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The National Pork Producers Council, and now the National Chicken Council are urging the Department of Health and Human Services to reject recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.  That report emphasizes plant-based proteins over lean meats like chicken and pork.  Among t...

On Wednesday, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced that applications are currently being accepted for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant.   ISDA anticipates receiving over $2 million from the USDA for projects that enhance the competitiveness of Idaho specialty crops.  Th...

Beef groups slammed recommendations for consumers to increase their protein intake via beans, peas and lentils, calling the proposal “unhinged.”  A major battle is brewing over how much red meat Americans should consume, and it has the beef industry seeing red.   The United S...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association slammed the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendations last week replacing proteins like beef with beans, peas, and lentils.   "The preview of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee stands out as one of the most out-of-touch, impractical, and elitist conversations in the history of the process,” says NCBA VP of Government Affairs Ethan

Idaho is always facing agricultural challenges, and one of those challenges is the potential for smoke and heat stress on bean production.

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Basket Survey, the average cost of a summer cookout for ten people is $69.68, which breaks down to less than $7 per person. AFBF Chief Economist Roger Cryan said the overall cost for the cookout is up 17% year over year, for a variety of reasons. “One o...

The USDA says healthy adults who eat a diverse diet with at least 8-10 grams of soluble fiber a day have fewer antibiotic-resistant microbes in their guts. A new study from ARS scientists shows microbes that have resistance to various commonly used antibiotics are a significant source of risk for people worldwide, with the widely held expectation that the problem of antimicrobial resistance is li

With the winter wheat harvest wrapping up, probably this week, spring wheat will be finishing up shortly as well and it is proving challenging for growers.   The USDA rated spring wheat in Washington as 41 percent good to excellent, and Idaho has 56 percent.  ...