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Western Innovator: Targeting Herbicide Resistance
Posted Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:46:00 -0700
This story by Carol Ryan Dumas was published in the Capital Press on April 20. KIMBERLY, Idaho — The newest weed specialist at the University of Idaho Kimberly Research and Extension Center crossed an ocean to further his studies in weed science. Read more
CHS Foundation Gift Supports U of I Efforts to Expand Precision Agriculture Education
Posted Fri, 05 Mar 2021 09:38:00 -0800
MOSCOW, Idaho — March 4, 2021 — The University of Idaho plans to create a precision agriculture education certificate program and offer a workshop this summer to help high school teachers include new developments in their classes. Read more
L-C Valley Healthcare Foundation Funds U of I Extension Mental Health Training
Posted Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:09:00 -0800
MOSCOW, Idaho — Dec. 22, 2020 — A grant from the Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation will help University of Idaho Extension expand mental health first-aid training and suicide prevention efforts across the state. Read more
U of I Joins Elite List of Institutions to Achieve Full Animal Care Accreditation
Posted Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:01:00 -0800
MOSCOW, Idaho — Nov. 9, 2020 — The University of Idaho has joined an elite list of land-grant institutions to earn full accreditation from an international organization that recognizes commitment to quality animal care and science. Read more
Valley Wide Co-Op, CHS Foundation Help Youth Enroll in Idaho 4-H Programs
Posted Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:57:00 -0700
MOSCOW, Idaho — June 15, 2020 — The Nampa-based business Valley Wide Cooperative announced it will donate $10,000 to the University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development program to help young people participate. Read more
Valley Wide Co-Op, CHS Foundation Help Youth Enroll in Idaho 4-H Programs
Posted Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:57:00 -0700
MOSCOW, Idaho — June 15, 2020 — The Nampa-based business Valley Wide Cooperative announced it will donate $10,000 to the University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development program to help young people participate. Read more
U of I Extension Offers Eight Online Financial Classes in May on Pandemic Planning
Posted Mon, 04 May 2020 10:29:00 -0700
MOSCOW, Idaho — May 1, 2020 — Personal finances during the coronavirus pandemic will be the focus of a series of eight free online programs planned in May by a team of University of Idaho Extension finance specialists. Read more
Rural Studies Program and Extension Develop Infographics for COVID-19 in Idaho
Posted Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:55:00 -0700
The Rural Studies Program and U of I Extension have developed infographics for every county in Idaho and the state to manage the unknown around the threat of coronavirus (COVID-19). The infographics show an interactive map and the confirmed cases of COVID-19. It also exhibits the number of hospital beds and a variety of socio-demographic data to aid in response and mitigation. Read more
U of I Plans Pollinator Summit Feb. 26-27 to Explore Insects, Issues, History
Posted Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:55:00 -0800
MOSCOW, Idaho — Feb. 18, 2020 — The Pollinator Summit Feb. 26-27 will feature experts from the University of Idaho, Moscow-area groups and the San Diego Natural History Museum to consider the status and history of pollinators and their habitats, and efforts to sustain them. Read more
Rangeland Center Members Contribute to Translational Animal Science
Posted Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:08:00 -0800
Six Rangeland Center members recently published papers in a journal dedicated to animal science. The Translational Animal Science’s December 2019 issue featured University of Idaho faculty and graduate students from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the College of Natural Resources and U of I Extension. Authors in the Rangeland Center included Jim Sprinkle, beef extension specialist; Tracey Johnson, assistant professor of wildlife habitat ecology in rangeland systems and director of research at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch; Melinda Ellison, assistant professor of range livestock research; Carmen Willmore, Extension educator for Lincoln County; Joseph Sagers, Extension educator for Jefferson County; and John Hall, superintendent of the Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center and cattle management lead at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch. Read more