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Heifer Development Workshops
University of Idaho Extension beef experts have scheduled a series of workshops to help the state’s ranchers capitalize on the nation’s smallest beef herd in more than 60 years. Read more
Ag Practices and Air Quality
A University of Idaho researcher is leading a multi-institutional study evaluating how the adoption of farming practices aimed at conserving water, reducing erosion and improving sustainability is … Read more
Controlling Weeds with Cover Crops
University of Idaho graduate student Adam Kennedy sees promise in using volunteer wheat as a cover crop to rid sugarbeet fields of herbicide-resistant weeds. Read more
Documenting Idaho’s Bees
University of Idaho Extension is working to build a program that will train volunteers to collect and identify bees, with the goal of establishing an atlas cataloging the rich diversity of bee species … Read more
U of I opens federally funded center to coordinate research affecting rural communities
University of Idaho opens the Western Rural Development Center, receiving federal funding to drive research and outreach for rural community challenges. Read more
U of I College of Ag and Life Sciences fills two administrative team positions
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently filled two key positions on its administrative team. Read more
U of I CALS dean announces retirement plans
In nearly nine years as dean of University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), Michael Parrella has overseen a period of sustained and dramatic growth in programs, enrollment, … Read more
Water-use Efficiency Study
University of Idaho researchers have been flying drones fitted with near-infrared cameras over eastern Idaho wheat and barley research plots to assess how efficiently different varieties use water. Read more