Idaho

Idaho Fish and Game is asking for your help identifying the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing of a bald eagle in the Panhandle.  Fish and Game received information about a bald eagle that was shot and killed near Sandpoint between December 24th-26th.  Th...

According to NASS, planted Winter Wheat acres increased both across the Northwest and across the nation.  Idaho growers seeded 760,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2025 crop, unchanged from 2024, but 1% above the 2023 crop.  Oregon farmers planted 750,000 acres, up 1% from the 2024 crop and up 1% from 2023.  Washington winter...

University of Idaho Extension is accepting in-state applications for two USDA grants supporting post-production work by small- and mid-sized food and farm businesses.  Business Builder grants are offered through the Northwest and Rocky Mountain Food Business Center designed for business, market and supply-chain development projects aimed at “increasing business viability, developing regional marke

Last week, the EXPLORE Act was signed into law by President Biden, including provisions of Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez as well as Idaho Representative Russ Fulcher’s bipartisan Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.  The legis...

As the Northwest population continues to grow, many of those relocating to the region may not be familiar with the agriculture history for each state.  Cameron Mulrony, Executive Vice President of the Idaho Cattle Association, says as the population grows, and the politics change.    ...

Demand continues growing for farm labor through the H-2A program.  John Walt Boatright, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said that even though the increase in positions certified was small, it still demonstrates how important the program is.  ...

Christmas may be over, but that doesn’t mean package delivery is over.  The U.S. Postal Service expects a lot of holiday, and non-holiday, packages to be delivered over the next couple of weeks.  And with that in mind, the USPS is reminding everyone to not fall for "smishing" scams.   The Postal Servi...

University of Idaho Extension is preparing for its annual cereal school, and this year’s event could be one for the record book.  In prior years, UI Extension hosted six smaller cereal schools – each drawing between 20 and 60 guests – in St. Anthony, Idaho Falls, Soda...

A second case of Chronic Wasting Disease has been confirmed in an adult domestic cow elk that died at a captive facility.  This detection is the second case of CWD identified in a captive elk in Idaho.  The state Department of Agriculture said this case has no connection with the CWD-positive captive bull elk identified in Madison County last month.  Idaho requires do...

It may be winter, but some portions of the Northwest continue to deal with drought conditions.  The latest figures from the U.S. Drought Monitor show over 66% of Washington on par with soil moisture numbers for this time of year.  The dry conditions are primarily found in the central portion of the state stretching down to the Palouse and the L/C Valley.     O...