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In a groundbreaking move, researchers at the University of Idaho are blending agriculture and technology to tackle a big problem for potato farmers.

The 2026 Idaho Legislative session kicks off Monday, and the state Department of Agriculture will work to ensure lawmakers know the important role farming plays in the state.

The University of Idaho’s Soil and Water Systems Department has a permanent leader. Dr. Robert Heinse, who has served as interim Department head for the past two years.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural Life Sciences has a new dean. Dr. Leslie Edgar moved to Moscow this summer from neighboring Washington State University,

On Thursday, Representative Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $3 million in funding for the University of Idaho's CAFE project near Rupert.

Congratulations to outgoing University of Idaho College of Agricultural Life Sciences dean Michael Parrella.  He was recently honored by the Idaho congressional delegation as he prepares to retire from the College.  The letter said in part: "Your tenure as dean has left an indelible mark on our state’s agricultural landscape.  For nearly a decade, yo...

The University of Idaho announced Thursday evening the selection of the new College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dean.  Leslie Edgar will start her new role as the J.R. Simplot Endowed Dean on June 23rd.  She comes to Moscow from neighboring Washington State University where she most recently served as the associate dean of research for the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource

Thanks to a gift from the J.R. Simplot Family Foundation the University of Idaho has established the school’s first endowed deanship.  The "J.R. Simplot Endowed Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences" pays homage to the Idaho-based agribusiness company’s founder, the late J.R. Simplot, and ...

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...

After nine years as the dean of the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Science, Michael Parrella has announced plans to retire. Parrella, who also holds the title of special assistant to the president for agricultural initiatives in recognition of his many contributions to the university, will retire on June 21, 2025.  The hope...