NH Agricultural Experiment Station
Using Duckweed as a Green Manure
Discover UNH research on using duckweed to cleanse water and serve as green manure for sustainable farming. Read More-
07/02/24
Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions
Households on public water systems are willing to pay an average of $13.07 a month, or $156.84 annually, on their monthly bills to protect themselves... -
06/26/24
UNH Receives USDA Grant to Boost Climate-Resilient Farming Practices
UNH receives USDA grant to explore crop row orientation and cover cropping strategies, aiming to boost climate-resilient farming practices and... -
06/19/24
Microplastics in Estuaries
Estuaries in New England are crucial for wildlife and aquaculture, but microplastics pose a growing threat. UNH researchers are studying microplastic... -
06/17/24
Aquatic Plants Could Help Reduce Water Pollution
Tiny aquatic plants called duckweed and their microbes could be engineered to cleanse chemicals from runoff water. Anna O'Brien's research at UNH...
Recent Stories
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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
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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
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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
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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
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03/24/21 - Top in Their FieldsResearchers from around the world are turning to the findings of scientists with the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture as they work to solve some of the most critical... Read More
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03/22/21 - Experiment Station Presents Specialty Syrup Research Field DayScientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture present the preliminary findings of the first assessment of sap... Read More
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03/15/21 - Liking LumpfishLumpfish. That’s what was featured in the first video Nate Spada '19 ever posted to TikTok, lumpfish and their eggs. Not exactly the kind of thing you’d expect to draw much... Read More
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02/08/21 - UNH Pathologist: Mill River Dolphin Had Parasitic Brain InfectionResults of a necropsy performed on a dolphin that died in the Mill River in Gloucester, Mass., indicate the animal had a parasitic infection and hemorrhage in its brain, according... Read More
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02/02/21 - Granite Geek: U.S. population growth was lowest in 100 years, and that was before COVID-19The Granite Geek recently interviewed Senior Demographer Ken Johnson regarding his research that found that a "diminished natural increase in population—when there are more births... Read More
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01/29/21 - NH Public Radio: UNH Study: For First Time, Rural Populations Declined Over Last DecadeA new study from Carsey School of Public Policy Senior Demographer Ken Johnson shows that U.S. population growth was at its lowest in the century last year, particularly in... Read More