Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center

An image of red clover in a field.

Estrogen in Clover?

Researchers at UNH find drought increases phytoestrogen levels in red clover, impacting dairy cows’ health. Kura clover shows promise as a resilient forage alternative. Read More

Recent Stories

  • UNH researcher and plant developer Brent Loy
    - The Menu Makers
    As New Englanders sit down to give thanks this week, their Thanksgiving tables may be filled with an abundant supply of delicious, locally grown foods thanks, in part, to... Read More
  • UNH Fairchild Dairy
    - Fairchild Dairy Marks 25 Years of Research
    The Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center, a facility of the N.H. Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) at the University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and... Read More
  • brittany kokoszka with dairy cow
    - For Cows and CREAM: Never a Day Off
    Brittany 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
  • jackie buckley with cow
    - New York City Native is a Natural With Animals
    Jackie Buckley was 18 years old before she saw her first cow. And yet now she spends most of her time at UNH with them, either in her job or pre-vet studies. Read More
  • A Diva in the Dairy
    - A Diva in the Dairy
    “I’ve delivered calves in high heels,” says Rosie Cabral, a Ph.D. student at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) interested in improving neonatal calf immunity to... Read More
  • What a Farm Can Teach: The UNH Organic Dairy
    - What a Farm Can Teach: The UNH Organic Dairy
    “Walk around the farm. Dream. Think about what you would do if this were your farm.”  Read More