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    University of Idaho Extension conducts research and coordinates programs related to the improvement of sustainable food production systems to help ensure a healthy, safe supply of food for the future. Find training, experts and publications to help take your agricultural operation to the next level. 

    Improving food production

    Ensuring a healthy, safe food supply.

    Jack Scheffler is graduating in December 2024 with a degree in crop management and agribusiness. He’s currently working with the Soft White Winter Wheat Breeding program and plans to pursue a career as an agronomist.

    Cereals

    Learn about cereals and grains research across Idaho.

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    Idaho AgBiz

    Find answers to your farm and ranch management questions.

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    University of Idaho is your resource for potato research and education.

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    CALS Extension Senior Produce Program's Well Connected Communities grant project for Seniors 60 years and older. Seniors can take part in the program by visiting the weekly booth at Caldwell’s Farm to Fork Market.

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    Find support for small-scale and local food systems.

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    Brassica breeding and research

    Learn more about Brassica oilseed and condiment mustard cultivars developed at U of I.

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    Find resources, workshops and free mental health training targeted to farmers and ranchers.

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    Discover resources and information for produce growers impacted by the Food Safety Modernization Act and the Produce Safety Rule.

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    Food and beverage manufacturing

    • Janna Hamlett

      Clinical Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Food Processing

    Crops

    • Albert Adjesiwor

      Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Weed Science
    • Lide Chen

      Professor and Extension Specialist in Waste Management Engineering
    • Courtney Cosdon

      Soil Health Instructor
    • Xi Liang

      Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agronomy
    • Nora Olsen

      Professor and Extension Specialist in Potato and Horticulture
    • Timothy Prather

      Professor and Senior Associate Director of Rangeland Center
    • Jianli Chen

      Professor in Wheat Breeding and Genetics
    • Kasia Duellman

      Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology
    • Juliet Marshall

      Associate Director of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, Professor and Extension Specialist in Cereals
    • Kurtis Schroeder

      Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Cropping Systems Agronomist
    • Jared Spackman

      Idaho Barley Commission Endowed Barley Agronomist, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
    • James Woodhall

      Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology
    • Emily Bedwell

      Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Irrigation Technology
    • Pramod Acharya

      Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Forage Agronomy
    • Kamal Khadka

      Assistant Professor and Lead for Brassica Breeding and Research Program
    • Gustavo Henrique de Almeida Teixeira

      Wayne and Peggy Thiessen Potato Research Professorship Endowment, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Potato Postharvest Physiologist
    • Douglas Finkelnburg

      Area Extension Educator in Cropping Systems

    Farm and ranch management

    • Xiaoxue "Rita" Du

      Associate Professor
    • Patrick Hatzenbuehler

      Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Economics
    • Hernan Tejeda

      Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Economics
    • Brett Wilder

      Assistant Professor and Area Extension Educator in  Agricultural Economics
    • Colby Field

      Assistant Professor and Area Extension Educator in Agricultural Economics 
    • Jessica Windh

      Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Rangeland and Natural Resource Economics

    Livestock

    • Phil Bass

      Associate Professor
    • Mireille Chahine

      Professor in Dairy Cattle
    • Joseph Dalton

      Professor and Extension Specialist in Dairy Cattle
    • Melinda Ellison

      Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Range Livestock and Sheep
    • Benton Glaze

      Interim Department Head and Professor of Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences; and Extension Specialist in Beef
    • John Hall

      Professor and Extension Specialist in Beef Cattle and Lead at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch
    • Jim Sprinkle

      Professor and Extension Specialist in Beef Cattle
    • Jacob W. Bledsoe

      Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Aquaculture 
    • Gilbert Miito

      Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Air Quality
    • Izabelle Teixeira

      Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Dairy Cattle
    • Hernan Tejeda

      Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Economics

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