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- Wednesday, November 20, 2024Drone technology offers promising potential for earlier disease identification in cornSeeing the last leaves hanging on to trees in late Fall is a telling sign that New England dairy farmers have wrapped up the year’s field crop operations and are starting to think about what seeds to purchase and plant next spring. For many, the Brown MidRib (BMR) corn variety is an enticing choice because it is highly digestible by dairy cows and can improve milk production. However, it is also...
- Tuesday, November 05, 2024Nationwide coyote surveys highlight how hunting by humans may increase, rather than reduce, local coyote numbersKey Finding Human hunting may unintentionally boost coyote populations by increasing reproduction and immigration rates, while competition with larger predators affects coyote numbers depending on habitat. Once a rare sight in the northeastern United States, the eastern coyote has become a common presence across New Hampshire’s forests, farms and suburbs. First arriving in the state in the...
- Monday, August 12, 2024Highlighting the role of herbaria in documenting and preserving plant speciesIn 1901, several peculiar specimens of crabgrass were discovered on the rocky slopes of Rock Rimmon in Manchester, New Hampshire. Initially thought to belong to the species known as slender crabgrass (Digitaria filiformis), the slender, wiry plants with small, delicate spikelets were only known from this single location. But by 1931, they were last collected from the area, and the grass has not...
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UNH study highlights the importance of estuarine and coastal habitats for Atlantic fish and invertebrate populationsWednesday, December 04, 2024
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UNH research looks to establish important baseline dataMonday, November 25, 2024
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Drone technology offers promising potential for earlier disease identification in cornWednesday, November 20, 2024
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UNH’s Soil BioME team leverages public-private partnerships for soil-based environmental solutionsTuesday, November 19, 2024
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