Healthy soil is fundamental to food production, and for the 97 percent of New Hampshire farms that are small family-owned and operated businesses, generating healthy productive soils is key to long-term viability in the face of weather and market uncertainties.
Forage ahead to improve soil health
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Former University of New Hampshire post-doctorate researcher Buck Castillo walks alongside a treatment plot.
From left, treatment plots at the Kingman Research Farm, and students in a soil ecology lab examine soil samples taken from the plot.
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