NH Agricultural Experiment Station
Grass-Fed Organic Dairy Management May Be Key to Sector’s Resilience in New England
How is organic grass-fed management different? There is some overlap in the practices used in organic grass-fed (OGF) management and more traditional organic dairy operations. Both types of operations must follow USDA protocols of not using antibiotics, hormones or genetically modified... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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09/15/22Crustacean Consternation
UNH researchers have documented the first-ever pair of mated blue crabs in Great Bay Estuary, with potentially serious impacts on the ecosystem. -
09/06/22The Changing Lamprey River
The Lamprey River Hydrological Observatory has been collecting data on the chemistry and hydrology of the 212-square-mile Lamprey River watershed,... -
08/09/22Cohabitating with New England Cottontails
New research by the NHAES researchers finds that habitat restoration efforts for the at-risk New England cottontail will also benefit a number of ... -
08/04/22Oysters as Nitrogen Bioextractors
Oysters filter particles that contain nitrogen (and carbon) from the water. Wild oysters cycle small amounts of that nitrogen back into the...
Recent Stories
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04/27/20 - UNH Ecologist Named Ecological Society of America FellowSerita Frey, professor of soil microbial ecology at the University of New Hampshire and a researcher with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, has been named a... Read More -
04/20/20 - Paging UNH Alum Dr. Tim Marquis, '15Tim Marquis graduated with his bachelor’s degree in biomedical science from the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture in 2015, and will complete medical school at the... Read More -
04/15/20 - Serita Frey Named Ecological Society of America FellowUNH soil ecologist Serita Frey has been named a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America. Read More -
04/13/20 - Long-Term Greenhouse Gas Benefits from Salvaging Dead Trees Balance Short-Term Excess EmissionsThe next major eastern spruce budworm outbreak likely will hit Northeastern United States forests over the next few years, putting more than 11.4 million acres of forest and 94.8... Read More -
04/07/20 - Greenhouse Grower: New Hampshire Researchers Studying Cold-Hardy HydrangeasUniversity of New Hampshire (UNH) researchers have launched a new study that will evaluate plants from three cold-hardy hydrangea species for cut flower and landscape use. Read More -
04/06/20 - UNH Research Leads to New Drinking Water Standard in Granite StateThe state of New Hampshire has adopted a new, lower drinking water standard for arsenic after University of New Hampshire researchers found Granite Staters would be willing to... Read More -
03/23/20 - A History of Responding to Our Nation's CrisesMore than 130 years ago, Congress established the nation’s state agricultural experiment station system. Throughout history, these public research organizations, most at land-... Read More -
03/22/20 - U.S. News and World Report (AP): Research Aims to Support Growing Cut Flower IndustryThe university-based New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station will spend the next three years evaluating hydrangea species to better inform farmers on key characteristics and... Read More -
03/17/20 - Access Restricted to NH Agricultural Experiment Station FacilitiesFor safety reasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, access to our NHAES farms and greenhouses has been temporarily restricted to employees and essential research staff only. Read More -
03/16/20 - UNH to Conduct First Cold-Hardy Hydrangea Study to Help Regional Cut Flower and Landscape IndustryNew Hampshire has seen a dramatic increase in cut flower farms, underscoring the need for reliable research to support the state’s flower industry. To that end, University of New... Read More