Agriculture & Gardens

Cleaning and sanitizing best management practices are essential steps in keeping food safe to eat. Soil, chemicals or other organic materials can cont...

The main objectives of pruning trees should be to create and preserve good structure, and to correct storm damage or other problems that develop durin...

Why Prune? <br /> <br /> Pruning is often regarded as one of the most intimidating aspects of gardening. Fearful of making a mistake, many people si...

The following two webinars were a part of the Risk Management Education Series hosted by UNH Cooperative Extension on March 2, 2017.<br /> <br /> Ma...

Fertilizing Fruit Trees<br /> <br /> Before planting fruit trees, we recommend that gardeners test their soil before planting to de­termine the amou...

The Future of the Farm: Estate &amp; Succession Planning Webinar Series<br /> <br /> Gifting can be a simple option to start transferring the farm a...

Following Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) is, in general, required if you manufacture, process, pack or hold human food. Even if not requi...

Because a large land area devoted to lawns in New England is located adjacent to pond, lake, river, and coastal shorelines, nutrient losses from lawns...

This fact sheet will provide the basics of how to make a new vegetable garden, starting with site selection, and then covering soil testing, preparing...

The Future of the Farm: Estate &amp; Succession Planning Webinar Series<br /> <br /> Inheritance is often times an easy way to pass on the family fa...