The quality of colostrum – the nutrient-rich milk newborn dairy calves first drink from their mothers – can be predicted by the mother’s previous lactation performance and weather, according to new research from the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire.

When doctoral student Krist Hausken went to Israel recently to work with a collaborator of his mentor Dr. Stacia Sower, he not only came back with a research breakthrough but a clear picture of what he wants to do after he graduates from UNH.

Granite Staters are willing to pay more for locally grown fruits and vegetables, according to preliminary findings of new research funded by the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire. This is the first study of New Hampshire consumer preferences for locally grown, fresh produce, which is a growing area of the state’s agriculture industry.

The Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center, a facility of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES), has been awarded a 2014 Quality Milk Award from the nationally recognized nonprofit dairy farmers cooperative Dairy One. Only about 20 percent of Dairy One’s member herds received the designation in 2014.

The Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center, a facility of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) at the University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA), has been recognized by the state as a New Hampshire Quality Milk Producer.

The Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center, a facility of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) at the University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA), has been awarded a 2013 Quality Milk Award from the nationally recognized nonprofit dairy farmers cooperative Dairy One.

Researchers at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) at the University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture have launched a hydroponics project that will investigate options for farmers who are trying to meet increasing demand for locally grown fresh produce during winter and increase profits in the off season.

Chemicals used as synthetic flame retardants that are found in common household items such as couches, carpet padding, and electronics have been found to cause metabolic and liver problems that can lead to insulin resistance, which is a major cause of obesity, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.

The University of New Hampshire is one of 12 land-grant universities in the Northeast to join a coalition of peer institutions in the USDA Northeast Climate Hub, a collaboration of U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies, state agencies, and land-grant university partners.

For the first time, University of New Hampshire scientists have tracked the spread of an exotic tree native to Asia that has invaded Durham-area forests to a single tree planted on campus in the early 1970s. The research funded by the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station is part of a larger effort to detect and respond to exotic plants that can have a potentially negative effect on native plants and forest ecosystems.