UI Receives $47,300 Grant to Expand Child-Hunger Relief Program in Twin Falls and Power Counties
Posted: Wednesday, June 12
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho is teaming up with the ConAgra Foods Foundation to help put food on the table in Twin Falls and Power counties in Idaho, where Feeding America recently reported there are nearly 4,700 children facing food insecurity. ConAgra Foods Foundation awarded the university a $47,300 Community Impact Grant, where UI Extension will work with Idaho nonprofits and...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Agricultural and Life Sciences | News Release | Extension

University of Idaho Names a Term Dean for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Posted: Tuesday, June 11
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho announced the decision to postpone the national search for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dean. The search will resume after a permanent provost has been named. The current interim dean, John Foltz, has been named as the college’s dean until June 2015. “I appreciate John’s willingness to remain while the search is adj...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | News Release | Katherine Aiken | Office of the President | Provost Staff | President's Office | John Foltz

Dairy Expert McGuire to Lead U-Idaho Animal and Veterinary Science Department
Posted: Tuesday, May 21
MOSCOW, Idaho – Animal scientist Mark McGuire, who specializes in dairy cow physiology, will lead the University of Idaho Department of Animal and Veterinary Science. McGuire joined the faculty of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in 1995. He has served as interim department head since 2012. “Dr. McGuire will be a strong leader and supporter of animal agriculture in the sta...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Animal and Veterinary Science | Mark McGuire | News Release | Beef

CALS Honors Students, Faculty and Staff
Posted: Monday, May 13
MOSCOW, Idaho – Will Loucks graduated Saturday with an animal science degree and plans to become a veterinarian. He is the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences outstanding senior for 2013, too. Loucks was honored recently during the college’s annual award ceremony for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. Gregory Möller, professor of environmen...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | News Release

UI Website Aims to Simplify Forestry Best Management Practices
Posted: Wednesday, May 1
MOSCOW, Idaho – A new website is taking root to help forest owners and others comply with Idaho forestry best management practices designed to protect water quality and the environment. University of Idaho Extension Forestry and the Idaho Department of Lands developed the website, www.idahoforestrybmps.org. It explains the importance of best management practices or BMPs toprotecting watersh...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Extension | Forestry

Devadoss Selected as Teacher Fellow
Posted: Monday, April 29
Stephen Devadoss, professor of agricultural economics, was selected as Teacher Fellow by the Association of North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA). This national award recognizes “those individuals whose efforts represent the very best in agricultural higher education.” This prestigious award is bestowed on Devadoss for his availability to students, ability to att...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Acknowledgements

Two Academic Advisers Earn National Awards
Posted: Friday, April 19
Two University of Idaho academic advisers have been awarded the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Outstanding adviser honor. Kristi Overfelt, adviser in CLASS, won in the New Adviser category for her work with general studies and undecided students. Larry Makus, interim associate dean in CALS, won in the Faculty Adviser category for his work with students in the department of agricu...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Agricultural and Life Sciences | Acknowledgements

Seattle Philanthropists Create Endowed Chair and More at U-Idaho
Posted: Friday, February 1
MOSCOW, Idaho – A Seattle couple has donated $3.3 million to the University of Idaho to benefit faculty, students and facilities. The gift, from husband and wife Tom Alberg and Judi Beck, will establish the university’s first fully funded endowed chair, a pair of graduate student fellowships, establish a separate faculty excellence fund and pay for costs associated with the constructio...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Anthony S. Davis | Research | News Release | Donor | Funding | Fellowships | Duane Nellis | Kurt Pregitzer | Advancement | CNR

CALS Awards Nomination Deadline Feb. 15
Posted: Tuesday, January 22
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is soliciting nominations for alumni, student, faculty and staff awards. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement. Recipients are honored at the college’s spring banquet in April. Nominations are due Feb. 15. More information is available at www.uidaho.edu/cals/awards and by contacting Katie Strittmatter, CALS Academic Programs assi...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Faculty and Staff Announcement | Extension

2012 Projections Show Idaho Farmers, Ranchers Post Strong Year Financially
Posted: Thursday, January 3
  MOSCOW, Idaho – The year 2012 was a year to celebrate for Idaho agriculture, according to the “Financial Condition of Idaho Agriculture: 2012” report by University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences economists.   Projected cash receipts from Idaho crops and livestock for farmers and ranchers set a record of $7.7 billion. That is a gain of 5 percent,...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Extension

Foltz Named U-Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Interim Dean
Posted: Wednesday, December 26 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho has named John Foltz as the interim dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. “John has a broad understanding of the college, its people and its mission, which will be vital in making the transition to a new dean,” said M. Duane Nellis, president of the University of Idaho. Foltz has served since 2004 as associate dean and d...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Agricultural Economics | News Release | Duane Nellis | Agricultural Economics | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Agricultural Economics | Economics | John Foltz

Engineering Professor Appointed to USGS/NASA Landsat Science Team
Posted: Monday, December 17 2012
After a competitive nationwide process, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has named Rick Allen, University of Idaho faculty member of the departments of biological and agricultural engineering and civil engineering, to the National Science Team supporting the new Landsat Data Continuity Mission Satellite, scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in February. The expert tea...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Acknowledgements

Morrill Act Contest Winners Announced
Posted: Tuesday, December 11 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – FFA members from Meridian, sixth graders at Idaho Falls Rimrock Elementary and high school seniors at Meridian took top honors in a University of Idaho video contest to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law that created the U.S. land-grant university system. Elementary students from Marsing, Lewiston and Kootenai won top prizes in a poster contest focusing on education....
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | News Release | Duane Nellis | 4-H Youth Development | 4-H Annual | 4-H Annual | 4-H Robotics | President's Office | Copy President's Office for Backup

