Join us on April 18th, 2026, for the 54th Annual Macfarlane Research Greenhouses Open House!
The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station is excited to welcome YOU – our supporters and fans – to the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses at UNH for our 2026 Open House on Saturday, April 18, from 9am–3pm. We’re planning a full day of talks and presentations by NHAES researchers and Extension specialists. Learn about active research projects at the greenhouses and how the science benefits New Hampshire.
~ Anton Bekkerman, Director, NH Agricultural Experiment Station
Schedule
9am: Open House begins
10am-11am: Jonathan Ebba, Field Specialist - Greenhouse Horticulture Cooperative Extension.
Presentation Title: Raising Healthy Transplants: 10 tips
11am-12pm: Anna O'Brien, Assistant Professor in dept. of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences.
Presentation Title: A nature-inspired way to make probiotics for plants
11am-1pm: Lunch provided by the Gather food pantry. Lunches will be available to all, with donations encouraged
2pm-3pm: Xiaochen Yuan, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology.
Presentation Title: Keeping greenhouse crops healthy: preventing and managing common plant diseases
The Macfarlane Research Greenhouses
About
The 25,000-square-foot Macfarlane Research Greenhouses are dedicated to research and teaching associated with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station and College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.
The facility provides highly controlled environments for a diversity of research projects, including:
- Ornamental and food crop breeding
- Sustainable ornamental plant nutrition and development
- Aquaculture
- Biological pest control
- Bioremediation
- Plant genetic diversity
The greenhouse environments are monitored and precisely regulated through a computer-based control system that creates a sustainable growing environment through the conservation of heat, electricity, water and fertilizer, and increased plant resistance to insect pests and diseases.
In the News
- Dream (Green)house – COLSA THRIVE
- UNH Greenhouses Get Top Grade for Sustainability – Greenhouse Product News
Recent Projects at the Research Greenhouses
Tuesday, November 18, 2025UNH research focuses on extending the shelf life of fruits and vegetablesUNH scientist Duoduo Wang researches the complex process of ripening to uncover ways to extend ripeness and reduce food waste.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026Co-location incubates N.H.’s small business economy, attracts businesses to DurhamTen companies currently co-locate at UNH in Durham, a 400% increase since 2022, accessing state-of-the-art facilities, innovating with faculty researchers, and nurturing a vital workforce.
