INSPIRED Research Report
Inspired: Research Reports from the NH Agricultural Experiment Station
An important mission of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station is to ensure that our research reaches the individuals and communities for which the findings can be most impactful. INSPIRED is a publication of the NHAES that has the goal of sharing the latest knowledge with communities that will most benefit from that knowledge. Each issue contains short research briefs that describe key insights and data from NHAES research projects conducted over the past several years. You can view each issue online.
The winter 2023 edition explores research into the Granite State's forests, including an examination of beech bark disease and the insect and fungal pathogens responsible for its spread and a look at how the Northeast's tree species will respond to increasing weather variability resulting from climate change.
The summer 2022 report covers agriculture-related research – including best practices for growing table grapes, eggplants and Brussels sprouts in New England; advancements in wild and ornamental strawberry genomics; and an examination of using seafood byproducts as bio-pesticides.
The winter 2021 report covers a diverse set of issues facing the dairy sector in the Granite State and northern New England, including advantages of feeding red clover or alfalfa grass, effects of adding the supplement Selenium to cow diets, and the performance-related impacts of feeding sodium butyrate to heifers.