Fresh Veggies Galore for New Horizons
The guests who come to dinner at the New Horizons Soup Kitchen in Manchester are some of the poorest in Manchester, from elders to homeless families with young children. Thanks to a major donation of…
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New Lease for Coos County Farm
Three years ago the Coos County commissioners sold the county farm dairy herd, closed the farming operations, and decided to lease out the county farm land. The Coos County farm includes a historic…
Fishermen’s Co-op Teams Up with Farmers
NH Community Seafood is a cooperative of local fishing families and consumers, beginning its second year of building marketing channels for New Hampshire fishermen to sell their fresh-caught fish and…
More Ag Census Data Released
The long-awaited, complete 2012 Agricultural Census report is now available from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The data contain plenty of food for thought to digest, and…
New USDA Feral Swine Initiative to Help Granite State
The new Farm Bill included a $20 million program to attack the expanding wild pig problem across the U.S. Feral swine are not just a Southern phenomenon as depicted on reality TV shows. The USDA…
A Slow Spring ~~ But NH Cows Rock
Farmers across the state are nervously eying their calendars, brimming manure storages, and fields that are wet and/or frozen, or snow-covered, depending on location. Maple producers are not the only…
Check Out NH Agriculture Markets & Food’s Makeover
After many months of work, the Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food website has had its first complete make-over in more than 10 years. Our new website is now live, and we welcome comments and…
Cold Bees and Five P’s for Selling to Chefs
The NH Direct Marketing Conference for Farmers, Fishermen and Forest-based Businesses drew a full house of participants last month, despite the threatening weather forecast. Innovative marketers…