New Year will Bring Change in Ag Dean
Posted: Friday, December 7 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – John Hammel will close out his time as the dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences this month after nine years in the position to pursue full-time teaching and research opportunities. “I have greatly appreciated the time that I have served as dean – in spite of some challenging times, we have seen advances with our partners around the state. I look...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | Research | News Release | Duane Nellis | Extension | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | President's Office | Copy President's Office for Backup

U-Idaho Entomologist Nilsa Bosque-Pérez Honored by Top U.S. Science Association
Posted: Thursday, November 29 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho — Entomologist Nilsa Bosque-Pérez of the University of Idaho has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon association members by their peers. The association’s section on agriculture, food and renewable resources recognized her “for international leadership in entomology related to plant health ma...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | Nilsa Bosque-Pérez | Extension

Order Your 2012 Christmas Ham by Dec. 5
Posted: Tuesday, November 13 2012
The deadline is Dec. 5 for ordering hams cured the old-fashioned way by the University of Idaho meats students and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Block and Bridle Club through Vandal Brand Meats. “Ours are natural hams, old-fashioned cure, with no water added,” says Ron Richard, Vandal Brand Meats manager. “The pork legs are trimmed and cured by the studen...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Beef | Moscow | Animal Science

Regional Livestock Processing Forum Supports Local Meat Sales
Posted: Friday, October 26 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho is promoting the distribution and sale of local livestock products through its Regional Livestock Processing Forum on Monday, Nov. 5 from 8-11:30 a.m. in the Great Room at the 1912 Center, 412 E. 3rd St. in Moscow. Following the forum, a lunch and keynote speech presented by Arlie Sommer, from Idaho’s Bounty, and Brett Donnelly, from the USDA Rural Develop...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | News Release

Registrations due Nov. 1 for Forestry Shortcourse offered in Coeur d’Alene
Posted: Tuesday, October 23 2012
COEUR D'ALENE -- A six-session Forestry Shortcourse scheduled Nov. 7 to Dec. 9 at Coeur d'Alene will help enrich forest landowners' understanding of forest ecology, silviculture, forest health, wildlife habitat, and other forestry topics. Those interested are asked to pre-register by Nov. 1. In the process, participants are coached by natural resource professionals on how to develop a m...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Moscow | Kootenai County | Sandpoint

University of Idaho Livestock Researcher Focuses New Book on Feed Efficiency
Posted: Friday, September 28 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – Making sure cattle use their feed efficiently is key to affordable beef and sustainable businesses, says University of Idaho animal scientist Rod Hill, whose book on that topic was published in September. Hill, a livestock physiologist in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has spent much of his career conducting feed efficiency studies on cattle. His studies...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Rod Hill | Research | Beef | Animal Science

Potato Growers Urged to Take Aggressive Action to Control Bacterial Ring Rot Flare-up
Posted: Friday, September 28 2012
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho –College of Agricultural and Life Sciences potato experts at the University of Idaho are reviving a task force to help growers address a flare-up of bacterial ring rot disease. Phillip Nolte, a University of Idaho Extension seed potato specialist at Idaho Falls, said the disease is reaching levels not seen in a decade. Mainly a threat to the appearance and storage of...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Nora Olsen | Phillip Nolte | Research | Twin Falls | Extension | Bannock County | Bonneville

U-Idaho Celebrates Ag Days Oct. 5-6
Posted: Friday, September 28 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumni and friends, and high school students interested in learning about agricultural careers, will help celebrate Ag Days on the University of Idaho campus Oct. 5 and 6.   Some 200 high school students typically attend Ag Days to participate in FFA career development events and sample the college’s academic offerings ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Research | Extension

National Agricultural Teachers Group Honors U-Idaho Dairy Professor Ahmadzadeh
Posted: Wednesday, September 19 2012
MOSCOW -- Amin Ahmadzadeh, a University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences professor of dairy science, received the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Teacher Fellow Award during the group’s annual conference recently. “Your selection as a NACTA Teacher Fellow is an international recognition of your excellence in teaching and your commitment to the scholarship of...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Research | News Release | Extension | Animal & Veterinary Science: Dairy | Animal Science | Amin Ahmadzadeh

Probiotics, prebiotics, health the focus of U-Idaho-WSU food science symposium
Posted: Wednesday, September 19 2012
PULLMAN, Wash. – Topics centering on the health benefits of probiotics and prebiotics are the focus of a free, public symposium to be offered at Washington State University Nov. 1-2. "This is a wonderful opportunity for not only faculty and students at our local universities but also the Moscow-Pullman community,” said Denise Smith, director of the WSU and University of Idaho School of...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Food Science | Research | Extension

U-Idaho Parma Fruit Field Day Sept. 14 Shifts to Pomology Orchard and Vineyard
Posted: Friday, September 7 2012
PARMA, Idaho – The annual University of Idaho Parma Fruit Field Day planned Friday, Sept. 14 will shift entirely to the Pomology Orchard and Vineyard this year. In past years the day began at the Parma Research and Extension Center’s headquarters. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the program begins at 9 a.m. sharp at the Pomology Orchard and Vineyard site, which is located abo...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Research | Faculty and Staff Announcement | Extension | Ada County | Canyon County

Fruit Fly Found in Moscow Threatens Soft Fruits: Cherries, Peaches, Grapes and More
Posted: Tuesday, September 4 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho –– University of Idaho Extension entomologists have confirmed the first Idaho discovery of an exotic fruit fly, the spotted wing drosophila, that can damage a wide variety of soft fruits from berries and cherries to grapes and peaches. Dylan Champagne, a Moscow homeowner, initially reported to the University of Idaho Extension Latah County office that his cherry crop was ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Latah County

