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

Recent Stories

Two hands hold up several strands of whelk egg casings in the Coastal Marine Lab.

Out of This World Whelk Eggs

UNH research examines the impact of rising water temperatures on channeled whelk reproduction

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Wetland Restoration Falls Short of Fixing Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

Research Finds Existing Efforts Miss Nutrient Reduction Targets

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Two cows from UNH's organic dairy research farm look to the left of camera.

Maine Farmers Receptive to Seaweed Feed

Survey highlights receptiveness of organic dairy farmers to feeding methane-reducing feeds

Article

Recent Stories

Out of This World Whelk Eggs

UNH research examines the impact of rising water temperatures on channeled whelk reproduction

Article

Wetland Restoration Falls Short of Fixing Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

Research Finds Existing Efforts Miss Nutrient Reduction Targets

Article

Maine Farmers Receptive to Seaweed Feed

Survey highlights receptiveness of organic dairy farmers to feeding methane-reducing feeds

Article

NHAES Researchers

Caroline Williams '24

On Her Way to Becoming a Registered Dietitian

Caroline Williams is a nutrition: dietetics major from Danbury, Connecticut. While excelling in both her studies and extracurricular activities, she has also found time to run two marathons while an undergraduate.
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Olivia Boyan '26

Characterizing Moose Vocalizations for Passive Acoustic Monitoring

Olivia Boyan is a zoology major from Hartford, Connecticut. COLSA: Tell us about your research in as non-technical language as possible. Olivia Boyan: For our research, we’re seeking to quantitatively characterize moose vocalizations to use for a passive acoustic detector, which can monitor populations without physically disturbing their…
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Tim Fischer ’20, Assistant Greenhouse Manager

UNH Macfarlane Research Greenhouses

UNH alum Tim Fischer ’20 began his career in the same place he works now – UNH’s MacFarlane Research Greenhouses.
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Noah Hopkins '24

Harnessing his own experience to build a career helping others

Noah Hopkins ’24 is a nutrition and wellness major from Bath, Maine. A type 1 diabetes diagnosis when he was 4 years old has fueled Noah’s interest in health and nutrition, and his experience at UNH is preparing him for a career helping people living with the disease.
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Grace Walker '25

Preparing for a career in the equine industry

Grace Walker is an equine industry and management major and a member of the UNH Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) team. She is from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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