These are challenging times for livestock producers. Dairy farms are struggling with record low milk prices, lots of farmers are having...

Warm temperatures during February melted the ice and snow, giving us a peek at the ground in our pasture fields. Is it my imagination or...

"Do right and feed everyone." This is the mission of the USDA, according to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Seasonal high tunnel...

While automation plays a larger and larger role in modern agriculture, many sheep farmers continue to find working dogs to be...

My wife and I have an “organically managed” hobby farm consisting of a small 15-tree orchard, numerous blueberry, raspberry and...

The Westmoreland Garden Project (WGP) is located at the old county farm site across from the Maplewood Nursing Home on River Road in...

CHESHIRE COUNTY FISH & GAME CLUB - Ferry Brook Project Wood Additions Installation On Saturday September 23, 2017, NH Natural Resources...

“One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.” ~ Aldo Leopold SPRING IS...

In the Fall of 2017, with the help of CCCD intern Cain Landry, we conducted a series of interviews with farmers in the Northeast who are...

Whenever I get a plant catalog in the mail, I feel like a kid in a candy store – so many plants all with unique beauty and benefits - I...

Starting a small orchard/ berry hobby farm from scratch when you are already 60 years old makes one an optimist. Doing it organically...

Two Cheshire County farms are among about a dozen around the state who have volunteered to serve as guinea pigs in the development of...

It’s the end of September and temperatures in the Monadnock Region have been hotter over the past few days than what we experienced for...

Have you heard of the Cheshire County Conservation District? Maybe you’ve seen our logo, attended an event, or utilized one of our...

​Pollinator populations worldwide are in decline, and they need our help. Whether you have 100 acres of land or just a small garden plot,...

For generations, the cycle of growing corn to feed cattle has been pretty much the same: every spring farmers spread the winter’s...

As landowners, whether it’s a small yard or acres of woodland, we can all make a difference for wildlife. Some people grow plants in pots

Tugging on a pair of cotton work gloves, I pulled the wagon out of the garage, across the driveway & started up the hill into the orchard.