Idaho

Congratulations to University of Idaho professor and UI Extension dairy specialist Joseph Dalton, winner of the 2024 DeLaval Dairy Extension Award.  This award, presented by the American Dairy Science Association earlier this year, recognizes outstanding achievement in dairy extension.  Accordi...

Governor Brad Little proclaimed September as Idaho Preferred Month.  The month is dedicated to spotlighting Idaho produce and the role retailers play in connecting consumers with the “best locally grown, raised and crafted food”.    “Our Idaho ...

On Thursday, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the latest and final round of funding for the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.   “Through this program, we are awarding more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing capacity," Vilsack said.  "Spur co...

Sometimes being average is OK.  And that’s what sugar beet growers across Idaho, Oregon and Washington are expect from this year’s crop.  Samantha Parrott, Executive Director of the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association says while yields are expected to be on par with the five-year average, the disease and pest pressures growers are dealing with in 2024 is very low.   “Last year, Cercospora...

The USDA released it’s first numbers from the 2024 sugar beet harvest earlier this week.  USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey said things look good nationally in the early stages.   “Nationally, 8% of the crop has been harvested.  The five-year average is...

This summer, the University of Idaho held a workshop with the intent of raising up the next generation of ranchers.  Beef 101 took place on the Moscow campus, and the U of I’s Phil Bass says the three-day workshop covered everything about being a rancher, from beginning to end.   “We ab...

Last week, Idaho Senator Jim Risch and Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin called for the American dairy industry to be protected.  A bipartisan group of lawmakers say they want to ensure that plant-based imitation products are not equated in upcoming dietary guideline changes.   The le...

Can you imagine what would happen if a population of insects we didn’t already have a good way to control broke out? The effects could be crippling for farmers.

Improve the health of America’s forests while reducing the risks of wildfire to communities.  That has been the effort and focus on the U.S. Forest Service’s Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program, which has focused on 21 specially selected fire sheds.  But Agriculture Sec...

The University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences announced Tuesday Rachael Bickerton has been tapped as the College’s director of government and external relations, replacing Brent Olmstead, who retired last November.  Bickerton...