 acres devoted to pasture, Christmas
trees, maple syrup production and similar uses. This open space buffers
residential and commercial development and provides the working landscape
that makes New Hampshire attractive to visitors worldwide.
In order for the farming community to thrive, it must continue to be economically and environmentally sustainable while meeting societal obligations. University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension is uniquely positioned to provide educational and research-based programs to assist agricultural businesses and related natural resource firms meet these goals. UNH Extension professionals understand the challenges and opportunities faced by the state’s farms and have forged important partnerships
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension program goals related to agriculture can be found in current plan of work. In brief, program efforts focus on helping agricultural businesses:
- Adopt research-based practices that enhance and maintain efficient production.
- Develop and implement financial and business management plans that enhance profitability.
- Assess business risk and adopt strategies to minimize those risks.
- Develop and implement marketing plans to improve income.
- Increase direct marketing sales and adopt innovative marketing techniques.
- Increase their knowledge of food safety and implement food safety management plans.
In addition, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension is committed to helping make decision makers, youth and other members of the general public aware of the importance of New Hampshire ’s agricultural industry.
Links:
- NH Farmers' Market List
- Seacoast Growers Association
- The Northeast Organic Farming Association of NH (NOFA-NH)
