UNH Dairy Research Report

The 2021 UNH Dairy Research Report, which presents the latest dairy research conducted at the University of New Hampshire is available electronically from tthe NH Agricultural Experiment Station.

UNH Researchers Developing Unique Wildlife Monitoring System for Granite State

With more than 81 percent of New Hampshire represented by forested lands home to more than 500 vertebrate animals, the Granite State's wildlife populations are important to the ecological,...

UNH Scientists Share $13M in Grants to Study Benefits of Feeding Dairy Cows Seaweeds

Most people are unlikely to associate seaweed with dairy production. But University of New Hampshire scientists will be working to change that, sharing two grants totaling nearly $13 million to...

Tiniest Woodland Animals Play Critical Role in Keeping Forests Healthy

Robust forest growth and regeneration are critical to ensuring economic sustainability of New Hampshire's timber industry. And it is the tiniest of woodland animals that plays an essential role in...

UNH Scientists Receive $1M to Support Critical Soil Sustainability Research

University of New Hampshire scientists have received three grants totaling $1 million that will support research addressing urgent questions in soil sustainability and, ultimately, resilient food...

New Hampshire is Becoming More Diverse, with Children at the Forefront

New Hampshire is becoming a more diverse state, with children at the forefront of the demographic changes in the past decade, according to a new analysis from the New Hampshire Agricultural...

UNH Scientists Receive $650,000 Grant to Study Genetics of Costly Dairy Cattle Disease

Researchers at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire in collaboration with colleagues at Cornell University have received a four-year $650,000 grant...

UNH 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 broadleaf hosts – is present in more than 42% of...

Visit 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 Horticultural Research Farm and the Fairchild Dairy...

UNH 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 thaw cycle that impacts about half of the...

UNH Researchers Receive Grants to Address Forestry Priorities of Granite State

Three 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. These three grants...

Macfarlane Research Greenhouses Manager Honored with 2021 Dean’s Award for Distinction

Luke Hydock, manager of the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station, has been honored with a 2021 Dean's Award for Distinction. 

Improving Colostrum in Dairy Cows is Focus of UNH Dairy Research Field Day June 15

Colostrum, the first milk calves drink, is essential to building the immune systems of the calves, and thus, their survival.

UNH Scientists Aim to Solve a Million Dollar Problem for Aquaculture Industry

A pesky little jellyfish-like animal is causing major problems—and major costs—for aquaculture everywhere by choosing to permanently live on aquafarming equipment, reducing production sustainability...

Learn About the Best Varieties of Seedless Table Grapes to Grow in NH

Experiment 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 cons of different...

Passings: J. Brent Loy

J. Brent Loy, professor emeritus and longtime NH Agricultural Experiment Station researcher, died Friday, July 24, after being diagnosed four months ago with a rare sarcoma cancer.

Beyond the Wind Scale

Large, extreme storms are becoming more frequent worldwide under a changing climate, creating a need to understand the short-term and long-term ecological repercussions.

Serita Frey Named Ecological Society of America Fellow

UNH soil ecologist Serita Frey has been named a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.

Green Plate Special

At 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 out, it may help...

Non-Picky Eaters Effective at Spreading Spores

Small mammals such as mice and chipmunks who are not picky eaters play a more important role than previously known in dispersing the spores of wild mushrooms and truffles, according to new research...

Rescue Dog Brings Out-of-State Disease

A pathologist with New Hampshire Diagnostic Veterinary Lab at UNH recently diagnosed the fungal disease Valley fever in a rescue dog from Arizona. It is the first time the lab has diagnosed the...

Seaweed Research Benefits Region’s Dairy Farmers

Organic dairy cows fed kelp meal produced less methane for part of the summer grazing season, according to researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at UNH. Based on these...

UNH Scientists Expand Seaweed Research to Benefit Region’s Dairy Farmers

Organic dairy cows fed kelp meal produced less methane for part of the summer grazing season, according to researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New...

Grasslands Take Advantage of Northeast’s Warming Winters

As climate changes, Northeast winters are warming more rapidly than other times of the year.

For Jack o’ Lanterns, White is the New Orange

UNH researchers have ensured that pumpkin lovers have plenty of variety to choose from when decorating for this spookiest holiday of the year.

N.H. Oyster Farming a Growing Industry

New Hampshire commercial oyster farming industry gains ground, has substantial growth potential.

