southern Idaho

After years of planning, a local dairy plant is ready to redefine how we enjoy our favorite frozen treats. The future of ice cream is right here!

This season has thrown sugarbeet growers into a whirlwind, with weather challenges and costs hitting hard. Let's hear how they’re managing to keep their spirits up.

With a recent anthrax outbreak confirmed, local farmers are left wondering about their herds’ safety. Let’s separate fact from fiction.

The final July curtailment order for Snake River water rights has been issued. Idaho Department of Water Resources has ordered junior groundwater users to join a mitigation plan or face curtailment.

Idaho Fish and Game is updating its strategic plan this year, and the department wants to hear from those that enjoy the state’s wildlife.  Known as The Compass, Fish and Game’s Strategic Plan was last updated in 2015.  Much has changed in Idaho since then, so the Department said to update the Compass to reflect the needs and demands of today.   Those who want to part...

Idaho grain farmers warned that conditions appear “optimal” for pressure from Stripe Rust.  University of Idaho cereals pathologist Juliet Marshall made those comments during the recent East Idaho Cereals Conference in Fort Hall.  She explained preva...

Farmers across southern Idaho are invited to share their successes and failures with agronomic practices during next month’s annual Magic Valley Soil Health Forum.  The free event is scheduled for January 8th at the College of Southern Idaho campus.   Linda ...

With April 1st just around the corner, the snowpack across Idaho is looking good for this time of year.  That’s the assessment from Erin Whorton with NRCS-Idaho, who noted that the Willow/Blackfoot/Portneuf as well as the Bear River basins above 150% of normal for this time of year, and the Owyhee at 163% of typical for this time of year.  She said whil...

The University of Idaho is warning potato growers across the Pacific Northwest to be on the lookout for ring rot.  UI Extension Seed Potato Specialist Kasia Duellman said the tuber-born bacterial disease attacks crop yields, in both commercial and seed potatoes.   ...

After eight years as President of the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association, Randy Grant officially retired from his post last week.  The organization saw many changes under Grant’s leadership, including unification with the Nyssa-Nampa Growers Association who joined the organization in 2022.  Unification h...