This week during its bimonthly meeting in Boise, the Idaho Water Resource Board gave its approval to 19 Aging Infrastructure Grants, plus additional spending for a sustainability project.
According to NASS, honey production in Washington last year hit 2.75 million pounds, a 10% drop from 2021. There were 86,000 honey producing colonies, 10,000 lower than the previous year. The yield per colony averaged 32.0 pounds, unchanged from the previous year. Washington's...
Earlier this week, the Bureau of Land Management announced a public meeting to solicit feedback on utility-scale solar energy planning. BLM is considering updates to its 2012 Western Solar Plan that included six southwestern states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. On top ...
Bryan Searle says while 2022 was a challenging year thanks to input costs, for Idaho producers the previous year was a good one. The President of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation says potato, hay and other growers enjoyed really good yields, and strong prices. But unf...
As we get ready for new state and federal legislative sessions to get underway next month, many in the farming community have expressed concerns about the rift in American politics and what it means for producers. Several commodity experts have expressed concerns that progressive democrats don’t appreciate the role agriculture plays in the 21st century, while at the same time, they are concerned
On Thursday, NASS released the results of the 2021 Organic Survey. The survey shows total sales of $11.2 billion in organic products, an increase of $1.28 billion, or 13%, from 2019. There were 17,445 certified organic farms nationwide, a 5% increase from 2019.
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Last week, Idaho’s Congressional delegation, which includes senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch as well as representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, demanded a response to the state’s grizzly bear delisting petition. In Thursday’s letter, to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic...
Skye Root, founder of Root Agricultural Advisory in Boise, Idaho, was named the 2022 Professional Farm Manager of the Year. The award, co-sponsored by Syngenta, Farm Journal’s The Scoop magazine, and the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, recognizes farm managers who display excellence in client service and a commitment to agriculture. Root has work...