Agriculture
Sizing Up Cover Crop Seeding Rates
What are cover crops? A cover crop is a plant used primarily to improve soil health, reduce erosion, enhance water availability, smother weeds, help control pests and diseases and increase biodiversity. Cover crops are not produced for sale and are often grown over when the soil would otherwise... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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07/11/22Making a Living Producing Food?
In New England, small- and mid-sized farms face numerous barriers to achieving viability. Many farmers across the region rely on a host of... -
05/26/22Research Makes National Strawberry Month Sweeter
Five pounds of strawberries might seem like a lot, but that is approximately how much each person eats each year, according to the U.S. Department of... -
07/08/21NH Bulletin: Interest in local food doesn’t always mean more sales for farmers
The New Hampshire Bulletin reports on a new report from University of New Hampshire researchers Jess Carson, Analena Bruce, and Isaac Leslie that... -
Recent Stories
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10/19/18 - 2018 Dietetic Internship Class Achieves 100 Percent Pass Rate on National Registration ExamIt's an exciting milestone for the university's nutrition program, which just introduced two new master's degree options. Read More -
09/14/18 - Goal: Sustainable FoodA new aquaponic greenhouse aims to provide a model to increase sustainable food production. Read More -
08/08/18 - In a Big World, Farmers Speak the Same LanguageNew Hampshire farmers and Peruvian agricultural students learn from each other. Read More -
06/25/18 - Fit for the FarmDan Birnstihl '18 spent a lot of time in the UNH greenhouses as a student, and it seems he just couldn’t get enough. Read More -
08/30/17 - Crazy for Quinoa?UNH researchers are exploring whether a high-value crop could be grown successfully in northern New England. Read More -
02/17/17 - Following Up with Sustainability FellowsUNH Today follows up with a couple of former Sustainability Institute fellows in this article. Read More -
05/27/16 - Field of GreensMany New Hampshire farmers view trading their tried-and-true full season silage corn variety for one with a shorter growing season as more than a little risky. But not Adam Crete... Read More -
05/05/16 - Garden TimeShockwave, a new cantaloupe, is one of nine new UNH-developed cucurbit varieties now commercially available. (Courtesy photo) Gardeners getting ready to plant their fruits and... Read More -
04/07/16 - Passion for PolicyMaster's student Samantha Werner '14 received the Ecological Society of America's Graduate Student Policy Award.Samantha Werner ’14 wants to bring local food to the policy table.... Read More -
04/01/16 - The Right Place, the Right TimeThe Arghakhanchi District of Nepal is a mountainous region west of Kathmandu that is covered with fields of corn and rice as well as lush, forested valleys. “It’s probably the... Read More