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University of Idaho Extension is out with a new program that the school said will prepare Idahoans and communities to take advantage of the digital economy and the opportunities that will be available.   “As all of this effort to expand broadband across the state is happening, how do we make sure that our communities are ready to fully take advantage of that?" said Amb...

An independent report says a lack of funding for infrastructure improvements could put more than $72 billion in additional GDP and 77,000 new jobs at risk.  The report by Agribusiness Intelligence was commissioned by the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.   T...

An independent report says a lack of funding for infrastructure improvements could put more than $72 billion in additional GDP and 77,000 new jobs at risk.  The report by Agribusiness Intelligence was commissioned by the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.   The s...

The Department of Agriculture is investing $39.6 million for 128 projects to increase access to job training, educational and health care services in rural areas.  Announced by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, the grants stem from the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program.  More th...

A new report by Business Roundtable suggests that ending NAFTA would result in job losses of millions of American jobs.  As negotiators are meeting in Canada in the next week, the report was released to “urge the administration to take into account the potential damage of withdrawing from NAFTA.”  Drafting two...

Withdraw threats by President Donald Trump regarding NAFTA are putting transportation jobs at risk.  Politico said thousands of transportation jobs up and down the Mississippi River and across truck and rail networks are at stake, including those involved in the shipment of agricultural products.   ...

Microsoft announced last week it will team up with communities in six states to invest in technology jobs and broadband in rural areas.  The Microsoft initiative TechSpark is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment to help teach computer science to students, expand rural broadband and help create and fill jobs, according to AgriMarketing.  The com...

With hop harvest right around the corner, the Washington State Department of Agriculture is looking to hire hop samplers and graders.   The jobs will be supporting the laboratory in Yakima, the heart of the hop industry in the Inland Northwest.  ...

The Washington State branch of the Farm Service Agency is looking to hire program technicians in some of their county offices around the state.   They are looking for qualified individuals who want to live in and help rural communities and the agriculture industry.  ...

The USDA is bringing on veterans to learn all about the Agricultural Marketing Service through a new apprenticeship program.   Program head Elanor Starmer said there are six people currently going through the process of learning how to become ag commodity graders.  ...