Saturday, February 04, 2012
Click here for RSS feedPrevention is key in avoiding pesticide spills, but most farmers and pesticide applicators end up having a spill anyway, said Sherman Takatori, agricultural program manager of licensing and pesticide training with the Idaho Ag Department. "If you stay in the industry any amount of time, you ...
Friday, February 03, 2012 4:38 PM
The head of United Potato Growers of America said his decision not to promote specific planting guidelines for the 2012 crop is unrelated to a federal lawsuit challenging his organization's supply management efforts. Rather, Jerry Wright, UPGA president and chief executive officer, said he made ...
Friday, February 03, 2012 4:18 PM
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday rejected a challenge from environmental groups seeking to force the federal government to take immediate action to increase protections for the sage grouse. Had their request been granted, it could have curtailed new energy production on publi ...
Friday, February 03, 2012 1:17 PM
ABERDEEN, Idaho -- All of the barley is hand-harvested in Victor Raboy's 1-acre experimental plot at the University of Idaho Aberdeen Research and Extension Center, and the seeds from each plant are individually bagged and labeled. Raboy explained his barley crop has been selected through the yea ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:00 AM
BOISE -- A new study has found that reducing Idaho's foreign-born labor supply would have a significant negative economic impact. The University of Idaho study, funded by the state's dairy industry, found that if the estimated supply of 107,000 foreign workers was decreased by 25 percent, the sta ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:00 AM
ABERDEEN, Idaho -- Recent discoveries made at the USDA's Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit could speed development of improved cold-tolerant barley lines and eventually expand the crop's winter production in Idaho. While examining data on winter and spring barley varieties in a USDA ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:00 PM
Since Mexican officials asked Idaho bean growers last month to help them get through a dire situation, Gem State companies have sent several train carloads of dry beans to that country. Because of severe weather conditions and a drought, Mexico's growers are facing an emergency situation and need ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:00 PM
BOISE -- Idaho farmers and ag-related businesses are rallying around a tractor raffle program that is financing scholarships and other programs for FFA members. The tractor raffle raised $23,000 for FFA scholarships last year but supporters hope to raise $50,000 this year, which would be enough m ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:00 PM
-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/x3Dw5o ) the body of Kelly Verceles was found Wednesday. Owyhee County authorities say Verceles appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was scheduled to appear in court next Friday on charges of felony burglary, grand theft and conspiracy for ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:56 PM
On the back of increased production and higher prices, Idaho's record for total cash receipts from wheat sales was blown away in 2011. The outlook for this year's crop is a little less stellar but still pretty good. "Idaho wheat ... growers really had a good year (in 2011) and are in a ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:45 PM
Several companies would like to commercialize the fish feed additive the University of Idaho's Aquaculture Research Institute developed to protect trout in the early stages of their life from cold water disease. Ken Cain, who oversees U of I's trout research, explained his team isolated and cul ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:35 PM
BOISE -- Idaho Democrats have proposed an ag jobs bill that would provide producers a 50 percent income tax credit when they add some type of value to an existing crop. The proposed tax credit would allow Idaho farmers or ranchers to receive the credit for investing in an agricultural processing ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:00 AM
BOISE -- A bill that would give the Idaho Wine Commission the ability to better promote the state's fast-growing wine industry has made it to the House floor with a "do-pass" recommendation. House Bill 412 would give the commission statutory authority to more thoroughly promote Idaho's winegrape ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:00 AM
The high cost of feed and hay availability issues will continue to challenge dairy producers in 2012, an ag economist says. Dairymen can expect more of what they saw in 2011, said Wilson Gray, livestock extension economist with University of Idaho at Twin Falls. "Cost of production is going to s ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:00 PM
Agriculture groups and members of Congress say they oppose the Obama administration's plan to merge the U.S. Trade Representative's office with five other trade agencies. The merger would weaken the ability of USTR to effectively pursue a strong trade policy that is responsive to Congress, busine ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:00 PM
Potato growers who use manure on sandy soils should be cognizant of copper levels in their fields, a University of Idaho researcher advises. Amber Moore, a UI Extension soils specialist, has researched manure on crops for the past four years. Growers' concerns led her to investigate effects of co ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:00 PM
BLACKFOOT, Idaho -- A Bingham County jury has awarded Blackfoot-based D.C. Farms $187,256 for potato crop damages caused when a crop duster applying a powerful herbicide on a neighboring field apparently drifted. Following a trial that ended Jan. 24, the jury held Western Aviation Inc. responsibl ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 2:00 PM
was unable to reach Dole Food for comment. Trace Produce claims that its "traceability" technology allows fruit and vegetable buyers to "discover exactly where their produce originated." The system is a "valuable marketing tool" for produce marketers that uses tracing codes to identify the grower ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:00 AM
ABERDEEN, Idaho -- Symptoms of glyphosate contamination in seed potatoes vary by variety, and tubers sustain severe damage without exhibiting foliar symptoms when exposure occurs after bulking starts, new research suggests. Weed scientist Pamela Hutchinson, with the University of Idaho Aberdeen R ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:00 PM
BOISE -- A bill introduced in the Idaho Legislature seeks to make Idaho's commercial feed law less cumbersome and intrusive and ensure farmers and ranchers get the quality of animal feed they pay for. The legislation, which was sent to print by the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee and will b ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:00 PM
The National Potato Council is recruiting growers from throughout the country to lobby Congress on a list of industry priorities during its upcoming Potato D.C. Fly-in. The event is scheduled for Feb. 27-March 1 in Washington, D.C. Growers may register at www.nationalpotatocouncil.org . The even ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:00 AM
NAMPA -- An EPA said that the vast majority of Idaho dry bean farmers won't need to obtain a Clean Water Act permit to apply pesticides to their fields. "Probably 95 percent of you don't need to worry about this permit," Dirk Helder told about 75 bean growers during the 2012 Treasure ...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 1:44 PM
BOISE -- Democrats in the Idaho legislature plan to introduce an ag jobs bill that would provide a 50 percent tax credit for every dollar an Idaho farmer or rancher invests in an agricultural processing venture or majority-owned farmer cooperative. The agricultural business investment tax cr ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 3:13 PM
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Labor Department says Washington Beef has agreed to pay $50,000 in back wages to a former employee who was fired for taking medical leave from the packing plant at Toppenish. Investigators found the worker was unlawfully terminated in violation of the Family and Medical Leav ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:32 PM
BOISE -- The Idaho Water Resource Board has approved a five-year pilot program that will invest $1.5 million in recharging the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. Revenue from the Secondary Aquifer Planning, Management and Implementation Fund will be used to pay canal companies and irrigation districts s ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:42 AM
PARMA, Idaho (AP) -- Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey say farms and sewer systems in the Treasure Valley region are dumping enough phosphorus into the Boise River to contribute to algae blooms and fish kills in the lower Snake River. The two-year study, commissioned in part by Namp ...
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