NHAES Research Facilities - Farms and Greenhouses
The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) funds, maintains and manages multiple field research facilities, listed at right. Many of our supported scientists also conduct important research in various non-NHAES facilities, some of which are listed separately under other sections of the COLSA website.
As a point of clarification, the NH Agricultural Experiment Station is an administrative entity that, as part of our core research mission, funds and manages multiple research facilities. Many folks assume that these facilities themselves are the agricultural experiment ‘stations’, when in fact they are individual component facilities under the auspices of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.
It is important to note that the several campus-area farm and greenhouse facilities are not funded from the UNH budget, but through the separate NHAES federal and state budget lines. The assessments paid by NHAES to UNH provide direct funding to the institution. Our field facilities include the two horticulture and agronomy farms, a conventional dairy, a diversified organic dairiy farm, and the research greenhouses. The several other field sites adjacent to or near the UNH campus are used independently for research, teaching, and engagement while directly contributing to the farm operations by producing required dairy and equine feed.
Provision of our research farms and greenhouses provides outstanding added value through myriad unique opportunities for hands-on teaching and experiential learning by graduate and undergraduate students, and formal and informal outreach and engagement with stakeholders. Examples include the highly successful CREAM program and the UNH Organic Gardening Club. They provide valuable opportunities for direct student engagement within multiple UNH academic programs.
The primary NHAES facilities are listed in the menu at right. These wonderful farms and greenhouses are open for public visitation, so please take advantage of them to enrich your own experiences.
