“Everyone knows what these practices are. Many farmers are doing them already,” says Dr. Sanford Eigenbrode, professor of entomology at the UI and a project lead for the Innovative Agriculture and Marketing Partnership (IAMP).

“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.

“I keep saying, ‘This was a year that we’d never had before,’” says Keith Fehringer, after two decades as an agronomist with Bingham Ag Services in American Falls.

People can argue about anything, including the best definition of a weed. However, every land manager I know can agree about their loathing for invasive thistles. Unfortunately, a new species has made its way to North America and found an ideal habitat on the stark hillsides of Hells Canyon.

From dairy to sheep to cattle with Wagyu cross – this century ranch has seen a lot of changes.

The program started in response to frequent requests from student groups for financial support. “We wanted to add an education piece to donations. This is a way to cultivate our community and involve producers.”

It's in the back of our minds now, but even coming off a good winter, it's not too early to prepare your feedstocks to get through the next drought – because there will be one.

Nez Perce youth take Idaho 4-H to the nation's capitol.

Grangeville student takes showing livestock to community youth clinic.

It turns out that the diners' question “Do you want fries or chips?” starts not in the kitchen, but with the breeder.