Climate change poses both risks and opportunities for Northeast growers.
A trend toward shorter, milder winters leads to longer growing seasons and potential for new crops and varieties for local markets. However, these seasonal shifts may also benefit many insect pests and be harmful for some pollinator species. Researchers from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are looking at ways that growers might adapt to and take advantage of current and expected climate conditions. Check out the research taking place at this New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station farm. Experiments range from establishing beneficial plant habitats and wildflower meadows to running cold hardiness fruit trials and using practices to extend the growing season.
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Available resources from this tour:
- Welcome to the Woodman Horticultural Research Farm
- Pest and Nutrient Management in Caterpillar Tunnels
- Aphid Control in Brussels Sprouts
- Season Extension with Low Tunnels
- Exploring Seedless Table Grape Varieties
- Kiwiberries and Climate Smart Diversification
- Kiwiberry Production Systems and Options
- Alternative Crops for High Tunnels
- Pest Management with Habitat Plant Systems
- Bee Populations and Climate Change
- Wildflower Plantings to Support Pollinators
- Research Report: Managing Cabbage Aphid in Brussels Sprout, 2016(UNH)
- Research Report: Seedless Table Grape Variety & Training System Evaluation, 2016 (UNH)
- Research Report: High Tunnel Pepper Variety Trial, 2015 (UNH)
- Protein Biomarkers Identify Disease-Carrying Aphids (ARS)
- TunnelBerries Project
- Kiwiberry Breeding and Research (UNH)
- High Elevation Refugia for Bombus terricola (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Conservation and Wild Bees of the White Mountain National Forest (Journal of Insect Science)
- Common Beneficial Insects and their Habitat (NRCS)
- Habitat Planning for Beneficial Insects (Xerces Society)
- Growing Strawberries (UNH)
- UNH Veg Fruit Research Blog
- Kaitlyn's Research Blog
- Picking Strawberries in November: UNH Researchers Extend NH Growing Season for Strawberries (NH AES)
- Yes, You Can Grow Kiwis in New England (NH AES)
- UNH Research Finds Growing Peppers in High Tunnels Could Be Profitable for NH Farmers (NH AES)
- High Tunnel Growing: Is it Right for Me? (SARE)
- Sustainable Pest Management in Greenhouses and High Tunnels (SARE)
- Creating a Solitary Bee Hotel (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
- Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab (USGS)
- Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab on Flickr (USGS)
- Pollinator Plants for Northern New England Gardens (UNH)
- Wildflower Meadows: Plant Selection and Establishment (UNH)
- Wildflowers for New England Meadows and Pollinator Plantings (UNH)
- Working Trees for Pollinators (National Agroforestry Center)
- Pollinators (National Agroforestry Center)
- Climate Change in Southern New Hampshire: Past, Present and Future (UNH)
- Climate Change in Northern New Hampshire: Past, Present and Future (UNH)
- 2018 National Climate Assessment: Agriculture and Rural Communities
- 2014 National Climate Assessment: Agriculture Sector: Key Message #2
- Northeast Vulnerability Assessment Summary
- CSF Growing Degree Days Calculator (Cornell University)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (ARS)