U-Idaho Extension Offers October Seminars to Help Cattle Producers Cut Winter Feeding Costs
Posted: Tuesday, September 4 2012
A series of four University of Idaho Extension seminars in October will offer tips for cattle producers who are facing higher feed costs and losses of winter range to fire and drought across southern Idaho. “One of the things that’s really concerning producers is the lack of winter range,” said John B. Hall, superintendent of the Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Cent...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Twin Falls | Extension | Ada County | Beef | Canyon County

U-Idaho Morrill Act Contest Online Sessions Scheduled Sept. 6, 13 and 20
Posted: Tuesday, September 4 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – If Abraham Lincoln were around today, he might say that seven score and 10 years ago, Congress brought forth a revolutionary idea to make higher education available to the working classes. No doubt the $6,000 in prize money available to Idaho students this fall to celebrate his signing of the Morrill Act in 1862 would seem generous to a president whose salary was $25,00...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension

Registrations due Sept. 7 for GPS Workshop in St. Maries
Posted: Monday, August 27 2012
ST. MARIES -- A Global Positioning System or GPS receiver is becoming as common to work and play in forests as a compass. A University of Idaho Extension Forestry workship planned Sept. 14 at St. Maries focuses on helping users who feel they are only using a small portion of their GPS receiver's capabilities.  The University of Idaho Extension “Using Your GPS” pr...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Northern Idaho | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Kootenai County | Latah County

U-Idaho Extension Water Quality Monitoring Workshop Set at Moscow Sept. 7
Posted: Monday, August 20 2012
MOSCOW – A one-day workshop planned Sept. 7 will offer training to anyone interested in monitoring and protecting water quality in streams and lakes. More than 100 volunteers have already qualified as master water stewards through similar workshops offered by the IDAH2O program sponsored by University of Idaho Extension. Workshop participants learn water quality monitoring ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Northern Idaho | Extension | Latah County

Forest Thinning & Pruning Field Day Set for St. Maries June 16, Cottonwood July 20
Posted: Saturday, July 21 2012
Local forest owners can learn how to implement these practices more effectively in Thinning and Pruning Field Days scheduled June 16 in St. Maries and July 20 in Cottonwood. Trees killed by bark beetle attacks always make forest owners ask: “what can we do about it?” Whether you have problems with insects or disease, concerns about fire, or just want to help forest growth, the...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Kootenai County | Nez Perce County | Latah County

Organic Production Research Reviewed at July 24 Field Day at Kimberly R&E Center
Posted: Thursday, July 12 2012
KIMBERLY, Idaho – A field day to report on organic research conducted by University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences researchers at the Kimberly Research and Extension Center is planned July 24 beginning at 9 a.m. The Organic Research Field Day will feature current U-Idaho research projects focused on organic production of potato, dry bean, forages and cover crops. ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Research | Twin Falls | Extension

Registrations due July 12th for Forest Root Disease workshop in Hayden, Idaho
Posted: Tuesday, July 3 2012
HAYDEN, Idaho -- A two-day workshop, "Root Disease: The Hidden Menace," is planned July 19-20 at to help forest owners, loggers and natural resource professionals better diagnose root disease issues and manage forests in ways that reduce root disease impacts. Registrations are due July 12. Root diseases are the primary tree killer on two-thirds of northern Idaho forests. ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Northern Idaho | Extension | Forestry | Kootenai County

Student Food Product Development Team Wins National Competition, Addresses Nutrition Issues in Kenya
Posted: Thursday, June 28 2012
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – A food product development team from the Washington State University and University of Idaho School of Food Science won first place at a national competition at this week’s Institute of Food Technology annual meeting here. The WSU/UI team’s challenge was to develop a mango-based food product that addresses common Kenyan nutrient deficiencies and that can be produced rapidly in ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Food Science

Annual U-Idaho Pest Management Tours June 27 at Aberdeen, June 28 at Kimberly
Posted: Friday, June 22 2012
The annual University of Idaho Snake River Pest Management Research Tours are planned June 27 at Aberdeen Research and Extension Center and June 28 at the Kimberly Research and Extension Center. Registration for the free tours that are open to the public will begin at 8 a.m. with the tour starting at 8:30. A sponsored lunch at noon will conclude the tours. Attendees will received 3 ISD...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | Research | Twin Falls | Extension

Global Seed Company, University of Idaho Agree on Novel Wheat Pact
Posted: Friday, June 22 2012
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The Idaho State Board of Education today approved an innovative agreement between the University of Idaho and Limagrain Cereal Seeds, one of the world’s largest seed companies, that expands graduate education in agriculture and wheat variety development opportunities. “This agreement is important to meet the needs of Idaho’s wheat growers and our ability to serve a...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | Research | Extension | Nez Perce County | Latah County

July 9 U-Idaho Field Day Highlights Collaborative Wheat Breeding Initiative
Posted: Monday, June 18 2012
MOSCOW -- A July 9 wheat breeding field day will feature a first look at top European varieties and showcase the benefits of an innovative collaboration between the University of Idaho and Limagrain Cereal Seeds. Wheat varieties selected for high production and disease resistance in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, the Czech Republic and Germany will be on display at the College of A...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | Extension | Nez Perce County | Latah County

Kimberly Twilight Tour July 18 Offers Fun, Practical Weed Advice: Eat ‘em to Beat ‘em
Posted: Friday, June 15 2012
KIMBERLY, Idaho – University of Idaho researchers at the Kimberly Research and Extension Center will add some fun to science July 18 with an insect-petting zoo, horse-drawn hay rides and other programs for the whole family as they host the Fourth Biennial Twilight Tour. “It’s supposed to be fun, relaxing and educational,” said College of Agricultural and Life Sciences soil scientist Am...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Don Morishita | Amber Moore | Twin Falls | Extension

