Agriculture & Gardens
The Tools To Grow
Our agriculture and horticulture specialists use trusted research-based information to give New Hampshire farmers, businesses and citizens the tools they need to succeed. We provide a wide-range of resources, including workshops, fact sheets, programs, on-site consultations and comprehensive pest, plant and soil diagnostics.
Articles
A Question of the Week
For many gardeners, pokeweed represents a conundrum. On the one hand, it’s a native plant that provides an important food source for songbirds. On the...
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A summer tour with Northeast SARE highlights innovation in N.H. agriculture
A summer tour with Northeast SARE highlights innovation in N.H. agriculture.
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A New Network Provides Support to Cope With the Pressures of Farming
With funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the New Hampshire Farm & Ranch Stress Assistance Network (N.H. FRSAN) is a coll...
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A Question of the Week
Even if choosing slow-release sources of Nitrogen and Potassium, fertilizer should be applied in the spring. In most New Hampshire soils, amendments c...
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Beginning farming can be challenging. Extension is here to help.
UNH Cooperative Extension offers a course called New Farmer School, a program which made its debut in 2019. This course is designed for people who are...
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Gathering data now for winter analysis
With a lengthy end of summer to-do list, it’s easy to forget all those record keeping tasks you promised yourself you would do last winter. While many...
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She brings over a decade of evaluating food safety risks with food producers and growers around the U.S.
Wendy Johnecheck has joined UNH Cooperative Extension as a food safety state specialist and a professor in the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, &...
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We are hearing reports of western bean cutworm activity in sweet corn this week. This species is relatively new to our region and can cause injury to ...
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Events
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December 1st, 2022
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2:00pm - 4:00pm, Join the UNH Extension food safety team for a free, online, safe food handling workshop for food service workers in schools, restaurants, delis, soup kitchens,
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December 7th, 2022
9:30am - 11:30am, This is a free, online, safe food handling workshop for volunteers and managers in food pantries and within the NH Food Bank who only handle pre-packaged food and fresh produce and may handle frozen and refrigerated foods.
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December 9th, 20221:00pm - 3:00pm, This event is an opportunity for farmers who are looking to sell their products to meet local food buyers, and for food businesses seeking local products to
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January 10th, 202312:00pm - 1:30pm, This virtual webinar series is designed for beginner farmers and will provide education around small scale production and marketing. Topics will include
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January 11th, 2023
UNH Cooperative Extension will host a series of training workshops for those seeking a Supervisory Registration Certificate - General Use from the State’s
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January 17th, 2023
12:00pm - 2:00pm, This workshop is designed to share your tools with other women and explore the importance of ergonomically friendly, well-fitting tools in any agricultural
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January 18th, 2023
1:00pm - 2:30pm, If you are a person who may experience pregnancy, are chronically ill, or have a disability, we are excited to offer this webinar as part of our farming with
Resources
From 2015 to 2022, New Hampshire Cooperative Extension (UNHCE) led two research projects focused on the financial analysis of diversified, direct mark...
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A directory of organizations that can provide services to New Hampshire farmers.
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Cuesta alrededor de $2500 para criar una ternera desde el nacimiento hasta el parto en Nueva Inglaterra, por lo tanto, es importante optimizar la alim...
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Guidance to optimize dairy cow feeding, comfort and proper development of the rumen during the first year of life.
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Website contains information on how to effectively recruit, hire, train and retain workers is a critical farm management skill. It includes tips, tool...
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This assessment breaks down data from the nationally reported Agriculture Statistics to encourage further investigation and spark conversations that r...
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