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Whether for eggs or for meat, in order to have success with your small or large poultry flock, you need to make sure you start and end with a healthy…

Starting your chicks Raising a flock of chickens for home meat or egg production can be an easy and rewarding experience. Before you jump into…

Carefully-collected animal manure was once the main source of nutrients for crop production. Today, horse owners with one or more animals often don’t…

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

Backyard apple trees can be valued additions to the home garden, offering fresh, flavorful and healthful fruit,

Our latest count shows 86 native tree species in New Hampshire. The exact number is hard to determine because some are rare, some are mostly found as…

Selecting healthy plants Take a step back to examine the plant’s overall structure. Shrubs should have several stems coming from the base of the…

Recommendations for caring for large trees with storm damage. (Adapted from the Nebraska Forest Service with permission).

  Why Wildflower Meadows? They are beautiful and tie your landscape in to the surrounding environment. Adding even a small area of native…

Introduction Several species of insects invade our homes in fall and remain through winter, often hidden inside walls. When temperatures rise in…

General Considerations Factors Affecting Feeding Performance Genetics Feed efficiency in swine is about 35% inherited, and 30% growth…

Our kitchens contain an array of stored food items that serve as welcoming habitats for many insect pests, commonly referred to as “pantry” or “…

This book offers a new way of thinking about shaping home grounds and public spaces in the Northeast.   Lavishly illustrated, Integrated Landscaping…

Make sure that all of your hens are earning their keep. This video will give you tips to identifying which chickens are in good laying condition…

Pears will grow well in all but the coldest areas of New Hampshire. Popular varieties such as Bartlett and Bosc are reasonably winter hardy where…

A woodchuck mows down an entire row of new cabbage transplants... A porcupine is destroying a hedge of hemlocks... Flying squirrels are keeping…

Among the several species of plant bugs that invade New Hampshire fruit, vegetable, and ornamental crops, the one that does the most damage is the…

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…

The printable version of 'Blueberry Varieties for New Hampshire' available for download contains a list that was developed to help New…

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…