June 21 Moscow-area Weed Tour Focuses on Control in Small Grain, Pulse Crops
Posted: Wednesday, June 13 2012
MOSCOW – A half-day bus tour to review research aimed at controlling Italian rye, rattail fescue, downy brome and other common weeds that threaten Idaho small grain and pulse crops will be the focus of a June 21 tour sponsored by the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The tour will be led by Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station Director and Professor of Wee...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | Extension | Bonner County | Kootenai County | Nez Perce County | Latah County

CALS Awards Honor Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends
Posted: Thursday, May 24 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Idaho honored outstanding students, alumni, faculty and staff during its spring awards dinner. Valerie Pantone, an agricultural economics major from Shoshone, Idaho, was honored as the college’s outstanding senior. She served as Agricultural Student Affairs Council president, in other leadership roles in...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences

HOIST Lab/Workshop/Project Facilitator Openings
Posted: Monday, April 23 2012
HOIST (Helping Orient Indian Students and Teachers into STEM) is seeking University of Idaho faculty and graduate students to facilitate labs, projects, and workshops during the HOIST summer program in Moscow.
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Faculty and Staff Announcement

Business Plan Team Takes Fifth at Rice Contest with New Idaho Potato Process
Posted: Wednesday, April 18 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – A University of Idaho food scientist’s invention that could promise healthier processed potato products helped a student business plan team finish fifth among more than 1,600 worldwide entries in the Rice University Business Plan Competition. University of Idaho students Gaylene Anderson and Jacob Pierson competed in the contest Rice University billed as the world’s richest. This...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Food Science | News Release | Food Science

University of Idaho Recognizes Distinguished Professors
Posted: Monday, April 2 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho announced today that Carolyn Hovde Bohach, professor of food science, and Holly Wichman, professor of biological sciences, have been selected to the rank of University Distinguished Professor. “Our faculty’s commitment to excellence is a key component of our students’ success,”said M. Duane Nellis, president. “These remarkable faculty members hav...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Science | Biological Sciences | Food Science | News Release | Office of the President | Provost | ibest | Copy President's Office for Backup | Office of the President | Office of the President Archive March 2012

Tours explore Idaho’s surprising diversity
Posted: Wednesday, March 14 2012
Idaho may not have as much diversity among its residents as California and New York, but the University of Idaho Extension’s eight popular “Journey for Diversity” tours—hosted since 2005—continue to surprise participants with Idaho’s colorful past. The next tour Oct. 4-5 will explore diversity in the Twin Falls to Pocatello region. One tour “helped me teach students that Idaho not only...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Family and Consumer Sciences | Idaho Falls | Twin Falls | Extension

Spring Break Tour Focuses on Agricultural Job Opportunities Across Idaho
Posted: Friday, March 9 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – Like so many other students, on Monday, March 12, a group of University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students will head south for spring break. With destinations that include a plant that produces malt - an essential ingredient in beer - and a winery, the students’ objective for the 1,200-plus mile itinerary might resemble an epic college road trip. ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences

Boosting women’s strength in 6 weeks
Posted: Wednesday, March 7 2012
Can strength training twice a week improve people’s health and daily abilities? Yes, believes the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It set a goal for 30 percent of American adults in the U.S. to weight train twice a week to retain muscle mass and reduce fall-related injuries compared to adults who do not work with weights twice a week. A 2004 National Healt...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Family and Consumer Sciences | Extension | Ada County

Robots help University of Idaho dietetics students in North Idaho
Posted: Wednesday, March 7 2012
Simulation robots that talk back are helping University of Idaho dietetics students gain experience with problems like cardiac care and renal failure. The novel approach to clinical education is proving its worth as the third group of dietetics students progresses through their clinical rotations in hospitals across southern Idaho and the Idaho Panhandle this spring. The robot exe...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Family and Consumer Sciences | Dietetics | Extension

St. Maries Logger Education Workshop Registrations Due March 8
Posted: Thursday, March 1 2012
Over 1,400 Idaho loggers have taken the 3-day University of Idaho Extension program on forest ecology, silviculture, and water quality, titled Logger Education to Advance Professionalism or LEAP. LEAP Update is an annual opportunity for LEAP graduates to build on that professional development in forestry. LEAP Update will be held in St. Maries, March 15-16. This year’s topics include: soil d...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Forestry | Kootenai County | Nez Perce County | Latah County

Panel: Livestock Science Will Bring Benefits to Sub-Saharan Africa
Posted: Wednesday, February 22 2012
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Africa will benefit greatly from advances in livestock science that will benefit the animals and the people they provide with high quality protein, according to scientists gathered here. Panelists addressed the hopes and challenges of modernizing livestock production in Sub-Saharan Africa during the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Animal and Veterinary Science | Animal Physiology | Animal Science

March 6 Nutrient Management Conference Looks at Ins and Outs of Dairy Operations
Posted: Friday, February 10 2012
JEROME, Idaho – A promising technology to reduce dairy odors, “designer manures,” and other presentations about using animal wastes and fertilizers will be the focus of the 2012 Idaho Nutrient Management Conference planned March 6. Sponsored by University of Idaho Extension, the conference offers updates on the latest federal and state agencies and University of Idaho researchers. ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Twin Falls | Extension

Food Safety Advisor Program (formerly Master Food Preserver)
Posted: Thursday, January 26 2012
The University of Idaho will sponsor a food safety advisor program Tuesdays from April 10 thru May 29  from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Individuals will learn how to safely preserve a variety of food products. Topics will include canning fruits, tomatoes and low acid foods, making jams, jellies and preserves, pickling, dehydration and freezing. The program will include lectures and ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Ada County | Canyon County

