Pressure from trade agreements can clean up sources of environmental harm, leading to cleaner rivers in the case of Mexico’s much-loved avocados.
Long before synthetic fertilizers, the global guano trade reshaped farming, fueled American expansion and exposed the hidden human costs of feeding the modern world.
The newly discovered "hotbed" of avocado diversity could boost sustainable agriculture and commercial varieties of the trendy fruit.
MEREDITH — One day after a recent social media post celebrating a new butterfly garden at Meredith Community Center, 11 perennials and two pla…
The bizarre fruit, if picked and eaten when ripe, can cause diarrhea and nausea.
Previous designs have included turtles, hedgehogs and Darth Vader.
ALEXANDRIA — Frederick C. Platts, 73, passed away on July 7, 2026, at his farm in Alexandria.
New Hampshire legislators’ efforts to deregulate meat processing for certain of the state’s small producers has stalled after Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed the measure Friday. “Agriculture is an important part of our state’s economy and heritage, and I appreciate the bill’s intent to provide additional meat processing access for small farmers and producers,” Ayotte wrote […]
Rescuers responding to an injured hiker on Mount Kearsarge this weekend had front-row seats to a big romantic gesture.