NH Agricultural Experiment Station
Research Snapshot: Raising Lumpfish
At UNH’s Coastal Marine Lab in New Castle, N.H., Elizabeth Fairchild raises and researches lumpfish as a potential pest-management solution for the aquaculture industry. Fairchild, research associate professor of biological sciences and scientist with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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07/21/21UNH Scientists Unravel More Mysteries About Beech Bark Disease
The UNH-led team found the early arriving beech bark disease pathogen Neonectria ditissima – a broad generalist that causes canker disease on many... -
07/14/21Visit UNH Research Farms on Durham Farm Day Saturday Aug. 21
Growers and the public are invited to visit two research farms at the University of New Hampshire on Durham Farm Day Saturday, Aug. 21. The Woodman... -
07/01/21UNH Researchers Receive $1.2M Grant to Study Seasonal Soil Freeze and Thaw
The frost heaves that turn New England roads and their drivers into a bumpy, grumpy mess are one of many consequences of the seasonal soil freeze and... -
06/23/21Solving a Million Dollar Problem
A pesky little jellyfish-like animal is causing major problems—and major costs—for aquaculture everywhere by choosing to permanently live on...
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06/16/21 - UNH Researchers Receive Grants to Address Forestry Priorities of Granite StateThree researchers from the University of New Hampshire will receive grants for research that will address priority issues facing forest stakeholders in the Northern Forest region... Read More -
06/08/21 - Macfarlane Research Greenhouses Manager Honored with 2021 Dean’s Award for DistinctionLuke Hydock, manager of the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station, has been honored with a 2021 Dean's Award for Distinction. Read More -
06/02/21 - Improving Colostrum in Dairy Cows is Focus of UNH Dairy Research Field Day June 15Colostrum, the first milk calves drink, is essential to building the immune systems of the calves, and thus, their survival. Read More -
05/20/21 - UNH Scientists Aim to Solve a Million Dollar Problem for Aquaculture IndustryA pesky little jellyfish-like animal is causing major problems—and major costs—for aquaculture everywhere by choosing to permanently live on aquafarming equipment, reducing... Read More -
05/10/21 - UNH Research Takes Center Stage on NH Agriculture Radio ShowDid you know you can make syrup from sycamore trees? And that seedless table grapes grown locally taste nothing like what you get at the grocery store? How about that wet brewers... Read More -
04/29/21 - Salt Found to Preserve Shelf Life of Alternate, Low-Cost Feed for Dairy HeifersIn the past decade, the number of New Hampshire craft brewers has increased from 15 to 93. What happens to all of that grain when the brewing process is complete? Fortunately, wet... Read More -
04/12/21 - Learn About the Best Varieties of Seedless Table Grapes to Grow in NHExperiment station scientists Becky Sideman and Marta Lima will present their findings of which varieties of seedless table grapes grow well in New Hampshire, and the pros and... Read More -
04/05/21 - Q&A: Specialty SyrupsScientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture recently presented preliminary findings of the first assessment... Read More -
03/31/21 - Randomness, not Environmental Selection, Key to Altering Bacteria in ArcticIn the Northeast, heat waves, heavy downpours, and sea level rise pose growing challenges. Infrastructure, agriculture, fisheries, and ecosystems will be increasingly compromised... Read More -
03/25/21 - People May Be Stressing Out NH’s BobcatsThe bobcat, New Hampshire’s official state wildcat and a critical contributor to the sustainability of the state's forest ecosystem, may be being stressed out by human activity in... Read More