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

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

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

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

Milk, Livestock Lead Idaho Agriculture to Projected 12 Percent Gain for 2010
Posted: Friday, January 7 2011
Written by Bill Loftus MOSCOW, Idaho – Rebounding milk prices helped Idaho agriculture post a 12 percent gain in projected cash receipts for 2010 that totaled over $5.78 billion, according to an annual report by University of Idaho agricultural economists. The report showed that projected net farm income grew 55 percent to $1.44 billion and repaired much of the damage from a 49 percent drop in ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Garth Taylor | Paul Patterson | Agricultural Economics | News Release

Idaho Ag Economist Joins Panel Advising USDA Statistics Service
Posted: Monday, December 20 2010
Written by Bill Loftus MOSCOW, Idaho – John Foltz, associate dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Idaho, has been appointed to the USDA advisory committee on agricultural statistics. Foltz will join the 20-member advisory committee at its next meeting in February in Washington, D.C. The committee advises the Secretary of Agriculture and National Agricultur...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology | Agribusiness | Agricultural Economics | News Release

University of Idaho Interdisciplinary Colloquium: Levan Elkabidze
Tuesday, November 9 2010 at 12:30 PM
The University of Idaho Interdisciplinary Colloquium series features distinguished members of the University community who present and describe their approach to teaching and/or research. The lectures explore the specific subjects and methodologies that define the disciplines within which the speakers work. The series is sponsored by the University Research Office and the University Honors Progra...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Agricultural Economics

Devadoss Receives Distinguished Scholar Award
Posted: Thursday, June 10 2010
Stephen Devadoss, professor of agricultural economics, received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA). This award is the WAEA's highest honor, which recognizes Devadoss' enduring contributions over his career to agricultural economics and his excellence in research, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and graduate advising. The award will be pr...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Stephen Devadoss | Agricultural Economics | Acknowledgements

Devadoss Guides Bayham to WAEA Thesis Award
Posted: Tuesday, May 4 2010
Jude Bayham, a master’s student in the Department of Agricultural Economics, received honorable mention in the Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award Honorable Mention from the Western Agricultural Economics Association. His thesis, “A General Equilibrium Analysis of Biofuel Market Policies,” was completed under the guidance Stephen Devadoss, professor of agricultural economics.
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Agricultural Economics | Acknowledgements