Today's Idaho Ag News
Today's Idaho Ag News
Organic Field Day
Today's Idaho Ag News
Learn about the latest techniques in organic farming.
Quagga/Zebra Inspections
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Officials are inspecting all boats in Idaho for Zebra mussels.
Davis Creek Vineyard
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A new vineyard is up and running in Idaho's growing wine business.
Parma Research Closure Cancelled
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The closure of the Parma Research and Extension Center is put on hold.
Correction on Potatoes
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Setting the record straight on the number of acres planted with potatoes in Idaho for 2009.
Twin Falls Cheese Company
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Glanbia Foods is the world's largest producer of American-style cheddar cheese and they recently won a record-breaking eight awards for making cheese.
Storing Spuds
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There's a whole science devoted to the issue of potato storage. University of Idaho has built a laboratory designed specifically for the purpose of studying potato storage under different environmental conditions.
Is McDonalds Safe?
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There are some shareholders of McDonalds who have voiced concerns regarding the use of pesticides by potato farmers in the McDonalds potato grower supply chain.
Toxic Trash
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The amount of garbage these days up and down our roadways is just terrible. It's costing farmers lots of money and time to keep that all cleaned and picked up so that our contracts on our crops are still good.
Noxious Weeds
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Idaho has about 800 of the nations 2,000 weed species, most of which are alien to the state. Noxious weeds overwhelm native plant communities spreading steadily year by year.
Sugar's Back
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We're seeing a move towards consumers wanting their sweeteners to be natural and your main natural sweeteners are sugar and honey.
Less Water Testing
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Among this year's budget cuts at the Idaho State Department of Agriculture are programs that regularly check for groundwater contamination across the state.
Young Farmers
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News reports say that the traditional pattern of family-operated farms being handed from parent to child has become less common as fewer farm children choose farm careers.
Farm Internships
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A new trend has emerged this year...farm internships.
Pea Program in Idaho
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If you raised a pulse crop between 1998 and the 2001 crop years, you may be able to establish a base acres which would allow some of our support payments to kick in.
Point-Counterpoint
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Depending on what crop you're growing, you either love or hate this weather.
Dr. Bulgin Resigns
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After controversial positions on bighorns and disease, Dr. Marie ulgin is forced to resign.
Rain, Rain Go Away
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"Ugly" weather is hindering heat-loving sweet corn, tomatoes, squash and peppers and leaving seed and seedlings disease-prone in cold, wet soils.
Op-Ed in Idaho Statesman on Dr. Bulgin
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U of I veterinarian makes favorable statements for sheep ranchers and bighorn supporters are furious.
Refugees Work in Dairies
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Refugees are trained to work in Idaho's dairies.
Update on Colony Collapse Disorder
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Across the United States and around the world, the honey bee populations have been mysteriously vanishing.
Wheat and too much Water
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Hay farmers in Idaho are looking heavenward and must be asking when too much of a good thing...in the form of rain...is enough.