Twin Falls ID

With river flows expected to dip to just 70% of normal, local farmers are bracing for a challenging irrigation season. What can they do to adapt?

This week, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture started implementing a potash treatment in portions of the mid Snake River.  This is the 2nd phase of the multifaceted treatment plan following the 2024 chelated copper treatment.  ISDA is...

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 ...

Registration is now open for the 2024 Idaho Ag Outlook Seminar.  This year’s event will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn Boise, starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday December 18th.  Brett Wilder, UI Extension agricultural economist says this year’s Seminar will be very interesting for a variety of reasons.  One, he noted, the oddity of ...

Earlier this year, a unique milk processing facility opened its doors east of Twin Falls.  Suntado is a 190,000 square-foot “state of the art” facility that will process, initially, between 800,000 and one million pounds of milk per day.  And when completely...

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture will start targeted quagga mussel treatment this week, in an effort to eradicate the small population of the invasive species in the Snake River near Twin Falls.  On Tuesday, ISDA and contractors will launch a 10-day comprehensive treatment from downriver of Hansen Bridge to Centennial Waterfront Park.  The tre...

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that a small number of quagga mussels were found in the Snake River in the Twin Falls area.  Quagga mussels were first discovered in the area September 2023, and since then, ISDA, working with a variety of partners, implemented a treatment of the River with a chelated copper product.  It was ...

Homeowners, growers, dealers, and professional applicators across Idaho storing unusable or unwanted pesticides will have a safe and free opportunity to dispose of them this week.  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture will host a pair of pesticide disposal events, one Tuesday in Bonneville County, and the second taking place Wednesday in Twin Falls County.   “...