Agriculture

The project is aimed at protecting Bobolinks and other birds that use hayfields to nest and raise their young in the early summertime.

Nigel Manley decided to branch out and plant Korean fir trees several years ago. Now, a hybrid created with Balsam pollen accounts for a third of his new trees every season.

Durham beekeeper Lee Alexander says rain storms and heat waves intensified by climate change is making his job harder. Experts say he’s not alone.

A UNH extension program is working with gardeners to deliver excess produce to local food pantries.

After extreme weather events caused significant losses for many farmers in 2023, some are hopeful they can rebound this summer.

Tensions over the state's organic certification and a crop loss relief program have created a divide between some farmers and the department meant to serve them.

Is hemp overhyped? Or is it a planet-saving super plant?

The state says its program, which cost significantly less than other organic certifiers, did not have enough money to keep serving farmers.

The USDA cautions against using the plant hardiness zones, which are based on 30-year averages, as indicators for climate change. But gardeners say the maps reflect one of the ways they’re experiencing a warmer world.

With climate change driving warmer, wetter weather in New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire researchers are studying food crops that can withstand difficult conditions.