Agriculture & Gardens

What's making my squash (or pumpkin) leaves bright yellow???
One likely answer is the ‘B’ gene. This gene, also called “precocious yellow”, causes the stem of the squash to be yellow rather than green. Oved Shif... Learn More
NH Agriculture Open Forum - Summer Series
UNH Extension will continue to host a NH Agriculture Open Forum (using Zoom) for farmers and service providers to discuss how they are adapting in the... Learn More
Spotlight on research: can hand-picking Japanese beetle really help??
Today’s episode of Spotlight on Research focuses on a paper published in the journal Horticultural Entomology in 2014. A pair of researchers from East... Learn More
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Over-informed on IPM - Episode 020: Mummyberry and Pollinator Protection
Anna seeks the help of her neighborhood plant pathology experts, directors of the plant diagnostic clinics at UVM & UNH Ann Hazelrigg of UVM & Cheryl Smith of UNH, to break down IPM of mummyberry, a fungal disease affecting blueberry. Things get complicat
Anna seeks the help of her neighborhood plant pathology experts, directors of the plant diagnostic clinics at UVM & UNH Ann Hazelrigg of UVM & Cheryl ... Learn More
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How Can I Find a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm?
Community Supported Agriculture or CSAs are farms that offer consumers regular (usually weekly) deliveries of locally-grown farm products during the s... Learn More
Spotlight on research: the root microbiome and the “soil-borne legacy”
Welcome to Spotlight on Research! Every year, researchers publish thousands of studies and in hundreds of journals – and most aren’t really accessible... Learn More
Assessing cold damage on fruit buds
During this recent spell of continued cold weather, many sites experienced some pretty cold temperatures just as our fruit crops are in bud, in full b... Learn More
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Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting of Surfaces: Part Two
Using These Chemicals on the Right Surfaces at the Right Time
Using These Chemicals on the Right Surfaces at the Right Time Learn More
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Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting of Surfaces: Part One
The Differences between Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting
The Differences between Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Learn More
Onion Thrips -Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Over-informed on IPM - Episode 019: Onion thrips and bacterial rots
Anna discusses the state onion IPM with Dr. Ashley Leach (previously Cornell AgriTech, now Purdue University), and how resistant cultivars, fertility, and chemical controls integrate to protect high quality onion crops.
Anna discusses the state onion IPM with Dr. Ashley Leach (previously Cornell AgriTech, now Purdue University), and how resistant cultivars, fertility,... Learn More