A recent study has found that high winds and other factors can contribute to the spread of pathogens among outdoor chicken flocks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act would support high-risk, high-reward agricultural research and development at USDA.
Measuring the flow of Idaho's rivers and irrigation canals will benefit water managers in the future, said Kendra Kaiser, a Boise State University hydrological researcher.
Scientists can now see the big picture on water globally — which areas are repeatedly drying and which are getting hammered by extra-strong rainstorms, thanks to new analysis of satellite data…
Neighbors in Oregon's Willamette Valley are putting their bigleaf maple trees to a new use. They are tapping them and making maple syrup form the sap. Their goal is to create a new market for …
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame will honor its newest inductees on April 11 during the organization’s 62nd annual banquet.
A team of researchers is studying how livestock grazing impacts wildfire behavior. "The relationship hadn't really been quantified," one of the scientists said.
Census of Agriculture questionnaires will be accepted through spring even though the original deadline has passed, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service said.
Though the use of heart valves from pigs and cows is commonplace in human heart surgeries today, researchers have been working on pig-to-human heart transplant techniques for more than 30 year…
Researchers and ranchers are exploring how to select for sheep with specific rangeland outcome goals in mind.
Idaho team spends most of its time developing russet potatoes for making French fries. But the pipeline includes a steady stream of spuds for chipping.
Wildfire, other impacts addressed in Society for Range Management sessions.
Researchers are exploring how to use autonomous robots and drones to protect orchards against frost damage.
Redox Bio-Nutrients based in Burley, Idaho, has donated $500,000 to the University of Idaho's new Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, known as CAFE. It is centered around a large…
Public and private blueberry breeding programs are developing new blueberry varieties with traits intended to meet the needs of growers, processors and consumers.
More than 100 years after a blight wiped out the majority of American chestnut trees across the U.S., officials are considering whether to allow a genetically modified version of the chestnut …
Agricultural manufacturers worldwide are experimenting with cleaner energy sources, including electric batteries and liquefied natural gas, to power tractors. Capital Press talked with a New H…
Human-made dams can benefit surrounding area, help water stay in ground longer before re-emerging downstream.
Legislature mulls more new spending on research dairy, Parma redevelopment.
Idaho's wolf population is down from recent highs as wildlife managers work to reduce the predator's numbers, particularly where wolf-livestock conflicts are chronic or elk populations are down.
Joy Waite-Cusic and her colleagues at Oregon State University and elsewhere work in the relatively new field of produce safety. Among the subjects of her work are onions and facilities' food c…
Can cow manure power a tractor? New Holland Agriculture, a manufacturing brand owned by CNH Industrial, is setting out to prove that it's possible. The company is field testing a new tractor t…
Nora Olsen of the University of Idaho is the new vice president of the World Potato Congress board of directors. She is a professor in the university’s Department of Plant Sciences based at th…
The system uses proximity sensing technology that functions in mountain terrain.
USDA has granted conditional approval for an insect vaccine intended to protect honey bees from American Foulbrood, an aggressive bacterial disease that affects honey bee colonies across North…
Oregon State University has named a new station director at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center. Alec Levin, a viticulturist and associate professor, will take over the position …
A new online course on succession planning allows Idaho farmers and ranchers to work at their own pace to learn the process, identify generational goals, start family conversations and create …
USDA has awarded a University of Idaho-led research team $6.8 million to help potato farmers better control nematodes. Most nematodes benefit soil, but parasitic nematodes attack roots and may…
As more female students study in agricultural colleges, University of Idaho Extension educator Colette DePhelps expects more women in roles as technical assistance providers.
Millet offers versatility to farmers seeking a new rotation crop. Millets were among the first plants to be domesticated 10,000 years ago at the dawn of agriculture. They are known for their h…
Lining New York Canal’s urban upper reach at a faster pace makes the project bigger, so a more in-depth public review is needed. The project in central Boise aims to increase safety, reliabili…
Organic farming may produce higher yields for certain crops during periods of drought, according to a long-term study. The report shows that, while organic and conventional farming methods typ…
Doug Boze, who has worked 40 years in seed certification including the last 16 for the Idaho Crop Improvement Association, will retire as its executive vice president Dec. 31. Kathy Stewart-Wi…
Pacific Northwest Pest Alert Network email subscribers can assess its effectiveness and suggest changes by completing an online survey available through Jan. 17. The alerts detail the new pres…
NASA and partner organizations have launched an international mission to survey the Earth's surface water across oceans, lakes and rivers via a new satellite. Members of the mission team said …
Farmers could get some relief from high input costs in 2023, but economic uncertainty will continue to present new challenges, an economist says. Some costs will drop, but others will increase.
Idaho Legislature in 2023 to consider more hires for planned Center for Food, Agriculture and the Environment.
GO Seed, a producer of turf, forage and cover crops in Salem, Ore., aims to develop a variety of experimental “falcata” alfalfa native to Siberia that survives for decades.
Since coming to OSU in 2016, McDonnell has established the only university research program in North America entirely focused on helping growers manage slugs and snails without overly relying …
USDA Agricultural Research Service has released the first winter pea cultivars specifically developed to be used whole or as an ingredient in human food.
Ed Schriever, Idaho Department of Fish and Game director and state Wolf Depredation Control Board co-chairman, plans to retire in February. Schriever has worked 39 years for the department.
The granddaughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug offered words of thanks and encouragement to Pacific Northwest wheat farmers at their annual meeting.
The Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board at its Nov. 22 meeting voted to pay USDA Wildlife Services to conduct collaring operations this winter. Collaring aims to optimize wolf control and in …
The University of Idaho's Sheep Center manager helps researchers and producers get the maximum productivity out of their flocks — and keep them all healthy.
Experts give farmers advice on how to navigate the "Wild West" voluntary carbon credit market. They warn that farmers could get into trouble if they're not careful in the self-regulated carbon…
HERMISTON, Ore. — The Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center has a new director. The College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University in a press release announced Carl…
Idaho researchers are turning up the weed pressure in an effort to develop hardier wheat varieties.
Dec. 7 conference in Burley to cover grower challenges, opportunities.
Robots are commonplace in row crops, but the fresh market tree fruit industry still relies on large, seasonal workforces.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences will soon expand international research, teaching and outreach under the leadership of the school's first-ever dean…
New studies show farms with natural habitats experience the most benefits from birds, while farms that remove non-crop vegetation face higher levels of crop damage and foodborne pathogens.
Work slate into May as conditions allow. Reduced risk of large wildfires among goals.
Growing crops and harnessing solar energy need not be mutually exclusive. That's the idea behind a $1.5 million project at Oregon State University's North Willamette Research and Extension Cen…
Idaho watercraft inspectors have found fewer quagga and zebra mussels this season, and have had less traffic at roadside check stations.
Nov. 2-3 event to cover research on variety of crops. Growers come off tough year for weed management.
