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Ginger plants
New Research Report: Effects of Early Season Heating, Low Tunnels and Harvest Time Ginger Yields in NH, 2017
U.S. consumers are likely most familiar with the golden cured rhizomes of mature ginger (Zingiber officinale). Growers in the northeastern U.S. have b... Learn More
Field of pumpkins
Merrimack County Lays Down the Challenge!
Participants at the Merrimack County 4-H Garden Clinic on Tuesday, March 20th will have the opportunity to take what they have learned and challenge t... Learn More
4-H members make grilled cheese sandwiches during a competition. In the photo, two members are wearing chefs hats and aprons and looking down a griddle. Behind them, two people look on.
Charlotte Cross Receives 2017-2018 4-H Military Partnership Grant
UNH Cooperative Extension Youth and Family specialist Charlotte Cross has received a 2017-2018 4-H Military Partnership grant. The funding will suppor... Learn More
UNH Cooperative Extension's Alan Eaton is pictured here. He is wearing glasses and his shirt sleeves are rolled up. He is picking an apple off a tree.
Celebrate Alan Eaton's Retirement
Alan Eaton has had a long and productive career with UNH Cooperative Extension, and as of December 2017, he has retired! We will all miss him enormous... Learn More
Blueberries on a bush
Gardens In Winter: Pruning Your Blueberries and Apples
What is the most important thing you need to remember when pruning your fruit trees and bushes? The one thing you should most of all not forget? It is... Learn More
emerald ash borer adult on white ash bark
Notification about requirements for ash logs destined to Quebec
from Piera Siegert, state entomologist, N.H. Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food
from Piera Siegert, state entomologist, N.H. Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food Learn More
Youth with mentors
4-H Youth and Family with Promise Mentoring Program
4-H Mentoring: Youth & Families with Promise (YFP) is a program which began in 2001 and is designed for youth, ages 10-13, and their fam... Learn More
Farmer spraying pesticide in a field
Initial Training for New Pesticide Applicators
In New Hampshire, if you apply pesticides on crops for sale and you employ workers, you need a private pesticide applicator’s license. This is true wh... Learn More
2 youth working on an electronics project
4-H Makers Club
Do you like to make things? Do you love art? Are you curious about how things are made or work? Maybe you’re a Maker. Learn More
What We Know about Glossy Buckthorn
by Dr. Tom Lee, Dept. of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of New Hampshire and researcher at NH Agricultural Experiment Station... Learn More