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Tickborne diseases can be serious illnesses and can affect people of any age. Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus are…

Preventive Controls, officially titled “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food” This rule applies to facilities and…

In addition to the standard analyses, soil tests may be customized to meet your individual testing needs.  At the link below, you will find a…

Sources of Hens Though it’s sometimes possible to buy five-month old pullets that are ready to start laying eggs, it’s more likely you’ll need to…

The decision to purchase land can be one of the most important financial and personal decisions that you make in your lifetime. Whether you are…

Introduction Home-grown grapes make excellent fresh eating, juices, jellies, raisins, and wine. A small home vineyard with even just a vine or two…

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

Introduction Pruning hydrangeas baffles many gardeners—novice and experienced alike—because of hydrangeas’ growth habits. Before you even think…

Why prune tomatoes? Pruning, or selectively removing some of the tomato plant growth, can improve harvestable yields and prolong the harvest…

Pruning guidelines for all trees and shrubs, the home setting and the commercial appications.

What is a rain garden? A rain garden is a shallow depression designed to capture stormwater runoff and allow it to slowly infiltrate into the soil.…

Broilers are hybrid chickens bred for fast growth and finish. Typically raised to about 5 pounds, they are usually processed between 7 and 9 weeks of…

Housing If you choose to raise turkeys indoors on floors that are cleanable, it will be easier to control predators and parasites. You’ll need…

Though damage from the raspberry cane borer (Oberea perspicillata) is often seen, the insect itself is rarely recognized as a pest. It usually causes…

Pegomya rubivora (Coquillett) Sometimes I get reports of “raspberry cane borer” injury in early June. It doesn’t seem right, because raspberry…

Adult raspberry crown borers are striking black and yellow moths, 10 to 15mm (3/8 to 5/8 inch) long. In some individuals, the yellow is quite bright…

Recorded on April 15, 2020. This webinar focuses on how some New Hampshire and Vermont farms who sell through direct market channels including farm…

The redbanded leafroller (Argyrotaenia velutinana) became an important apple pest after the introduction of DDT to control codling moths in the late…

Brussels sprout is an important fall crop for many diversified vegetable growers and home gardeners in New England. Our objectives were to: 1)…

U.S. consumers are likely most familiar with the golden cured rhizomes of mature ginger (Zingiber officinale).  Growers in the northeastern U.S. have…