Nellis Outlines University’s Statewide Impact, Supports Executive Budget Recommendations for Higher Ed
Posted: Wednesday, January 25 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The human capital at the University of Idaho – students, faculty, staff, partners and alumni – moves the state’s economy forward and is an unparalleled investment for the state. That’s the message that M. Duane Nellis, university president, delivered today to members of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on behalf of the state’s land-grant university. In...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | News Release | Office of the President | Duane Nellis | Extension

Idaho’s Agricultural Research Enhanced through Multi-Million Dollar Endowments from Idaho Wheat Commission and Limagrain Cereal Seeds
Posted: Friday, January 6 2012
BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Wheat Commission today announced a plan to create two faculty research endowments with $2 million to the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to support Idaho’s 4,500 wheat growers and their $766 million-per-year harvest. In addition, Limagrain Cereal Seeds has agreed to collaborate with the college on breeding new wheat varieties for Idaho and...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | University of Idaho Boise | Idaho Falls | Research | News Release | Northern Idaho | Office of the President | Extension | Nez Perce County

Idaho Agricultural Cash Receipts Post Record Year in 2011
Posted: Thursday, January 5 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Idaho’s farmers and ranchers posted a record year in 2011, with a projected $7.4 billion in cash receipts, up 29 percent from the previous year, according to University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences economists. Agricultural producers’ net farm income fared even better, soaring 88 percent in 2011 from the past year to $2.6 billion, according to econ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Garth Taylor | Paul Patterson | Agricultural Economics | Idaho Falls | Extension

Christmas Ham Orders by Dec. 7
Posted: Wednesday, November 16 2011
Hams cured the old-fashioned way are once again available for a Christmas season meal, thanks to Vandal Brand Meats, the University of Idaho meats students, and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Block and Bridle Club. “Ours are natural hams, old-fashioned cure, with no water added,” says Ron Richard, veteran manager of the Vandal Brand Meats. “The pork legs are trimmed and ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Animal and Veterinary Science | CALS Student Newsletter

Idaho 4-H Hall of Fame Honors Nine Longtime Volunteers
Posted: Wednesday, November 9 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho 4-H Hall of Fame honored nine longtime volunteers from across the state who committed their time and energy to helping young people through the University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development Program. Pat Ostrom of Nampa, Myrn Gosse of New Plymouth, Art Butler of Bliss, LeeAnn Orcutt of Middleton, Maurine Johnson of Greenleaf, Gerald and Grace Ingle o...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | 4-H Youth Development

U-Idaho Ag Education Major Seth Pratt Wins National FFA Office, Fosberg Honored
Posted: Monday, October 24 2011
INDIANAPOLIS – Seth Pratt of Blackfoot, a University of Idaho sophomore studying agricultural education, won election Saturday, Oct. 22, as one of six National FFA officers during the organization’s national convention in Indianapolis. As Western Region vice president, Pratt is the first Idahoan in more than two decades to win a national FFA office, according to Rachel Halsey, assistan...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Science, Communication and Leadership, B.S. | Agricultural and Extension Education | CALS Student Newsletter

Boll Named as Director of the Environmental Science, Water Resources, and Professional Science Masters
Posted: Friday, October 21 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Jan Boll has been named director of the Environmental Science, Water Resources, and Professional Science Masters programs at the University of Idaho. His appointment follows an internal search conducted over the summer. He started in the new position on Sept. 4, 2011. “We are pleased to make this appointment from within our university community,” said Provost Doug Baker...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Biological and Agricultural Engineering | B.S. BAE: Ecohydrological Engineering Option | News Release | Idaho at Glance | Register Features | BAE: Ecohydrological Engineering

2011-2012 Idaho Forest Stewardship Educational Programs Offered
Posted: Wednesday, October 12 2011
Roughly 40 percent of the forests in Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai and Benewah counties are owned by family forest owners. Over the next year, University of Idaho Extension will again conduct a series of 12 forestry educational programs at over 20 locations throughout northern Idaho, to help strengthen family forest owners' abilities to manage their forest land to meet their goals. Topics ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Northern Idaho | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Kootenai County | Latah County

National 4-H Hall of Fame Honors Boise’s Frankie Marler
Posted: Tuesday, October 11 2011
BOISE, Idaho – Retired University of Idaho Extension faculty member Frankie Marker was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame Friday for her lifetime achievements and contributions to the 4-H Youth Development Program. Marler was one of 15 inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md. Beginning her ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Ada County | 4-H Youth Development

Zebra Chip Finds Its Way to Idaho’s Potato Fields
Posted: Friday, October 7 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – A potato pest from points south has reached Idaho, University of Idaho Extension specialists with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences confirmed this week. It was reported last month in Oregon and Washington. There are no known health safety or nutritional problems associated with zebra chip. Zebra chip is named for the dark bands that develop in potatoes infected by...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | Research | Twin Falls | Extension

Clearwater Corn Maze Opens Friday, Oct. 7
Posted: Wednesday, October 5 2011
LEWISTON, Idaho – The Clearwater Corn Maze opens Friday at 6 p.m. for its second annual run at the Lewiston Roundup Grounds with a few new features and plenty of fans. The maze drew more than 10,000 visitors last year. The nearly 11-acre corn maze operates as a collaboration by the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kaufman Farms of Lewiston and the Lewiston...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Nez Perce County

Nov. 5 South Idaho Garden Symposium: A Garden for Everyone - Food and Fun!
Posted: Monday, September 26 2011
The 5th South Idaho Garden Symposium will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Burley. This event is sponsored by the Mini-Cassia and Magic Valley Master Gardeners. Cost is $30 for the full day if registered by Oct. 28 and includes lunch. The public is invited. The event will be held at Morey’s Event Center and Steakhouse in Burley from 8:50 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Information from local experts, Master Gar...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Twin Falls | Extension

