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听researcher Rick Cote at the 麻豆app has received a USDA grant to expand his research on parasitic nematodes, or roundworms, which cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Researchers are hopeful that one day their work will lead to the development of next generation nematicides, or chemical pesticides that will provide farmers with a new way to safely manage these agricultural pests.

Our researchers and graduate students are working on more than 50 research projects to serve the Granite State. Here are听a few听highlights from 2019.听

Andr茅Brito, associate professor of dairy nutrition and management,听and researcher with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station, discusses his research project听Feeding Field Peas to High-Producing Lactating Dairy Cows at the 2017 NH Farm and Forest Expo.

Come learn about the commercial production of kiwiberries in New England from Will Hastings, vineyard manager and research technician for the NH Agricultural Experiment Station鈥檚 Kiwiberry Breeding and Research Development program. Based at the 麻豆app, the program is the first of its kind in the nation and has established itself as a global leader in the genetic improvement of the crop.

New Hampshire farmers looking to grow colored bell peppers in high tunnels will be pleased to learn that researchers from the听听found many varieties produced excellent, high-quality fruit in a research trial conducted at the experiment station鈥檚 Woodman Horticultural Research Farm.

Are rivers the livers of watersheds? Should farmers plant cider apples to thwart pests in orchards? Come find out from scientists with the at the 麻豆app, who will present their latest research at the 2020 New Hampshire Farm, Forest, and Garden Expo.

Wet brewers grains, the abundant residues of the brewery industry, show promise as a potential cost-effective, high-nutrient feed replacement for dairy heifers, according to new research from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the 麻豆app.

Researchers with the听听have completed the first assessment of the state鈥檚 native bee population, providing wildlife experts with the first comprehensive list of the Granite State鈥檚 more than 100 native bees that includes nearly 20 bee species that had not been previously documented in the state.