Merrimack County Office

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UNH Extension Renews MOUs With New Hampshire Counties
New Hampshire counties extend their partnerships with Extension for another six years
Amy Loader, interim director of UNH Cooperative Extension, and UNH President Elizabeth Chilton signed MOUs for all ten counties in New Hampshire. Learn More
Merrimack County 4-H: Scholarships Available for Youth
Merrimack County 4-H provides scholarship opportunities and financial assistance for Merrimack 4-H youth and their families. Learn More
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Just Peachy
Extension specialists team up with farmers on a peach and nectarine cold hardiness variety trial in Concord
Although the scale of production for peaches in New Hampshire is far less than that of apples, it’s increasing every year. Extension is supporting gro... Learn More
Woman in field of sweet corn
Setting the Trap
A proactive insect trapping program helps growers spray fewer pesticides and increase yields
UNH Extension has been helping growers through the IPM program since 1978. Entomologist Alan Eaton and field specialist George Hamilton, now both reti... Learn More
Tracy "Sunny" Swanson
Tracy “Sunny” Swanson Joins Merrimack County as 4-H Program Manager
Swanson is experienced in developing high-quality youth development programs with substantive volunteer engagement
Tracy “Sunny” Swanson is the new 4-H program manager in Merrimack County. She is experienced in developing high-quality youth development programs wit... Learn More
Michael Polizzotti
Mike Polizzotti Takes on New Role as Senior Economic Development Planner with Strafford Regional Planning Commission
It is with a deep sense of gratitude we share with our community development partners that Mike Polizzotti has moved on from UNH Extension and has tak... Learn More
Canadian geese feeding on green grass in a park
Getting to Work with DIRT
Individuals from over twenty groups, organizations, and municipalities from the greater Franklin-Northfield-Tilton “Foothills” region of New Hampshire... Learn More
Extension table at the Hopkinton Farmers Market
Community Engagement at Contoocook Farmers Market
The Town of Hopkinton is the fourth community to take part in UNH Extension’s Downtowns & Trails program. As part of the program, a dedicated group of... Learn More
Group of volunteers standing near the Contoocook River
Collecting Data on Community Capital While Building Social Capital
The Benefits of a Capacity Building Approach to Nature-Based Economic Development
On a recent sunny Saturday morning, a group of dedicated community volunteers gathered in the Village of Contoocook, in the Town of Hopkinton, NH, to ... Learn More
Sue Cagle and Melissa Lee holding NACDEP award certificate
UNH Extension Receives National Award for Work on “Community Resilience”
Four UNH Extension staff received a major accolade at this year’s National Association for Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) Conf... Learn More