Eyes on a Hurricane

UNH researchers study Hurricane Maria's effects on Puerto Rico to understand impact of New England storms on watersheds.

NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Identifies Virus in Chimney Swifts

Pathologists with the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at UNH have identified the first reported virus in chimney swifts, an adenovirus called Chimney Swift Adenovirus 1, which may...

Extending N.H.'s Strawberry Season with Low Tunnels

Researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have succeeded in quadrupling the length of the Granite State’s strawberry growing season as part...

Haley Nolen: Understanding the Genetics of Disease Resistance in Plants

Haley grinds coffee in Guatemala.​​​​​

American Population Shrinking in More Than a Third of Rural Counties

Nearly 35 percent of rural counties in the United States are experiencing protracted and significant population loss, according to new research from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station...

No Old Home Days for NH Bobcats: Today’s Cats Roaming in Different Areas than Ancestors

In the last 60 years, Northern New England’s bobcats have changed how they roam about the region, with bobcats today moving from north to south as areas that once were “net exporters” of these native...

Experiment Station Researchers Develop Online Kiwiberry Production Guide for the Northeast

Prospective kiwiberry growers in the Northeast now have a roadmap to help them grow this emerging specialty fruit crop. Researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the...

Patent-Pending Discovery by UNH Researchers Advances Effort to Manage Parasitic Roundworms

Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Now researchers at the University of New Hampshire have made a patent-pending discovery that certain...

Fruits of UNH Breeding Research

Gardeners preparing to plant their fruits and vegetables have several new pumpkin, squash and melon varieties to choose from this year.

A Perfect Partnership

Students in UNH’s brewing program have brewed a pale ale using squash grown as part of the NHAES breeding program.

NH Agricultural Experiment Station: Improving NH Lives Through Innovation and Partnership since 1887

Happy National Ag Day 2019. At the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, we've been improving the lives of Granite Staters by advancing agricultural research since 1887. 

Graduate Student Research Recognized by Society of American Foresters

Chad Hammer named the Graduate Student of the Year by the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters.

Harkening Back to Colonial Times: UNH Brews “George Squashington” Butternut Squash Beer

University of New Hampshire brewing science students have taken a trip back in history to brew a new butternut squash pale ale using squash grown as part of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station’s...

UNH Graduate Student Recognized for Research by Society of American Foresters

A University of New Hampshire graduate student studying invasive plants in riparian forests has been named the Graduate Student of the Year by the Granite State Division of the Society of American...

Grass Turf a Promising Foe in Invasive Glossy Buckthorn Fight

Planting grass turf in tilled agricultural soil greatly reduced the ability of new growth of the invasive shrub glossy buckthorn to establish itself in a new area by seed, according to researchers...

Muddy Waters: Navigating Potential Changes to Clean Water Act

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers recently announced a proposed change to the Clean Water Act that would reduce the types of waters currently protected.

Serving New Hampshire: Research, Teaching, and Outreach

As the university's original research organization, the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) has remained an elemental component of New Hampshire's land-grant university heritage and...

NH Agricultural Experiment Station Scientists to Present Research at 2019 NH Farm and Forest Expo

How can farmers extend their forage production season in New Hampshire? How can soil microbes improve farm and forest productivity? Researchers with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the...

New Genomic Ecology of Coastal Organisms Program

UNH and UMaine are partnering for important research.

NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Partners with Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue

The New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at the University of New Hampshire has partnered with Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue to help diagnose the cause of deaths of marine mammals...

UNH Research: Younger People Moving to New Hampshire on Rise

More younger people moved to New Hampshire from other parts of the country in recent years, a substantial shift in demographic trends seen during the Great Recession and its immediate aftermath,...

UNH Veterinary Pathologist Identifies First Case of Skunk Adenovirus-1 in U.S., Third in World

A pathologist with the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab has identified the first case of Skunk Adenovirus-1 in the United States. The rare respiratory disease was found in tissues of a...

Pest and Nutrient Management in Caterpillar Tunnels

New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station researcher Dr. Becky Sideman is studying tomato growth in caterpillar tunnels at the UNH Woodman Horticultural Research Farm.  Learn more about her...

Pay-As-You-Throw Trash Policy Cuts Solid Waste Disposal

Towns that have implemented pay-as-you-throw and other user fee-based pricing policies to reduce municipal solid waste have seen a substantial reduction in trash disposal rates, some by more than 50...