UNH Cooperative Extension recently received the following grants:

Extension Educator Seth Wilner, $5,828 from the University of Vermont for “Tracking Labor for Time and Enterprise Budgeting,” a project to evaluate the feasibility of using an electronic hand-held tool to track labor and equipment on three diversified vegetable farms.

Extension Specialist Jeff Schloss, $29,949 from the U.S. Dept. of Geological Survey, for the project, “Boron Septic Source Trace,” to study septic traces as part of the New Hampshire Lakes Lay Monitoring Program.

Extension Specialist Matt Tarr, $30,000 from the NH Fish and Game Dept., for the “Extension Wildlife Technical Training and Information” project. He also received $69,817 from NH Fish and Game for NH Coverts.

Extension Specialist Paula Gregory, $50,000 from the National 4-H Council for the “Wal-Mart Foundation Healthy Living 4-H Youth Grant: Youth Voice: Youth Choice” project.

Extension Specialist Stan Swier, $9,556 from Syngenta Crop Protection, for the “Evaluation of Grub Insecticide.”

Extension Specialist Mark Wiley, $14,150 from the NH Dept. of Environmental Services for the Great Bay Coast Watch water quality monitoring efforts.

Extension Specialist Suzann Knight, $1,860 from the National Endowment for Financial Education, for the High School Financial Planning Program.

Extension Specialist Becky Grube, $9,981 from the University of Vermont, for the “Winter Sprouting Broccoli” project.

Extension Specialist Charlotte Cross, $21,500 from Kansas State University, for the 2009 Operation Military Kids Camp.