NH Agricultural Experiment Station

NH Agricultural Experiment Station
COLSA graduate student working in the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses, a part of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station
Science for the Public Good:
Locally Inspired. Globally Important.

 

As the university's first research organization, the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station has been an elemental component of New Hampshire's land-grant university heritage and mission since 1887. We provide unbiased and objective research on sustainable agriculture and foods, horticulture, forest management and related wildlife, the environment, natural resources, and quality of life topics. Our scientists manage more than 50 research projects at any one time, partner with state and regional farmers, growers, and producers, and collaborate with leading scientists worldwide to directly benefit New Hampshire and New England.

 

 

 

Your ag experiment station
by the numbers


52
Research projects
inspired by New Hampshire issues
 
38
graduate students and postdocs
Training tomorrow's scientists
 
810
Research farm and forest acres
innovating in the field
 
304
research dairy cows
leading sustainable food production
 
$23.8 million
competitive grant funds
Supporting public investments
 
1,395,231
granite staters
whom we consider our stakeholders

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Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions

Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions

UNH research finds households willing to pay $13 monthly for 'forever chemical' protection

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UNH Receives USDA Grant to Boost Climate-Resilient Farming Practices

UNH Receives USDA Grant to Boost Climate-Resilient Farming Practices

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Microplastics in Estuaries

Microplastics in Estuaries

Collecting baseline data on microplastics in local estuaries helps to predict Great Bay’s future

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