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Global warming and rain
Idaho Ag Today
I had an optimistic thought about the effects of global warming, and I put it to the test with Dr. Meetpal Kukal.
Hemp in Idaho
Idaho Ag Today
Since it first became legal to produce hemp in Idaho, in 2022, acres have more than doubled each year, from 459 in 2022 to 1,274 in 2023 to 2,668 in 2024.
Thirstwaves
Idaho Ag Today
U of I researcher coins ‘thirstwaves’ as new framework emphasizing prolonged, extreme water stressors.
Beaver Dam Analog
Idaho Ag Today
Amongst the most precious of all resources to Idaho's. Farmers and ranchers is water. What if we could store more water that comes from snow in the winter?
Quagga inspections
Idaho Ag Today
A bane to all of Idaho's waterways and a bane to Idaho's farmers and ranchers is the quagga mussel. Thus watercraft inspection stations have opened.
Columbia Basin Water Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Larry Mattson, the new Director at the Office of Columbia River, says his job is to figure out the best way to use the water we do have.
Columbia Basin Water Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Larry Mattson, the new Director at the Office of Columbia River, says his job is to figure out the best way to use the water we do have.
Water Board update
Idaho Ag Today
The Idaho Water Resource Board (IWRB) received a staff update on managed recharge operations to benefit Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA).
WOTUS Definition
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says they are working with the Corps of Engineers to deliver on President’s Trump’s promise to review the definition of “waters of the United States.”
NCBA Seeks Clean Water Act Clarity
Line on Agriculture
WOTUS is back on the table under the Trump Administration.
What to do with straw
Idaho Ag Today
UI Extension studies economics of leaving straw in fields
California Water Allocation and Plant-based Meat Sales Plummet
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers who irrigate with water from the Central Valley Project say they’re thankful for last month’s 35% water allocation, and plant-based meat was viewed as a major disruptor of the meat industry and would soon displace animal protein.
Wheat is number 1
Idaho Ag Today
In terms of total acres, wheat is the No. 1 crop in the Pacific Northwest states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
EPA to Work on WOTUS and Tractor Combine Sales Down
The Agribusiness Update
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says they are working with the Army Corps of Engineers to review the definition of the “Waters of the United States,” and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says U.S. sales of Ag tractors and combines continued to decline in February.
Hydroponics
Idaho Ag Today
Dave Dennison is CEO of Cubic Farms which is essentially a hydroponic producer of all kinds of ag products.
Water Allocation Welcome, Allocation Timing Challenging
California Ag Today
The California Farm Bureau reports that farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta are welcoming a 35% water allocation from the federal Central Valley Project (CVP) but say the timing limits its impact.
File Your Water Use Report?
California Ag Today
New this year, late fees are now being assessed for delinquency.