Early Childhood Education Leader Focuses on Village's Role
Posted: Monday, September 26 2011
Creating a team with a shared vision for family and community success is essential for early childhood education, says researcher and educator Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan. She will visit the University of Idaho Oct. 25. Her seminar, “Creating the Village,” is planned Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 9:30 a.m. in Life Sciences 277 and is free and open to the public. Sullivan co-founded and serves as president of ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Family and Consumer Sciences

The Mountain Man and the Beetle: Robert Redford’s Conservation Legacy Honored
Posted: Thursday, September 22 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – But can it act? There’s a new beetle on the block, and it goes by Redfordi, for its namesake, actor and conservationist Robert Redford. The water beetle, discovered in 2007 by University of Idaho and Montana State University researchers, honors Redford and one of his pivotal roles, the mountain man Jeremiah Johnson. The beetles were collected from Jerry John...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | James Johnson | Research | Rocky Mountains | Entomology

Secure Your Future - Estate Planning
Posted: Tuesday, September 13 2011
Session 1: Organize Your Important Papers Learn the kinds of personal information to gather, organize and store so that family members can easily access it. Instructor: Beverly Healy, Extension Educator Advance Health Care Directives Understand the importance of Advance Directives, Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney. Instructor: attorney Pete Sisson, Boise or Honey Goodman, Idaho E...
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Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Extension | Ada County | Family and Consumer Sciences

Ag Days Celebrated at University of Idaho Oct. 7-8
Posted: Monday, September 12 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho -- The University of Idaho will celebrate Ag Days and Homecoming Oct. 7-8 with fun events for alumni and a sample of college life for high school students through various activities. High school students who travel to the Moscow campus for Ag Days will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, overnight stays, barbecues, visits to living groups, a trip to the Clea...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Family and Consumer Sciences

Parma Fruit Field Day Set for Sept. 20
Posted: Monday, September 12 2011
Written by Bill Loftus PARMA, Idaho - Tables laden with fruit fresh from the orchards and vineyards of the University of Idaho’s Parma Research and Extension Center’s pomology orchard and vineyard will welcome visitors to Annual Fruit Field Day Tuesday, Sept. 20. The annual field day organized by College of Agricultural and Life Sciences researchers will begin with registration a...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Environmental Horticulture | Extension | Ada County | Canyon County

Early Registration Extended for Beef Reproduction, Genetics Conference at Boise
Posted: Monday, September 12 2011
Written by Bill Loftus BOISE, Idaho – The early registration deadline has been extended until Sept. 29 for beef producers who want to learn how to increase the quality and efficiency of their herds through use of modern breeding technologies to improve their herds’ genetics at a conference in Boise. University of Idaho animal scientist John B. Hall said the conference, “Applied R...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Animal Science | Extension | Beef | Family and Consumer Sciences

Conference Will Help Improve Northwest Beef Herds’ Reproduction, Genetics
Posted: Thursday, August 18 2011
BOISE, Idaho – Beef producers will learn how to increase the quality and efficiency of their herds through use of modern breeding technologies to improve genetics at a conference in Boise Sept. 30-Oct. 1. University of Idaho animal scientist John B. Hall said the conference, “Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle – Northwest,” will draw together top beef experts from across the nation and...
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Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Extension | Beef

Quinoa super grain growing in Idaho
Posted: Tuesday, August 16 2011
University of Idaho Extension Educator Tony McCammon in Washington County and a team of Extension specialists and educators working on alternative crop and forages are looking into future quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) variety trials and irrigation and harvesting recommendations. With the support and encouragement of McCammon, local producer Bill Villdres planted 11 acres of quinoa with great suc...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Extension

Devadoss Receives National Distinguished Teaching Award
Posted: Wednesday, August 10 2011
Stephen Devadoss, Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, received the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award. This national award honors the excellence in teaching of faculty members in agricultural economics. This prestigious award is bestowed on Dr. Devadoss for his rigorous and in-depth material coverage, subject matter expertise, ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Acknowledgements | Register Features

Aberdeen Celebrates Centennial During Twilight Tour July 21
Posted: Wednesday, July 20 2011
Written by Bill Loftus ABERDEEN, Idaho – Dreams of bountiful harvests of potatoes, wheat and other crops provided the seed that grew into the University of Idaho’s field station at Aberdeen a century ago. The University of Idaho’s Aberdeen Research and Extension Center now supports state, regional and national research teams that have worldwide impact. A centennial celebration is planned for Thurs...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension

Natural Resources Camp Connects Youth to the Environment for 53rd Year
Posted: Monday, May 16 2011
Written by Bill Loftus KETCHUM, Idaho – Young people ages 12 to 14 who want to learn about the environment first hand at the Idaho Natural Resources Camp this summer need to act fast to make the May 21 early registration deadline and save some money. So far 30 campers have registered, about half of the normal turnout. "We usually get a lot of applications just before the early registration deadli...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Soil | Extension | Forestry

Natural Resources Camp Connects Youth to the Environment for 53rd Year
Posted: Monday, May 16 2011
Written by Bill Loftus KETCHUM, Idaho – Young people ages 12 to 14 who want to learn about the environment first hand at the Idaho Natural Resources Camp this summer need to act fast to make the May 21 early registration deadline and save some money. So far 30 campers have registered, about half of the normal turnout. "We usually get a lot of applications just before the early registration deadl...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Amber Moore | News Release | Extension | Randy Brooks

