UNH Extension Food & Ag

10/15/2026

It doesn't cost a lot to make sure your produce is handled safely- Breezy Woods Mushrooms uses their DIY handwashing station to keep their hands clean and their mushrooms high-quality and safer .

10/14/2026

An 1800s family farm. A middle-school aquaponics project. Three new acres of bees, berries, and big ideas.

Add five UNH Extension educators and a whole lot of NH farmers willing to share what they've learned, and you've got New Farmer School.

There's no single path into farming, but having guidance along the way sure helps. For our 2025 class, visiting working farms meant learning from others' experiences, discovering their own farming values, and figuring out what experts to call when more questions come up.

UNH Magazine captures New Farmer School students' journey in "Field Training." Read their stories:

Not all job training or professional development happens at a desk or in an office.

10/11/2026

A big thank you to , , and for helping make the 2026 Cut Flower Growers’ Conference possible.

We’re grateful for their support of a day built around practical learning, good conversation, and bringing commercial cut flower growers together.

P.S. There are still a few spots left. Head to extension.unh.edu/event/2026/10/2026-cut-flower-growers-conference to join us on October 20.

10/09/2026

When Doug Morin and Emily Meacham set out to build an apple orchard in northern New Hampshire, they turned to UNH Extension for guidance. 🍎

After purchasing a former beef and dairy farm in Whitefield in 2019, they worked with Extension specialists through challenges including drought, wind damage, pest pressure and a fungus that threatened the orchard.

Today, Tellman Hill Farm has more than 1,400 apple and pear trees, and Morin and Meacham are looking forward to welcoming guests to their farmstand and orchard.

“It’s been amazing to have the support of UNH and folks that say, ‘Here’s what we can do for you,’ or ‘What do you need?’” Morin says.

Read more about Tellman Hill Farm and the UNH Extension specialists who helped them along the way in the Fall 2026 issue of Thrive. Link in comments!

UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture

10/08/2026

Do you have a top staff member who loves to be organized? Brodis Blueberries does- and they wrote the farm's SOPs!

10/01/2026

Short and sweet- it's easy to keep your harvest clean right from the start. See how Slopeside Farm does it.

09/29/2026

There are some farm tasks you can put off until tomorrow. Figuring out what happens to your land, equipment, and business probably shouldn’t be one of them.

Who gets what? How do you protect farm assets? What happens if plans suddenly change? Those are estate-planning questions, and they’re a lot easier to think through before the answers become urgent.

Our 8-part video series with New Hampshire Attorney Stephanie K. Burnham can help you get started. Find bite-sized videos on wills, trusts, LLCs, long-term care, transferring farm assets, and more in our “Estate Planning for Your Farm” YouTube playlist.

Knock out a video or two on this rainy day:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoiAXcxNjJLPIxmsQVSwFDd8WIBV_w3OH

09/24/2026

You're done washing and packing your produce. Now what to do with the grey water? Barker's Farm has a good solution.

09/17/2026

How do you lower the potential risk of animals contaminating your crops? Work animals, guard animals, domestic pets or wildlife- Here's how Sanborn Mills Farm minimizes contamination from their work animals.