Since Idahoans, especially Idaho farmers, depend on reliable water resources, it makes sense to find ways to decrease the demand on the aquifer and the groundwater to help prevent well depletion.

This article provides a quick guide to five strategies for managing ruts and recent research results of how a few strategies performed in field trials in Idaho and Utah.

“We’ve been preparing for this for a long time – since 2008,” says Michael Stephenson, senior biologist for Idaho Power Company, regarding Idaho’s response to the September 2023 discovery of quagga mussels in the Snake River in Twin Falls.

Mathew Weaver was appointed by Gov. Brad Little as the new director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) last September. Ag Proud – Idaho’s Cassidy Woolsey caught up with Weaver to learn more about him, his priorities as director and other topics important for water users in the state of Idaho.

If you are considering a VFD for your operation, I have created a list of seven topics that will help you make a more informed purchasing decision.

There is frustration statewide that in such a wet year there are water curtailments called. It’s also understandable that when water is at issue, it will be controversial. Here's a look at the methodology used to make the water calls.

Today's water issues and upcoming opportunities to water rights are discussed with IWUA Executive Director Paul Arrington.

Is the Snake River a two-river system? Is one man's waste water another man's water right? Let's explore those ideas.

I’ve had more than a few people ask why the reservoir teacup graphs don’t look full after such a heavy winter snowfall and why the drought monitor maps are still showing drought in Idaho. The answer to this question is that the snow is still in the mountains. Snowmelt runoff typically peaks in May or June, and reservoir operators are typically trying to get the reservoirs full by mid-June to early July.