Study Suggests Idaho Caught in Low-Skill, Low-Wage Jobs Trap
Posted: Thursday, May 12 2011
Written by Bill Loftus MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho's workforce earns nearly $11,000 less for each employee than the national average. That hurts both workers individually and the state, which suffers lower tax revenues to support basic services, a retired University of Idaho agricultural economist's analysis shows. Economic data suggests that Idaho is caught in a low-skill, low-wage trap, said agricul...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics | News Release | Idaho at Glance | Register Features | Agricultural Economics

Study Suggests Idaho Caught in Low-Skill, Low-Wage Jobs Trap
Posted: Thursday, May 12 2011
Written by Bill Loftus MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho's workforce earns nearly $11,000 less for each employee than the national average. That hurts both workers individually and the state, which suffers lower tax revenues to support basic services, a retired University of Idaho agricultural economist's analysis shows. Economic data suggests that Idaho is caught in a low-skill, low-wage trap, said agricult...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Agricultural Economics

Forestry Shortcourse Wednesdays at Sandpoint June 15 to July 20
Posted: Wednesday, May 11 2011
The Forestry Shortcourse, a six-session program, enriches family forest owners' basic understanding of forest management planning, forest ecology, silviculture, insects, disease, goal setting, record keeping, and other forest stewardship topics. (2 University of Idaho credits available). The program will be offered Wednesday mornings from June 15 to July 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Holiday Inn E...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Kootenai County

May 9-11 Meeting Launches Climate Change Research Project
Posted: Thursday, May 5 2011
Written by Bill Loftus MOSCOW, Idaho – Scientists and farmers from Idaho, Washington and Oregon will gather on the University of Idaho campus May 9 to 12 for the official launch of the $20 million, five-year project to study the effects of climate change on the region. The project, Regional Approaches to Climate Change in Pacific Northwest Agriculture, is led by Sanford Eigenbrode, an entomologis...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences

Map and Compass for Family Forest Owners
Posted: Wednesday, May 4 2011
COEUR D'ALENE -- University of Idaho Extension program will offer a workshop titled “Map and Compass for Family Forest Owners” on Saturday, May 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kootenai County office at 1808 N. 3rd St. in Coeur d’Alene. The program features two to three hours indoors interpreting various natural resource maps, followed by field activities using magnetic compasses. The program will...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Forestry | Kootenai County

A Long and Winding Road to Commencement
Posted: Wednesday, May 4 2011
With more than 30 years invested in higher education between them, two local Head Start leaders earn their bachelor’s degrees from University of Idaho this May By Donna Emert COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – In a perfect world, students finish four-year degrees in four years or less. But the real world is a much more demanding, heart rending, complicated place. It is a place where, arguably, an educatio...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Family and Consumer Sciences | Child Development and Family Relations | Family and Consumer Sciences | Coeur d' Alene | News Release | LouRinda Buttrey | Northern Idaho | coeur d alene

Plant and Soil Science Club Plans Plant Sale May 5 & 6
Posted: Tuesday, May 3 2011
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Plant and Soil Science Club will brighten the University of Idaho campus May 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with its annual Bedding Plant Sale at the Sixth Street Greenhouse. Plants grown by club members for the sale include gazania, impatiens, salvia, calibrachoa, fuchia, New Guinea impatiens, geraniums, petunias, agelonia, heliotrope, lantana and bac...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | Environmental Horticulture

National Ag Week Activities Win Kudos for Extension Educators
Posted: Monday, May 2 2011
Extension Educators Shannon Williams, Katie Hoffman, Sarah Baker and Chad Cheyney won the regional award and were national finalists for the Agricultural Awareness and Appreciation award sponsored by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents. Although the educators' three counties, Butte, Lemhi and Custer, are considered rural with a combined population of 14,912, agriculture is not t...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Faculty and Staff Announcement | Extension

CALS Honors Outstanding Students, Faculty and Staff
Posted: Wednesday, April 27 2011
Written by Bill Loftus MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences honored its outstanding students, faculty and staff Monday, April 25, at its annual banquet at Moscow. The college's outstanding students included: CALS Outstanding Freshman – Amanda Wilder, a food science major from Meridian, Idaho. CALS Outstanding Sophomore – Sarah Polkinghorne, ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences

USDA Grant Supports Research Team’s Focus on Sustainable Practices for Livestock
Posted: Wednesday, April 27 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Researchers at the University of Idaho will focus their efforts on how to develop a sustainable livestock food system in the Pacific Northwest thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “The University of Idaho’s research enterprise is strengthened through the support of interdisciplinary grants such as this,” said Jack McIver, vice president for research and econo...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Business & Economics | John McIver | Dev Shrestha | Tracie Lee | Steven Peterson | Nick Sanyal | Bioregional Planning | Research | News Release | Sustainability | Northern Idaho | Funding | Idaho at Glance | Register Features | Eastern Washington

Fifth Annual Southern Idaho Livestock Judging Camp July 6-8
Posted: Tuesday, April 19 2011
June 1 is the due date for registration and scholarship applications for the fifth annual Southern Idaho Livestock Judging Camp planned July 6-8 on the College of Southern Idaho campus in Twin Falls. Judging coaches and teams from College of Southern Idaho, California State University, Chico and University of Idaho Extension will help youth build their skills presenting oral reasons skills, anima...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Twin Falls | Extension | Twin Falls 4-H | 4-H Youth Development

University of Idaho Team Excels in National, Regional Dairy Competitions
Posted: Wednesday, April 6 2011
Written by Bill Loftus MOSCOW, Idaho –– University of Idaho dairy students brought home reserve platinum awards from the 10th North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge held in Hickory, N.C., March 31-April 2. During the event's history, more than 3,000 college students from across the U.S. and Canada country participated in the innovative dairy educational program. North Carolina State Univ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Animal and Veterinary Science | Extension | Animal and Veterinary Science

