Farming

The storms this past month worried farmers who still remember the losses of 2023 caused by intense flooding and rainfall. While this season is looking up in comparison, farmers still face challenges to plant and harvest crops.

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.

The dispute highlights the challenges that come with the region’s growing agritourism scene.

The grant program builds on a farmer relief fund set up by the Northeast Organic Farming Association after floods and freezes destroyed crops last year.

Farmers gathered in Concord to promote their produce to new audiences – and regulars – at the Morning Star condo complex on Concord’s east side.

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

Across the region, it’s typical for less than half of radicchio plants to become marketable heads, according to the UNH study.

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

Applications for the Northeast Organic Farming Association’s fund are open through Nov. 5.