Agriculture & Gardens

Resource Category Topic Type
Starting Plants From Seed [fact sheet]
Introduction<br /> <br /> Gardeners can grow most annuals, biennials, and many herbaceous perennials from seed. Sowing seed is less expensive than b...
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Visual Evaluation of Hay [video]
You can a lot about hay by looking at it, feeling it, and even (carefully!) smelling it. The video below discusses what sorts of things distinguish hi...
Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Taking a Hay Sample [video]
Forage testing is the best way to assess the quality of your hay, but getting accurate results depends on starting with a representative sample. The v...
Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
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...
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Berry Crops Fact Sheet
New England Farm Account Book
This resource is a downloadable Excel Workbook to use as a recordkeeping system. Developed by UMaine Extension, this tool will enable you to keep dail...
Agriculture & Gardens, Agricultural Business Management, Agricultural Law & Taxation Agriculture & Gardens Guide
Estate Planning: Wills vs. Trusts, Longterm Healthcare Webinar Recording
The Future of the Farm: Estate &amp; Succession Planning Webinar Series<br /> <br /> Estate Planning often involves setting up a will and/or trust. ...
Agriculture & Gardens, Agricultural Business Management, Agricultural Marketing & Sales, Farm Estate & Succession Planning, Financial Planning & Record Keeping Agriculture & Gardens Video
Sales Forecasting For Agricultural Businesses
Conducting research to estimate the market potential of a new product or venture<br /> <br /> After several years in business, you’re thinking about...
Agriculture & Gardens, Agricultural Business Management
FSMA for Maple Producers [flowchart]
September 2018 was the final deadline for maple operations who have to comply with some or all of the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule of FSMA....
Agriculture & Gardens, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), Natural Resources, Forest & Trees Agriculture & Gardens, Natural Resources
Soil Testing Forms
All forms needed for soil testing. 
Agriculture & Gardens, Soil Testing Services, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Research Report: Organic management of cabbage aphid with insecticides on Brussels sprout in NH, 2016-2018
Many growers in the region, especially organic growers, struggle with management of cabbage aphid in Brussels sprouts. Beginning in 2016, we have cond...
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) vegetable crops Research Report