Explore Edible Landscaping with University of Idaho Extension Educator Ariel Agenbroad
Posted: Friday, March 4 2011
University of Idaho Extension Educator Ariel Agenbroad will present "The edible yard: practical tips for getting more food into (and out of) your existing landscape" on March 8 at the Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge in Nampa, Idaho. The lecture is part of the "Wild About Life" series. Attendees will explore creative ideas for incorporating edible plants into new and existing Treasure Valley landscapes....
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Canyon County | Canyon 4-H

Water Stewardship Training to be Offered in Northern Idaho
Posted: Friday, March 4 2011
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Due to growing public interest in measuring and maintaining water quality throughout northern Idaho, three workshops teaching water quality monitoring skills and best practices will be offered through University of Idaho Extension this spring. Completion of the training results in certification as Master Water Stewards. Cost is $25 per participant. Workshops providing trai...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Ag Education & 4-H Youth Development | Water Resources | News Release | Sustainability | Northern Idaho | Natural Resources | Extension

Southern Idaho District Skill-a-thon Contests
Posted: Wednesday, March 2 2011
A Sheep Skill-a-thon Contest is planned July 30 at Twin Falls to practice and demonstrate knowledge of large animal production and gain understanding of animal industry practices. Geared to youths ages 8 to 18 and adults, participants will become better livestock producers.
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Twin Falls | Extension | Twin Falls 4-H

Southern Idaho District Skill-a-thon Contests
Posted: Wednesday, March 2 2011
A Swine Skill-a-thon Contest is planned at the Gooding County Fairgrounds June 10 to practice and demonstrate knowledge of large animal production and gain understanding of animal industry practices. Participants will become better livestock producers.
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension

Southern Idaho District Skill-a-thon Contests
Posted: Wednesday, March 2 2011
A Beef Skill-a-thon Contest is planned April 23 in Shoshone to practice and demonstrate knowledge of large animal production and gain understanding of animal industry practices. Participants will become better livestock producers.
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension

Southern Idaho District Skill-a-thon Contests
Posted: Wednesday, March 2 2011
A Sheep Skill-a-thon Contest is planned June 7 at Shoshone to practice and demonstrate knowledge of large animal production and gain understanding of animal industry practices. Participants will become better livestock producers.
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension

Southern Idaho District Skill-a-thon Contests
Posted: Wednesday, March 2 2011
A Beef Skill-a-thon Contest is planned April 23 at Shoshone in Lincoln County to practice and demonstrate knowledge of large animal production and gain understanding of animal industry practices. To become better livestock producers.
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension

Southern Idaho District III Idaho Horsemanship Award
Posted: Tuesday, March 1 2011
4-H'ers who want to participate in the Southern Idaho District III Idaho Horsemanship Award may sign up at county offices by June 12. The written test will be scheduled the week of June 20 and those interested should contact their county offices. Oral presentations will be held Sept. 10. The performance phase will be Sept. 23 at the Filer Fairgrounds.
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Twin Falls | Extension | Twin Falls 4-H

March 8 Seminar Focuses on Refugees in Idaho, Agricultural Internships
Posted: Monday, February 28 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho's refugees from around the world will be the focus of a seminar March 8 on the University of Idaho campus at Moscow and new agricultural internship opportunities. The program, " Refugees: Who Are They, Where Do They Come From," will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Idaho Commons Whitewater Room. It will focus on the Idaho Office for Refugees and its Boise-based Global Garde...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | University of Idaho Boise | Multicultural | Dean of Students

New Hispanics and Education Report Shows Need for Accountability
Posted: Thursday, February 24 2011
Written by Bill Loftus BOISE, Idaho – Hispanics are the fastest growing demographic group in Idaho's education system and in its workforce, a datapoint that highlights the importance of educational policies and programs that take diversity into account. “Most of the growth in our student population is coming from Hispanics,” said Priscilla Salant, University of Idaho outreach and engagement coord...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Ada County | Canyon County

Recipe for Success: $20 Million Grant Supports Collaborative Climate Research
Posted: Friday, February 18 2011
Feb. 18, 2011 MOSCOW, Idaho – Thanks to a major investment announced today by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the University of Idaho will lead research to better understand and plan for a changing climate in the Pacific Northwest. The five-year, $20 million USDA award will fund the work of a research team led by University of Idaho entomologist Sanford...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Sanford Eigenbrode | Agricultural Economics | Research | News Release | Sustainability | Idaho at Glance | Register Features | Duane Nellis | Plant Science

Food Safety Advisory Classes at Ada County Extension
Posted: Monday, January 31 2011
The cost is $135 per person. For more information call (208) 287-5900 or visit extension.ag.uidaho.edu/ada . The classes will be held on Thursdays, April 14 through May 26 at the Ada County Extension Office, 5880 Glenwood St., Boise, Idaho.
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Ada County

Early Release Mondays and No School Day Project Camps
Posted: Friday, January 28 2011
Bannock County Extension will be having early-out Mondays and no-school-day project camps starting Feb. 7. Project camps are for children ages 8-18, 3rd graders or Cloverbuds. Early-out Mondays start at 2:30 p.m. and run till 4:30 p.m. There will be three classes per event, for a total of six hours of class time. This will enable the children to present their projects at the Bannock County Fair, ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Bannock County

New Zealand Mud Snail HACCP Training for Fish Hatcheries
Posted: Wednesday, January 26 2011
The potential exists for aquatic nuisance species, such as New Zealand mud snails, to spread to uninfested waters through the transport of fish. A free training is planned Feb. 23 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the University of Idaho Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station to help workers at public and private fish hatcheries that transport fish outside of the known established distribution of New Zealand ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Twin Falls | Extension