Farming

For farm kids, 4-H programs can be a learning opportunity and a rite of passage. For one 10-year-old boy, it was a lesson in grief.

A bill in the New Hampshire House seeks to create a financial safety net for farmers who experience losses after discovering the chemicals on their land or in their crops. It also includes a proposed five-year moratorium on using sludge for agricultural purposes.

Anna Wallingford is an entomologist by training. She wants to be a resource for farmers, gardeners and homesteaders who are curious about environmentally-friendly pest management. She calls it "a CSA, but for science."

The Hillsborough County Gleaners serve about 6,000 families each week. They say demand has surged in recent months.

The trackers, which stay in a cow’s stomach and collect data, can help farmers understand when their cows are feeling ill, or when they’re in heat.

State lawmakers passed a bill to deregulate New Hampshire’s meat market, which they acknowledge could defy federal food safety laws and carry risks for farmers and consumers.

Climate change is driving more challenging conditions for farmers. Growers throughout New Hampshire have been working to prepare for droughts, along with other extreme weather, for years.

Rep. Maggie Goodlander held a roundtable discussion Tuesday with organic farmers in Concord.

Recent growing seasons have been hard on local farmers, but this year has been going well so far.

A Rockingham Superior Court judge dismissed the case, but the farm still faces other disputes with neighbors.