This report covers important farm news, state legislature, local marketing and trade activities and human interest stories in addition to Dr. Sparks’ entertaining commentary. David Sparks Ph.D. is the voice of Idaho Agribusiness community.
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A tour highlighting research, cultivars under development and best management practices pertaining to the state's canola industry.
The Ben and Dana Wood family from Sand Point, Idaho talk about their Bar X ranch, a cattle and hay operation and Wood's Hay and Grain feed store.
At Heber Loughmiller's Hillside Dairy milk barn, in Elba, Idaho, cows have become best friends with robots.
U of I, USDA team identifies markers associated with raising nutritious trout on plant-based diet
Trew Rice, from Boundary county is the District 5 Young Farmers and Ranchers Chair and tells us about the Young Farmers and Ranchers program.
The American Farm Bureau Federation's 2025 Communications Award winners named at this year's Communications Conference.
U of I researchers preserving heritage apples in wilderness area
When it comes to mushrooms, I have to admit that I am completely in the dark.
U of I to host soft opening of unique soil research facility
Idaho brings back retro ‘famous potatoes' license plates
Barbed wire, or any wire fence for that manner, can be hard to see and may be a liability to unsuspecting animals or people who are traveling at fast speeds...but!
U of I researchers hope to demonstrate that a large drone can be an effective tool for restoring wildfire-scorched rangeland in rugged and inaccessible locations.
Increasing demand for surface water r and recycled water for irrigation has led to H2O, with high salt concentrations being used for crops.
The future status of a $59 million grant University of Idaho received to help Idaho farmers implement “climate-smart” practices is uncertain.
A novel feed ingredient can be included in commercial feedlot diets to reduce methane emissions by up to 80%.
In small towns and quiet places, Idaho dairy farmers contribute more than just a fresh milk supply to the nation's consumers.
A new beef cattle feeding science has been 30 years in the making.
There are beef cattle producers. There are dairy cattle owners. Never the two types of cows shall meet after all.
The devastating effects of poor sleep or sleep deprivation on human performance and farming.
The Idaho Ostrich Farm. Alex McCoy tried ostrich meat in South Africa while training for a big race, and since then he's been hooked.
Listen carefully. As John Mobs from LazyJM Ranch in Hauser, Idaho, discusses his operation and talks about a new marketing strategy.
Idaho potato acres are projected to decrease by 15,000 acres this year compared with last year.
It may seem at times that the Idaho ag department is playing whack-a-mole with the Japanese beetle.
Many farmers have readily adopted high-tech ways of growing their crops.
Watch out for scammers impersonating banks and companies you trust
A trade team from Japan spent some time in Idaho learning about the state's beef industry.
Six stalwarts of Idaho agriculture were inducted into the Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame March 21 during a banquet in Fort Hall.
A tribute poem to all the farmers, ranchers, and producers out there.
Idaho is in a real fix. For whatever reason, people from Seattle Portland LA are stampeding into our state in unprecedented numbers.
I had an optimistic thought about the effects of global warming, and I put it to the test with Dr. Meetpal Kukal.
In Idaho, National Agriculture Day was more than just a celebration of farming and ranching. It was an opportunity to help educate lawmakers.
Since it first became legal to produce hemp in Idaho, in 2022, acres have more than doubled each year, from 459 in 2022 to 1,274 in 2023 to 2,668 in 2024.
U of I researcher coins ‘thirstwaves' as new framework emphasizing prolonged, extreme water stressors.
Amongst the most precious of all resources to Idaho's. Farmers and ranchers is water. What if we could store more water that comes from snow in the winter?
Washington State University scientists working on developing robotic crop pollination technology received a nearly $1 million grant.
A bane to all of Idaho's waterways and a bane to Idaho's farmers and ranchers is the quagga mussel. Thus watercraft inspection stations have opened.
Continuing our series that celebrates women in Idaho agriculture, I want you to meet Liz Wilder, executive director of the Idaho Wool Growers Association.