CAFE

Last month, Burley-based Redox provided the University of Idaho a $500,000 gift for the school’s Central for Agriculture, Food and the Environment project in the south-central portion of the state.  Darin Moon, CEO of Redox said what attracted him to the CAFE is that the College of Agricultural Life Sciences plans to look at the entire dairy system.   “They'...

On Tuesday, Cargill announced a $500,000 donation to the University of Idaho for the CAFE project outside of Rupert.  Cargill noted in Tuesday’s announcement supporting the next generation of sustainability experts is important not only to the company, but the dairy sector as a whole.  University of...

The rapid increase of inflation this year has impacted each one of us in a variety of ways.  At the University of Idaho, inflation has led to cost overruns for several key capital projects.  And while overruns are not abnormal when it comes to construction, the size of that overrun is what has school officials looking for additional funding sources.   Michael Pa...

The University of Idaho's CAFE project took a big step forward this week.  On Tuesday, the Idaho Board of Land Commissioners approved the U of I’s request to purchase land central to the school’s Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment.   In Nove...

Scoular recently announced a $500,000 donation to the University of Idaho to help fund the CAFE initiative.  When complete, CAFE, the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, will include a 2,000-cow research dairy and 640 acre demonstration farm near Rupert.  When constru...

The University of Idaho held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the dairy facility at the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, better known as Idaho CAFE.  When complete, the $45 million project will be the largest research dairy in the nation, housing over 2,000 cows.  College...

On Wednesday, Chobani announced a $1 million gift to the University of Idaho-led Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, better known as CAFE. The gift will be used to help fund construction of the nation’s largest research dairy. With deep roo ...

Construction seems to be the name of the game when it comes to the University of Idaho's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Earlier this school year, the College opened the new Potato Germplasm Lab on the Moscow campus. Dean Michael Parrella said this facility demonstrates not only CALS dedication to the local farming community, but also how agriculture impacts Idaho’s economy and beyond

A variety of education programs at the University of Idaho will benefit thanks to a $2 million gift from Northwest Farm Credit Services. The funds announced Tuesday will be used for what Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences calls major research and education programs as well as scholarships and a new minority student organization. “ ...

While much has changed in the past couple of months because of the pandemic, one thing that has not changed, for the University of Idaho, the importance of the CAFE project. The Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment will focus on research, outreach and education, advancing the sustainability of dairy, livestock and crop production as well as food processing in the Gem State ... R