Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops

As the farmer surveys his flooded field, he feels a sense of despair. Climate change has brought more extreme weather, making it harder to grow crops and maintain his livelihood.
UNH Extension Agricultural Disaster Response 2023
Extension specialists played a key role in identifying crop losses from disaster events and communicating those losses to state and federal agencies for relief funding
The 2023 production season was extremely challenging for farmers throughout the northeast. Widespread freeze events in February and May caused the gre... Learn More
Cows in a barn
Risk Management Opportunities for Dairy Producers
Developing a risk management plan is one of the most important decisions you can make to protect your dairy operation. Learn More
cows in the field
FDA Guidance for Industry No. 263: Impact on Over-the-Counter Antibiotics
FDA Guidance for Industry No. 263 requires remaining over-the-counter medically important antibiotics to transition to prescription use beginning June... Learn More
Soil Health
Is your farm climate resilient?
UNH Extension is piloting a new program to work one on one with NH-Based farmers to help identify ways in which farms can become more resilient to cli... Learn More
rabbit with chicken
What You Need to Know About the Sale and Purchase of Uninspected Poultry and Rabbits to Licensed NH Restaurants
Important information for New Hampshire poultry and rabbit producers
Important information for New Hampshire poultry and rabbit producers Learn More
chickens
Livestock Biosecurity Reminder—Protecting Your Flock from Avian Influenza
Highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) has recently been discovered in wild birds in New Hampshire and was recently discovered in small poultry f... Learn More
Alfalfa Winterkill
Forages Under Drought
Harvest practices may influence how well some perennial forage legumes recover
Severe droughts, like the one experienced in 2020, are likely to become more frequent in the future. Results from this study suggest that harvest prac... Learn More
Sheep grazing in a dry pasture
Drought Resources for Dairy and Livestock Producers
With all of New Hampshire still in either Moderate or Severe drought for several months, producers are faced with a set of challenges that includes wa... Learn More