Many businesses move in cyclical patterns, with periods of highs and lows, of growth and stagnation. The agriculture industry is no exception. After five straight years of revenue increases in […]
John Foltz said he has been preparing for his new position as the Special Assistant to the President for Agricultural Initiatives for 25 years. That”s how long he has been […]
Organic farmer branched off from previous life of music Adam Reed picked up a pair of drumsticks in the fifth grade and played for approximately two decades, but he doesn’t […]
Agriculture events bring high school students to campus Anyone who’s ever wanted to eat French fries, pet farm animals and look at farm equipment displays before watching a Vandal football […]
Wake up at five, feed the cows, set the water and make it to school by eight. This was a typical morning on the small farm I grew up on. […]
The University of Idaho recently received a grant for research in eradicating a nematode that attacks potato plants in Idaho. The $436,529 grant is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
Introducing a new Opinion series on the effect agricultural developments have on society.
University of Idaho freshman Anna Pratt will attempt to follow in her brother’s footsteps by being elected to the National FFA Organization national office next month. Pratt’s brother, Seth Pratt, […]
Feeding program fiasco Dear Editor: Perhaps the federal Farm Bill could have avoided that nasty “partisan rut” if the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture had stuck to its knittin’ instead of […]