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NH Agricultural Experiment Station

Researcher collecting colostrum from a dairy cow, highlighting its importance in calf immunity and health.

Predicting Better Colostrum for Healthier Calves

UNH research helps dairy farmers improve colostrum quality with data-driven insights on timing, environment, and nutrition to boost calf health and herd productivity. Read More

Recent Stories

  • Download the NHAES 2022 Inspired Horticultural Research Report today!
    - Download the NHAES 2022 Inspired Horticultural Research Report today!
    The latest edition of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station’s Inspired magazine and research report is here! The latest edition explores station research into horticulture... Read More
  • Sizing Up Cover Crop Seeding Rates
    - Sizing Up Cover Crop Seeding Rates
    The use of cover crops is becoming more and more widespread in New Hampshire and across the country as farmers, agriculturalists, political leaders and the public recognize the... Read More
  • Measuring Methane in Streams
    - Measuring Methane in Streams
    Different aquatic bodies play different roles in the release of methane gas. Wetlands, lakes, and reservoirs all play large roles in releasing methane directly into the atmosphere... Read More
  • A photo of a farmers' stand, which is an example of an alternative food network
    - Making a Living Producing Food?
    In New England, small- and mid-sized farms face numerous barriers to achievingÌýviability. Many farmers across the region rely on a host of agriculture-adjacent enterprises, like... Read More
  • A middle-aged white woman shops at a farmers' market, picking produce from a stall
    - Serving New England Farmers
    The global pandemic upended how we work and live, and the same was true for America’s farmers – especially those involved in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales. Farmers’ markets... Read More
  • A photo of Marie Carlota Dao (center) with research students Brandy Moser (left) and Jason Hansen.
    - Dedicated to Health Disparities Research
    Nutrition researcher Maria Carlota Dao, an assistant professor at the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and aÌýNew Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES)... Read More
  • Brown cows grazing beneath trees.
    - Out to Pasture
    Keeping trees in livestock pastures can help reduce the impacts of climate change, according to new UNH research. Read More
  • A photo showing NHAES researchers Becky Sideman, Lise Mahoney, and Tom Davis, overlayed on an image of a strawberry
    - Research Makes National Strawberry Month Sweeter
    Five pounds of strawberries might seem like a lot, but that is approximately how much each person eats each year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Given... Read More
  • A photo of researchers Jeff Garnas (left) and Matt Vadeboncoeur
    - Forest Impacts
    What impact do nonnative pests and diseases have on the vegetation of the Northern Forest? How will climate change impact the range of the northern red oak, especially within the... Read More
  • Professor Russ Congalton holding up his AmericaView Lifetime Achievement Award
    - A Lifetime Achievement
    Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment Russell Congalton has spent close to half a century researching and teaching geographic information systems (GIS), remote... Read More