NH Agricultural Experiment Station
Preventing Coccidiosis in Cattle
Station scientist Pete Erickson, professor of dairy management in the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, has found evidence that the compound sodium butyrate—a nutrient that people obtain by consuming beans, peas and other legumes, but that can also be added to animal feed—could be used... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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11/18/22Alternative Forages for Seasonal Slumps
In farming, a ‘summer slump’ refers to the periods of the growing season when traditional forage plants—eaten by livestock—don’t grow well or aren’t... -
10/26/22Research That Makes a Difference for New Hampshire
Becky Sideman is performing sustainable agriculture research with great benefit to New Hampshire and New England. -
10/19/22Droughts Are a New Reality for New England. Diverse Crop Rotations Can Help.
When it comes to crop rotations, complexity is key to boosting levels of nitrogen—a soil nutrient that is critical to crop production. That's... -
10/17/22Recognizing Research Excellence
Scott Ollinger of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture was the recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Research Award at the University of New...
Recent Stories
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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 -
03/10/20 - “I didn’t even know this kind of job existed”Becky Sideman: I grew up on a farm that was in my family for six or seven generations. My mom still runs it with my sister. Both my parents farmed; I’ve been exposed to plants and... Read More -
03/10/20 - Green Plate SpecialAt UNH, SEAWEED has made itself useful as everything from a healthy platform for raising mussels and trout to a salty-sweet ingredient in a university-brewed beer. Now, it turns... Read More -
03/09/20 - Rotating Crops Over Time Boosts Corn Yields, Even in DroughtsRotating crops over time increases the yield of corn, even during unfavorable weather conditions such as droughts, according to new research findings from the NH Agricultural... Read More -
03/02/20 - UNH, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation Help Relaunch Cooperative Providing Essential Research FundingFollowing a three-year hiatus, the Northern States Research Cooperative has been revitalized, thanks to $2 million in funding for the 2020 fiscal year from the U.S. Forest Service... Read More -
02/25/20 - Construction Cancels Greenhouse Open HouseThe 2020 UNH open house at the Macfarlane Research Greenhouse formerly scheduled for Saturday, March 28, has been cancelled. Read More