USDA Ag Census Reveals N.H. Farmers Moving to More Sustainable Agriculture Practices

UNH Has Conducted Extensive Research and Outreach to Farmers
Olivia Saunders with UNH Cooperative Extension discusses the advantages of cover crops with N.H. farmers.

New Hampshire farmers are increasingly moving to more sustainable farming practices, with those adopting no-till, reduced-till, and cover crop practices dramatically increasing since 2012, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The University of New Hampshire has conducted extensive research on these sustainable agriculture practices and worked to educate Northeast farmers about them.

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