{"id":5,"date":"2023-08-24T18:35:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/clone-roger-grinde-demo\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:17:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tSpecialty Crop Production and Season Extension\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/unh_sidemanlab\/?hl=en\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFollow us on Instagram\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Our research program focuses on high-value specialty crop production &amp; methods of extending the growing season for farmers in New England and other cool-climate regions. We are particularly interested in researching strategies to minimize production costs and ecological impacts, while producing economically viable yields of high-quality crops. Recent projects have focused on identifying new crops, cultivars and production practices, including season extension technologies, that expand opportunities for vegetable and berry production in northern New England.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/current-past-lab-members\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2026\/02\/IMG_6986-1.jpeg\" alt=\"two people holding plants\" height=\"1828\" width=\"1929\" title=\"Amber and Radhika\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/current-past-lab-members\/\" target=\"_self\">Who We Are<\/a><\/h2>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/current-projects\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2026\/02\/IMG_5980-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"radicchio\" height=\"1920\" width=\"2560\" title=\"IMG_5980\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/current-projects\/\" target=\"_self\">Projects<\/a><\/h2>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/publications\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2026\/02\/HortTechApril2023.png\" alt=\"Cover of Journal showing plants\" height=\"642\" width=\"550\" title=\"HortTechnology Cover\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/publications\/\" target=\"_self\">Publications<\/a><\/h2>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2026\/02\/IMG_5685-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"people in a field\" height=\"1920\" width=\"2560\" title=\"IMG_5685\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/unhsidemanlab\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_self\">Get Involved!<\/a><\/h2><p>We welcome connections with potential collaborators, graduate students, and undergraduates.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specialty Crop Production and Season Extension Follow us on Instagram Our research program focuses on high-value specialty crop production &amp; methods of extending the growing season for farmers in New England and other cool-climate regions. 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