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By ALEXANDER RAPP

Since the farm at the intersection of Routes 3 and 4 in Boscawen was bought by the Crete family in 1958, they have expanded the operation steadily to over 500 acres to support cattle, soybean, wheat, and notably, corn.Highway View Farm is renowned for...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For Mary Ellen McKeen, the State Senate’s decision to endorse a bill permitting farmers to utilize drones for pesticide spraying without informing neighboring landowners was not the outcome she hoped for.“I was disappointed that the bees’ rights and...

By BRACKETT LYONS

The dull roar of the interstate faded to almost nothing at the little plot of land near Horseshoe Pond as the clamorous sounds of modernity gave way to birds in song, the neighs of horses and the chatter of old friends.On Saturday morning, the Granite...

By CAROLE SOULE

Even though I had washed several times, two maggots were squirming on my smartphone screen as I called my vet, Christina Murdock. A Highlander calf, born five days earlier, had an army of maggots on her back and legs, which we were trying to...

By CAROLE SOULE

What do beer and pigs have in common? If you said, “beer-drinking pigs,” you might be right. I have seen pigs and other livestock drink beer, but that is not what I had in mind.Depending on the taste, different types of grains are used to make beer....