Resources

Internal Parasites can be classified into two basic groups, worms and protozoa. Parasitic disease differs from bacterial and viral disease in…

Assessing Food Contact Surfaces and Materials: Think about the steps involved from harvesting produce to customer sale. Ask yourself these…

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

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

Why Prune? Pruning is often regarded as one of the most intimidating aspects of gardening. Fearful of making a mistake, many people simply avoid…

The following two webinars were a part of the Risk Management Education Series hosted by UNH Cooperative Extension on March 2, 2017. Making a…

Fertilizing Fruit Trees Before planting fruit trees, we recommend that gardeners test their soil before planting to de­termine the amount of lime…

A helpful resource for landowners seeking to establish a wildlife meadow. It explains when choosing a site, consider soil conditions and sunlight…

The Future of the Farm: Estate & Succession Planning Webinar Series Gifting can be a simple option to start transferring the farm assets now,…

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

An online guide for producers by Iago Hale and his UNH lab group, published in 2019, providing enterprise analysis, vineyard establishment, planting…

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

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

The Future of the Farm: Estate & Succession Planning Webinar Series Inheritance is often times an easy way to pass on the family farm. However…

We recommend that gardeners test their soil before planting to determine the amount of lime and fertilizers needed. Soil testing can be done through…

Plums, cherries and apricots, which along with peaches and nec- tarines are often called “stone” fruits, are flavorful additions to the home orchard…

Introduction Gardeners can grow most annuals, biennials, and many herbaceous perennials from seed. Sowing seed is less expensive than buying…

You can a lot about hay by looking at it, feeling it, and even (carefully!) smelling it. The video below discusses what sorts of things distinguish…

Forage testing is the best way to assess the quality of your hay, but getting accurate results depends on starting with a representative sample. The…

Birds can become especially serious pests in blueberries and strawberries, but they also cause injury in other small fruit and tree fruit. There are…