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newsletter banner  Cheshire County eNewsletter                                                                November 2012

Building a Stronger Future for New Hampshire!
Did you know a significant portion of the funding for UNH Cooperative Extension's innovative programming comes from grants and gifts? The UNH Cooperative Extension campaign links those who want to give with programs they support. Your gift may be unrestricted or designated to a specific program area. Your investment will make a difference to NH youth, families, communities, farms, businesses, and the natural environment. The 4-H Foundation of NH benefits from this campaign through the gifts of current and new donors. Get information at extension.unh.edu including how to make a secure online donation. When you make your tax deductible donation to UNH Cooperative Extension, it also becomes a donation to the University of NH Foundation. 

 

 Upcoming Events 

December 1
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Williard Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Antrim NH

December 3 
Deadline for Interested Landowners to Submit Conservation Plan to NRCS

December 6
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Keene State College 

  

December 8

 Skidder Bridge Installation Demonstration  

9:00 AM - Noon

To register or for more information please email or call  

603-756-2988 ext.115

  

January 9

Making Money Work For You  

     Six-part series held on

Wednesdays: Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6 & 13

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Keene Public Library  

     

January 12    

4-H Animal Science Bonanza

Walpole Elementary School

   

January 12   

UNH vs. Boston College Hockey Game
 7:00 PM

Whittemore Center Arena

Support the 4-H Foundation of NH and bring your family, friends or group  

 

January 19

State Horse Quiz Bowl 

 

February 8 & 9 2013  

NH Farm & Forest Expo 

Help Us Celebrate our

30th Anniversary!

Radisson Hotel 

Elm Street, Manchester

 

More Dates of Interest

 
Links of Interest
Spring 2013
Seedling Catalog

Up-to-date information specific to your child's age  

(prenatal through age 5)  

delivered by email.

 

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New Hampshire Christmas Tree Growers
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Natural Resources 
Moratorium on Planting Currants or Gooseberries Announced
  currant/gooseberry   The New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands has announced that effective immediately there will be no new permits approved for the planting of gooseberries or currants in NH. It has recently been discovered that so-called "resistant" varieties on the approved species list have consistently turned up infected with white pine blister rust throughout New Hampshire. Until further study is complete there is a moratorium on new plantings. Those that have planted "resistant" varieties in the past 10 years are encouraged to call the forest health office at 603-464-3016 for more details about participating in further studies or for information on control options.

Sanitation Timber Harvest at  

Bear Brook State Park

   The New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands will be harvesting several red pine plantations on 118 acres of Bear Brook State Park.  This will be a sanitation harvest to remove trees that are infested with red pine scale, an exotic insect that has caused swift decline and mortality in red pine stands throughout RI, CT and MA.  This is the first documented case in New Hampshire and the Division of Forests and Lands is acting swiftly in an attempt to minimize the spread of this devastating insect.

 

   Red Pine Scale outbreaks were first detected in CT, NY and NJ between the 1940's and 1960's and it has slowly crept north virtually eliminating red pine in RI and CT.  Over the past few years it has spread across most of MA.  The insect itself is not very mobile but it is easily spread by the wind and birds.  The first visible signs of infestation include bright "flagging" or discoloration of the lower branches followed by swift decline of the entire crown and rapid stand wide mortality. (full article)


Youth & Family  

NH 4-H Team Wins First Place at 26th Annual Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup    

4-H horse round up team  New Hampshire youth earned the highest honors among more  than 300 of the nation's most knowledgeable 4-H Horse Program members from 25 states during the 2012 Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup, an annual event hosted by the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) in Louisville, KY.

 

   The NH State Horse Quiz Bowl Team earned First Place in the Horse Quiz Bowl Contest. The team was composed of Leah Varney, 16, of Swanzey NH, Magdalena Kenter,16, of Kingston NH, Emily Blain,17, of Pembroke NH, and Kyle Edmonds,16, of Pepperell MA and coach Mary Davis of Madbury NH. The team received a plaque and a Perpetual Trophy. This is a huge honor for the New Hampshire State Horse Quiz Bowl Team. (full article)

 

Area Youth Participate In  

National 4-H Dairy Conference

Nat'l 4-H dairy conf  A delegation of one chaperon and two 4-H youth from New Hampshire enjoyed several days of fun and learning during the 58th annual National 4-H Dairy Conference on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wisconsin from September 30-0ctober 3, 2012. The educational program attracted approximately 200 youth and adult delegates from across the U.S.A. and Canada.

 

  The delegation included Julia Blood, of Swanzey NH, Jeremy Jochums-Chickering, also of Swanzey NH, and Courtney DeBlois, of Colebrook NH. They were selected from a field of applicants to attend the conference based on a resume and interview which assessed their experience, knowledge and interest in the dairy industry. (full article


Agriculture  

Looking Back On New Hampshire Agriculture, and Looking Ahead  

   What does farming look like in New greenhouseHampshire? Many people without a connection to  agriculture may envision acres of wheat fields, or barnyard with chickens running around, or maybe something along the lines of their own Farmville spread, perhaps on a larger scale. But you don't see much of that when you drive around the state, even in the more rural regions, and some might conclude that all the stories about a resurgence in local farms is little more than hype, something that makes for nice glossy photos in magazines, but nothing substantial. They're wrong.

 

   The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service publishes a Census of Agriculture every five years; the most recent one is from 2007 (the 2012 Census is being compiled right now, and will be released sometime next year), and if you compare the numbers from that year from those from 2002, there is strong evidence that farming is still a strong presence in the state. (full article)  

 

Deadline for Interested Landowners to submit Conservation Plan to NRCS is December 3

   Landowners interested in protecting, conserving, or restoring the natural resources on their property through technical or financial assistance should contact the local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field office to begin the conservation planning process. Next NRCS deadline for interested landowners is December 3, 2012. Learn more.

Food & Nutrition 
Quick and Healthy Recipes from Families,
Food and Fitness

   healthy cooking Quick and Healthy Recipes is a user-friendly, attractive, and searchable database featuring recipes submitted by members of the "Families, Food and Fitness Community of Practice" from Land Grant Universities across the country. Users can search recipes based on title, ingredient, meal type, season, low-fat, low-sodium, and low-calorie. Recipes are categorized as "Kid Friendly" to help busy parents easily involve children in meal preparation. The database also features "Quick and Easy" recipes with minimal ingredients, preparation time, and cook time to ensure that even on the busiest weeknight, your family can enjoy a home-cooked meal. (Read more)

 

 


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