UNH Cooperative Extension

Recent Stories

  • tick
    - The Ick of the Tick
    New Hampshire’s long, snowy winter was great for black-legged ticks, which transmit Lyme disease. Cooperative Extension entomologist Alan Eaton gives tips on staying safe. Alan... Read More
  • cooperative extention celebration
    - Governor, UNH President Commemorate 100 years of UNH Cooperative Extension
    Photo (l to r): State Rep. Robert Haefner, Celina Walker, UNH President Mark Huddleston, Governor Maggie Hassan, UNH Cooperative Extension Dean and Director John Pike, and State... Read More
  • potted flowers in greenhouse
    - Spring Arrives at the UNH Greenhouse
    The annual open house at the University of New Hampshire’s Macfarlane greenhouses, a popular rite of spring, is March 28-29, 2014 Usher in spring with a visit to the University of... Read More
  • Becky Sideman of UNH Cooperative Extension
    - Winter Greens
    Now that the purple and blue shades of the polar vortex have eased off the weather maps, we can loosen our scarves and maybe go hatless. We’ve made it through the once-every-few-... Read More
  • hedrick smith
    - Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner Hedrick Smith Speaks at UNH Oct. 23
    Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author Hedrick Smith will visit the University of New Hampshire Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, to discuss how America has moved from an... Read More
  • students at farm internship
    - On-Farm Experience is Keystone to Capstone Course
    Three Cooperative Extension food and agriculture specialists and a local farm teamed with a UNH professor this spring to bring to life a capstone course for the new Sustainable... Read More
  • betty sideman
    - Moving Right Along
    Becky Sideman, a vegetable and berry specialist with UNH Cooperative Extension, will use cutting edge technology to assist with crop research and classroom teaching. Read More
  • cooperative extention volunteers in front of cat sculpture
    - Extension’s Army of Volunteers Steps Up
    Ever volunteer to clean up a local park? Coach kids? Raise money for the local food bank? Or, in an act of foolhardy bravado, chaperone a middle school dance? Then you’re one of... Read More
  • local farmers in UNH winter greenhouse with lettuce
    - A Lettuce in Winter?
    A UNH alumnus and co-owner of Demers Garden Center, a perennial and bedding plant mecca in the southeast corner of Manchester, Robert Demers has 22,000 square feet of greenhouse... Read More
  • ChooseMyPlate.gov graphic
    - “Mrs. Healthy” a Star in the Classroom
    Even before she reaches the classroom, there’s a smile on her face. And why not? After all, the students call her “Mrs. Healthy!” Brenda Carey, a UNH Cooperative Extension... Read More