AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

Wednesday Dec 18th, 2013

12-18 IAN Beating Up on Beef

Today's Idaho Ag News
A recent article talked about how stress accrued during transportation of cattle can cause damage to the meat.

Tuesday Dec 17th, 2013

12-17 IAN Ag Exports

Today's Idaho Ag News
A recent article in the Idaho Statesman told us all that Idaho is headed for a record for the third consecutive year in terms of exports.

Monday Dec 16th, 2013

12-16 IAN GMO Fears

Today's Idaho Ag News
After China rejected a huge shipment of GMO corn from the United States, I called Travis Jones of the Idaho Grain Producers Association to ask why they were afraid.

Friday Dec 13th, 2013

12-13 IAN Waterways

Today's Idaho Ag News
Farmers and ranchers - along with most of the rest of the population - are hard-pressed to find much to be thankful to Congress for this year.

Thursday Dec 12th, 2013

12-12 IAN Spud Rotation

Today's Idaho Ag News
I had a discussion with UI Extension Economist Paul Patterson about the 2012 potato crop and how it had been flat for growers.

Wednesday Dec 11th, 2013

12-11 IAN Rejected Corn

Today's Idaho Ag News
China turns its back on a lot of corn.

Tuesday Dec 10th, 2013

12-10 IAN Aphanomyces

Today's Idaho Ag News
Pea breeding lines developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their collaborators may offer growers added insurance against Aphanomyces root rot.

Monday Dec 9th, 2013

12-9 IAN Ethanol Corn or Not

Today's Idaho Ag News
A recent EPA proposal suggested reducing something called Ethanol Volume Obligations. What does that mean?

Friday Dec 6th, 2013

12-6 IAN Strong Dairy Men

Today's Idaho Ag News
I have been doing stories on what seems to be the plight of the dairy industry for the last several years.

Thursday Dec 5th, 2013

12-5 IAN Examining spuds

Today's Idaho Ag News
An economists view of what happened to the 2013 potato crop.

Wednesday Dec 4th, 2013

Today's Idaho Ag News
Knowing that genetically engineered crops would probably press a lot of buttons worldwide, to say nothing of within the United States,the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21) was originally established in February, 2003

Tuesday Dec 3rd, 2013

12-3 IAN Wyatt on Ethanol

Today's Idaho Ag News
The Ethanol Mandate: Don't Mend It, End It.

Monday Dec 2nd, 2013

12-2 IAN Holiday Roasts

Today's Idaho Ag News
Beef Roasts: Can be the Center of the Plate and Center of Attention

Friday Nov 29th, 2013

11-29 IAN Nelson-Ricks

Today's Idaho Ag News
Nelson-Ricks Creamery, is a small, family owned cheese company located near Rexburg.

Thursday Nov 28th, 2013

11-28 IAN B&B Farm

Today's Idaho Ag News
Agri-tourism appears to be catching on, at least in Oregon.

Wednesday Nov 27th, 2013

11-27 IAN No Ethanol

Today's Idaho Ag News
One wonders why we continue to go to the polls and vote.

Tuesday Nov 26th, 2013

11-26 IAN Cheaper Thanksgiving

Today's Idaho Ag News
Americans will pay a few cents less for a turkey and all the trimmings for a classic Thanksgiving Dinner this year.

Monday Nov 25th, 2013

11-25 IAN Tyson COOL

Today's Idaho Ag News
Recently, a company spokesman for Tyson Foods Inc said it halted purchases of slaughter-ready cattle from Canada due to higher costs associated with mandatory country-of-origin (COOL) labeling.

Friday Nov 22nd, 2013