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Water-use Efficiency Study
University of Idaho researchers have been flying drones fitted with near-infrared cameras over eastern Idaho wheat and barley research plots to assess how efficiently different varieties use water. Read more
Youth Shines at Fair
Lizzie Murdock, 16, began visiting local businesses about a week before the Bingham County 4-H Fair, hosted Aug. 1-6 at the Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds. Read more
PVY Resistant Spud
Despite possessing a suite of intriguing traits, Payette Russet and Castle Russet have been mostly overlooked by the potato industry since the Tri-State Potato Research and Breeding Program (PVMI) … Read more
Innovative Agriculture and Marketing Partnership open for enrollment
Enrollment in University of Idaho’s Innovative Agriculture and Marketing Partnership is now open to qualified Idaho farmers and ranchers. Read more
Researchers Study Early Grazing
University of Idaho researchers are studying if grazing riparian meadows earlier in the season than normal could provide ranchers with extra forage while also sequestering more soil carbon and … Read more
Hands-on New Minor
A new minor in agricultural commodity risk management offered cooperatively by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the College of Business and Economics, emphasizes hands-on learning to … Read more
Sequencing Ruminant Genomes
A University of Idaho researcher is co-lead of a recent paper outlining forthcoming projects and goals of a multi-institutional and interdisciplinary global collaboration of scientists devoted to … Read more
Research Cowboys
Campfire conversations are a melding of ranch life and scientific research at University of Idaho’s Rinker Rock Creek Ranch in the Wood River Valley. Read more