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The information below, and in a printable table, will help you to determine the best time to start your seeds. You must first, determine the last…

Introduction   Cut branch crops are shrubs from which branches are harvested for their unique shape, color, flowers or fruit and used as…

In this video, Extension field specialist Margaret Hagen describes controlling grubs in your home lawn. Read a full video transcript below. …

Introduction Wood ash has a long history of use in New England. Our Yankee ancestors used wood ash to make lye for soaps, to clean glass, silver…

Step by step instructions for submitting a sample to the Plant Diagnostic Lab.

Animal manures and animal manure-based composts are rich in plant nutrients such as Nitrogen (N), Phosphorous (P) and Potassium (K) and provide…

Hairy chinch bugs, (Blissus leucopterus), are probably the most destructive pest of home lawns. The adults are small (1/16" long), black with…

Many livestock species use forages as their primary source of nutrition. Therefore, it is important to provide animals with the best quality forage…

Haymaking combines science and art. Old timers knew just the right feel of hay before it was ready to put into the barn. It’s hard to quantify that…

Introduction Hiring a farm employee is an exciting moment. It means the farm is getting large enough and stable enough to take on additional help…

Defines H-2A Visa Program, who can use it, how recruitment works and human rights considerations.

We have two species of hornworms that feed on tomato foliage (occasionally the fruit) in New Hampshire. The most common by far is the tobacco…

The house fly, Musca domestica, is a familiar insect pest. It is of economic importance because it can transmit disease-causing organisms, such as…

As New Hampshire becomes more urban, the potential for conflict between the farming and non-farming communities increases. By using *best management…

The video below shows the steps involved in installing a small residential rain garden. It was produced by the NH Dept. of Environmental Services…

The variety of insecticides available today is much greater than it was 20 years ago. It includes some made from bacteria, insect-killing fungi or…

New Hampshire’s Governor Chris Sununu has listed “Nurseries, greenhouses, garden centers, and agriculture supply stores” as “essential services” in…

Many factors go into proper site selection for a greenhouse, such as slope, access and proximity to utilities. An important factor is how much…

Choke cherry identification is important for peach and sweet cherry growers. This is because choke cherry (Prunus virginiana L.) is important in…

Corn earworm, Fall armyworm, and European corn borer caterpillars can all infest the ears of sweet corn. The most reliable way to identify them is to…