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Idaho's potato game is about to get a serious boost, thanks to a new funding proposal that aims to modernize research facilities in the Gem State.

After a rocky year, the USDA is back with a groundbreaking grant to help Idaho farmers innovate and thrive.

Say goodbye to the old facilities from the '60s! The University of Idaho's new center is a game-changer for meat science and local ranchers alike.

For the 4th year in a row, University of Idaho won the Northwest Regional Soil Judging Contest.

For the first time since January 2016, Michael Parrella is not the dean at the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Science.  Parrella said while it’s hard to say goodbye, he feels that he and his staff made great strides not only in Moscow, but statewide.   “My feeling ...

One of the most challenging things following a wildfire in the Northwest often is restoration work in areas that are remote, rugged and often not accessible by vehicle.  Helicopters can be used to replant sagebrush, grasses and more, but that’s expensive.   In res...

The University of Idaho is gearing up for the 57th annual Idaho Potato Conference, which will take place January 22nd –23rd in the Pond Student Union Building on the Idaho State University campus in Pocatello.  U of I associate professor of plant pathology James Woodhall noted that much of this year’s workshops and presentations will focus on plant disease and pressures.   “Quite a bit... Read Mor

Researchers from the University of Idaho are working with other institutions to develop a precision feeding system that meets the nutritional needs of individual dairy cows.  The Self-learning Dairy technology works with existing equipment used by automatic milking systems, where cows choose to enter a stall with a robotic milker and feed is automatically dispensed as an incentive.  The tea... Re

For the first time in more than a decade, the University of Idaho hosted a rodeo.  Jamie Slocum, a coach on the Rodeo Club, helped organize U of I’s previous rodeo as an athlete in the spring of 2011.  When she became a coach earlier this year, she set a goal of resurrecting a local rodeo.   “I feel like we ...

Congratulations to University of Idaho professor and UI Extension dairy specialist Joseph Dalton, winner of the 2024 DeLaval Dairy Extension Award.  This award, presented by the American Dairy Science Association earlier this year, recognizes outstanding achievement in dairy extension.  Accordi...