Agriculture
Innovations in Dairy: UNH Researchers Drive Advancements in Dairy Farming
Discover how innovative research at New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station is transforming dairy farming with sustainable practices, healthier calves, and methane-reducing feeds. Read More
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07/15/24Using Duckweed as a Green Manure
Discover UNH research on using duckweed to cleanse water and serve as green manure for sustainable farming. -
06/26/24UNH Receives USDA Grant to Boost Climate-Resilient Farming Practices
UNH receives USDA grant to explore crop row orientation and cover cropping strategies, aiming to boost climate-resilient farming practices and... -
06/07/24Best Radicchio Varieties for New England Farmers
Granite State farmers can boost sustainability by adding high-demand radicchio to their crops, and research at UNH is aiding that effort by... -
04/04/24Maine Farmers Receptive to Seaweed Feed
New research involving UNH scientists reveals Maine organic dairy farmers prioritize cost and supply issues but are open to paying more for...
Recent Stories
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06/19/14 - In a Class by HimselfEighteen-year-old Charlie Hood was in a hay field on his father's Derry, N.H., dairy farm when a stranger approached him with an unusual opportunity: a chance to earn a college... Read More -
05/08/14 - For Cows and CREAM: Never a Day OffBrittany Kokoszka, a sophomore from Franklin, MA, meets a red-and-white milk cow in the herd at Saturday's open house for CREAM, a class of 25 UNH students who spend an academic... Read More -
04/24/14 - Strawberry Fields ForeverResearchers at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) at the University of New Hampshire investigating a strawberry production system used throughout the nation’s leading... Read More -
03/27/14 - Growing a SolutionInstructors and students of the African Plant Breeding Academy in Nairobi, Kenya. In the backyard gardens of sub-Saharan Africa, many people plant traditional strains of millet,... Read More -
03/17/14 - New Program Helps Keep a Farm GrowingThe Bohanan farm in Contoocook, N.H., has been in Si Robertson’s family for more than 100 years. Almost from the start, the Thompson School has played a critical role in... Read More -
01/16/14 - Winter GreensNow 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 -
09/05/13 - On-Farm Experience is Keystone to Capstone CourseThree 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 -
08/22/13 - The Luck of the Irish ScholarsThe Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the College of Life Sciences (COLSA) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), Kim Babbitt, is no stranger to student requests that she... Read More -
08/22/13 - Moving Right AlongBecky 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 -
