Visit a Sugar House During Maple Month
NH Maple Producers are hosting Maple Sugaring Month from March 11 through April 2 at sugar houses across the state. The highlight is the 21st Annual Maple Weekend March 25-26. Maple Month and Maple…
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2017 Food Trend Predictions
Each New Year rings in rounds of resolutions–and predictions of hot new trends for the year ahead. A number of food trend-spotters—but not all–see meats in the ascendancy—with fading appetites for…
LCHIP Grants Help Protect Ag Properties
Last Thursday leaders of the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) announced the latest round of grant awards. LCHIP Board President Doug Cole, of D.S. Cole Growers in Loudon, and…
Preservation Alliance Declares Year of Barns
Citing an accelerating rate of barn demolition and collapse, the N.H. Preservation Alliance has announced a campaign to help preserve at least 52 barns across the state in 2017 with planning grants,…
New Insects…and Trees for Troops
Two new vegetable crop pests have invaded New Hampshire. And they target two large and important vegetable crop families that are widely grown by farmers and gardeners in the state. UNH Cooperative…
Governor Visits Dairy Farm to See Drought Impacts
G overnor Hassan is scheduled to visit Great Bay Farm in Greenland on Wednesday, September 14, to meet with members of the Smith family and other local dairy farmers to discuss how the state can…
Little Comfort for Dairy Producers
L ast week the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) announced some small steps to help dairy producers. USDA plans to purchase approximately $20 million (11 million pounds) of cheese from private…
Farmer Veterans Group Forming
In recent months a group has been meeting to explore establishing a New Hampshire chapter of the Farmer Veterans Coalition–a national organization whose mission is ‘Mobilizing veterans to feed…