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Fighting Food Insecurity
Northern Idaho community food banks facing cuts to their federal assistance are turning to University of Idaho Extension to help feed local families in need. Read more
Heat Calculator
A University of Idaho Extension scientist has developed an online tool to help farmers track how accumulated heat throughout the growing season affects the development of crops and important pests, … Read more
Tracking Crop Water Use
A University of Idaho researcher has established a network of field-based monitoring stations throughout southern Idaho, generating data to develop and improve models assessing the volume of water … Read more
U of I Key in PCN Win
Nearly two decades after a quarantine pest of potatoes known as the pale cyst nematode (PCN) was first discovered in eastern Idaho, officials have confirmed their first success in eliminating it from … Read more
Harvest Weed Challenges
Amid winter grain harvest, southern and eastern Idaho farmers are reporting strong yields but also big problems with herbicide-resistant weeds, according to experts with University of Idaho Extension. Read more
New Irrigation Specialist
Emily Bedwell developed tools as a University of Georgia graduate student that are helping farmers in the south to conserve water and reduce production costs. Read more
Healing with Butterflies
University of Idaho entomology Professor Stephen Cook and the students who work in his laboratory rear butterflies to provide solace for grieving families. Read more
Interns making long-term impacts at U of I’s Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center
As a second-year summer intern with University of Idaho’s Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center (SOAC), Jessica Zaubi is starting a new cut flower production program. Read more