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Resources
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Gibbera twig blight
Gibbera twig blight is known to affect blueberries in Merrimack, Sullivan, Cheshire and Grafton counties of New Hampshire. This disease will affect fr...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Plant Disease & Diagnosis Services, Yard & Garden | Berry Crops, Agriculture & Gardens | Fact Sheet |
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2023 New Hampshire Fruit and Vegetable Crop Loss Survey Report
The 2023 production season was extremely challenging for farmers throughout the northeast. Widespread freeze events in February and May caused the gre...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops, tree fruit crops & orchards, vegetable crops, Agriculture & Gardens | Research Report |
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Strawberry Production Guide For the Northeast, Midwest, and Eastern Canada: 2nd Edition
This guide is intended as a comprehensive resource for both novice and experienced strawberry growers in northeastern North America. It provides infor...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops, Agriculture & Gardens | Guide |
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What the Grower Should Expect in Colonies Rented for Pollination
The following guide is to be used when considering employing pollination services on your farm. Growers and beekeepers will need to tailor the specifi...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | |
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Growing fruits: Day-neutral strawberries in New Hampshire: Variety selection & production tips
Unlike traditional June-bearing strawberries, day-neutral varieties are less affected by daylength and initiate flowers as long as temperatures remain...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | Guide |
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Kiwberries in New England: A Guide for Producers
An online guide for producers by Iago Hale and his UNH lab group, published in 2019, providing enterprise analysis, vineyard establishment, planting m...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | Guide |
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Bird damage prevention for Northern New England Fruit Growers [fact sheet]
Birds can become especially serious pests in blueberries and strawberries, but they also cause injury in other small fruit and tree fruit. There are m...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Berry Crops | Fact Sheet |
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Low Tunnel Strawberry Production Guide
This 25-page guide provides an introduction to low tunnel systems, and shares construction and management tips for low tunnel strawberry production, b...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | Guide |
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NH Vegetable & Fruit Growers' Discussion Listserv
Listservs are a way to exchange information quickly with other growers. We have set up such a list to promote discussion about all issues and topics r...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops, vegetable crops | |
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Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) – a major pest of fruit crops
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a vinegar gnat from China and Japan. It attacks ripening and ripe fruit of brambles (raspberry & blackberry), str...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | |
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Monitoring Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) with Traps
Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) attacks ripening and ripe raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, cranberries, late cherries, fall strawberries,...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | |
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Growing Fruits: Wild Lowbush Blueberries [fact sheet]
Wild lowbush blueberries have always called New Hampshire home. These small, flavor and antioxidant-packed fruits are common in abandoned fields, in s...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | Fact Sheet |
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Research Report: Seedless table grape variety and training system evaluation, 2019
Several hardy seedless grape cultivars have been released within the last few decades. We have recently planted a research vineyard at the Agricultura...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | Research Report |
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Research Report: Low input weed management of wild blueberries, 2014 to 2016
Effective weed management in wild blueberry can be challenging for the organic and low-input grower. Semi-annual burning and mowing will control woody...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | Research Report |
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2019-20 New England Small Fruit Management Guide
Extension specialists throughout the region collaboratively publish this guide, to provide information on pest and cultural management of small fruit ...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | Guide |
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Raspberry Cane Maggot [fact sheet]
Pegomya rubivora (Coquillett) <br />
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Sometimes I get reports of “raspberry cane borer” injury in early June. It doesn’t seem right, because r...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Berry Crops | Fact Sheet |
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Using Traps to Monitor Blueberry Fruit Fly in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Blueberry fruit fly, Rhagoletis mendax Curran is a native insect that looks almost identical to apple maggot, except that it attacks blueberries, not...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | Berry Crops | Fact Sheet |
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Growing Fruits: Raspberries and Other Bramble Crops [fact sheet]
Raspberries can be an enjoyable crop for the conscientious gardener. A well-maintained raspberry bed can provide fruit for 10 to 20 years. Red raspber...
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Agriculture & Gardens | Berry Crops | Fact Sheet |
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Growing Fruit: Raspberry and Blackberry Varieties for New Hampshire [fact sheet]
The printable version of this resource available for download was developed to help New Hampshire growers select among the many raspberry and blackbe...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Berry Crops | Fact Sheet |
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Blueberry Varieties for New Hampshire [fact sheet]
The printable version of 'Blueberry Varieties for New Hampshire' available for download contains a list that was developed to help New Hamps...
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden | Berry Crops | Fact Sheet |
