Resources

Resource Category Topic Type
Calculating Heifer Numbers
Heifers are either the second or third greatest cost on a dairy farm, behind feed costs and labor. It has been estimated that the cost to raise a…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops
Farm Food Safety — Food Contact Surfaces and Materials
Assessing Food Contact Surfaces and Materials: Think about the steps involved from harvesting produce to customer sale. Ask yourself these…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
New Hampshire Farmers Talk About Managing Business Risks [video]
Videos of Chuck Souther from Apple Hill Farm; Trevor Hardy from Brookdale Fruit Farm; Adam Crete from Highway View Farm;Phil Ferdinando from J &…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Agricultural Business Management Video
Sales Forecasting For Agricultural Businesses
Conducting research to estimate the market potential of a new product or venture After several years in business, you’re thinking about expanding…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Agricultural Business Management
Soil Testing for Environmental Contaminants - Interpreting Your Heavy Metals Test Results [fact sheet]
What Are Heavy Metals? Heavy metals are a class of elements that include lead, copper, arsenic, and cadmium, and can be toxic to humans and plants…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Soil Testing Services Agriculture & Gardens
"How To" Webinar on Planting Wildflower Meadows
Cathy Neal recently presented a webinar on Planting Wildflower Meadows for Pollinator Habitat for the Northeast IPM Center's "IPM Toolbox…
Location: Durham Campus
Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
10 Easy Steps to Prevent Common Garden Diseases [fact sheet]
1. Sanitation! • Start with a clean planting site, free of last year’s crop debris. Debris from the previous season’s crops may harbor diseases,…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden
2017 Food Code adopted by NH State Food Protection Section
Attention NH food service operators: The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services, Food…
 Food Safety, Agriculture & Gardens
2018-19 New England Vegetable Management Guide
Extension specialists throughout the region collaboratively publish this guide, to provide information on pest and cultural management of vegetable…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops
2019-20 New England Small Fruit Management Guide
Extension specialists throughout the region collaboratively publish this guide, to provide information on pest and cultural management of small fruit…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops Berry Crops Guide
2023 New Hampshire Field Crop and Forage Loss Report
In 2023, NH farms were faced with the wettest year on record, according to the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine. This excessive rainfall…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops Agriculture & Gardens Research Report
2023 New Hampshire Fruit and Vegetable Crop Loss Survey Report
The 2023 production season was extremely challenging for farmers throughout the northeast. Widespread freeze events in February and May caused the…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops Berry Crops, tree fruit crops & orchards, vegetable crops, Agriculture & Gardens Research Report
A1 - Fruit Study Materials [Commercial]
Commercial applicator category Fruit (A1) is a subcategory of Agricultural Pest Control (A). This subcategory is intended for pesticide applicators…
 Pesticide Safety Education, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
A2 - Herbicides Study Materials [Commercial]
Commercial applicator category Herbicides (A2) is a subcategory of Agricultural Pest Control (A). This subcategory is intended for herbicide…
 Pesticide Safety Education, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
A3 - Field Crops Study Materials [Commercial]
Commercial applicator category Field Crops (A3) is a subcategory of Agricultural Pest Control (A). This subcategory is intended for pesticide and…
 Pesticide Safety Education, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
A4 - Animals Study Materials [Commercial]
This is a subcategory of Agricultural Pest Control (A) for commercial applicators who, apply or supervise the application of pesticides on animals…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education Agriculture & Gardens
Accurately Measuring Small Quantities of Product [Video]
In this video, John Grande introduces the applicator to a number of measuring devices (syringes, pipets, tubing, and scales) that will make measuring…
 Pesticide Safety Education, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Adding SNAP/EBT Sales to your Farm [webinar video]
This webinar covers: What is FNS and how to start an application Steps to become a SNAP/EBT authorized retailer How to use your EBT or…
 Agricultural Business Management, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Air Blast Sprayers: How to Optimize Spray Distribution [Fact Sheet]
Optimizing your air blast sprayerʼs distribution pattern is a key part of controlling pests on fruit and vegetable crops. This fact sheet outlines…
 Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Pesticide Safety Education tree fruit crops & orchards, vegetable crops, Agriculture & Gardens Fact Sheet
Alternatives to Invasive Landscape Plants [fact sheet]
New Hampshire’s invasive species regulations currently prohibit the collection, sale, transport, distribution, propagation or transplantation of…
 Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens