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Smoke Exposure Linked to Smaller, Misshapen Potatoes, According to U of I, BSU Study
Potato plants exposed to extreme smoke produced lower marketable yields than smoke-free plants, initial data from University of Idaho and BSU study finds. Read more
Lewiston High School Students Participating in UI Extension Program Discover New Aquatic Invader
Their discovery through IDAH20, a University of Idaho Extension citizens’ science program, was published in a paper online this week. Read more
Economics Students Helping Industry
Faculty members in the University of Idaho’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (AERS) and UI Extension educators have historically led development of agricultural enterprise … Read more
Potato Chip Trials
In a basement kitchen at University of Idaho’s Aberdeen Research and Extension Center, scientific aid Chelsey Lowder sliced a white-fleshed, tennis ball-sized tuber into translucent circles, allowing … Read more
Bug, Spider Collections Fighting Fears
With his live, exotic insect and arachnid collection, University of Idaho Extension Educator Jason Thomas has taught thousands of Idaho children that there's nothing necessarily creepy about a … Read more
CALS Recognizes Outstanding Alumni
The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences honored a group of outstanding alumni and friends who have made notable contributions to their field on Feb. Read more
New 4-H Director
Angie Freel had 4-H kids before she had children of her own. Read more
Helping Farmers Find Tax Resources
A University of Idaho Extension agricultural economist was recently chosen as the state's contact for a new federally funded program aimed at expanding tax-related educational resources for … Read more