Today's Idaho Ag News
Today's Idaho Ag News
Western Legacy Alliance
Today's Idaho Ag News
The WLA campaign allows stakeholders to change gears from reactionary tactics to a pro-active plan to address the issues affecting all of you.
Selling Beans to Mexico
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The Idaho Bean Commission has been very active taking advantage of something that commission Chairman Bill Bitzenburg calls "a small niche market...selling beans to Mexico".
Glenns Ferry Bio-Fuel
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Idaho Republican Congressman Mike Simpson just looked at Idaho Sustainable Energy in Glenns Ferry and said he would support the Department of Energy granting the company a loan guarantee.
Soil Organic Matter
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Extension Crop Specialist Jodi DeYoung-Hughes says soil organic matter is good for crop production and the environment.
Rural Roads Stimulated
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Much stimulus money has gone toward rural roads in Idaho.
Why farmers have to be super smart
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Farmers are much more than producers of food. They have to be astute economists, businessmen and meteorologists as well.
Abandoned Wells
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The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) is asking for the public's help in identifying improperly abandoned wells.
Governor Otter and Roads 2
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A former farmer, turned governor, has a practical but fiery passion for roads.
Aphids Spreading Viruses
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A surprising surge in damage in pea fields across the Palouse shows both the merits and the difficulties in predicting when aphid-borne viruses might cause problems.
Breaking Poverty in Farm Communities
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University of Idaho Extension's 18-month Horizons III program is working towards making their rural towns appealing, inclusive and economically vibrant places.
Very Veteran Farmer
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Glen Wittenburg is 79 year-old and has been farming for what must surely feel like a century. He started his ag life as a dairyman, and grew corn for sileage.
Rural Health Care
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The USDA is providing 30-million dollars through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for community facility projects many of which are for healthcare facilities.
Shepherd's Grain
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Shepherd's Grain comes from an alliance of family farms dedicated to practicing what they call sustainable agriculture.
The Yellow Bean
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Idaho is producing a bean that Americans are not to familiar with called the yellow bean.
Op-Ed Piece from Dairyman Bob Naerebout
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Dairies have brought prosperity and growth to struggling rural communities. That unprecedented growth in the dairy industry has created numerous jobs that have drawn foreign-born dairy workers.
Thanksgiving Wine Tasting
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Idaho wineries are opening their barrels and bottles over Thanksgiving weekend.
Farmers Make Your Money Go Further
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A new University of Idaho Extension Web site helps users gain the knowledge they need to make better money-management decisions in these challenging times.
Ethanol Loan Risk
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USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development says that only 2 awards, one for $80 million and the other for $25 million have been made under the bio-refinery assistance program.
Mobile Slaughterhouse 2
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There's a group in Washington that has started a mobile slaughterhouse concept where USDA inspector and a butcher roll up to your property and process your animals.
Mobile Slaughterhouse 1
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Here's a brand new concept for locavores who want to eat locally produced food, whether it be vegetable or meat...a mobile slaughterhouse...yes...a slaughterhouse on wheels.
Gopher Bounty
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Bingham County Commissioner Ladd Carter is spearheading the effort to reduce the numbers of gophers by putting a $1 bounty on them.
Cow-Calf Profits
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A host of economic indicators suggest that the recession has ended - with more positive than negative signs. This may not be true for cow-calf operations.
Non-Profit Lawyers 2
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A legion of supposedly non-profit law firms were making fat livings by suing the government on agri-relevant ecological and environmental issues and charging exorbitant legal fees.