Scenic Fruit Co., of Gresham, Ore., issued the recall on March 16. Affected products include frozen organic strawberries sold at Costco, Aldi, KeHE, Vital Choice Seafood and PCC Community Markets, as well as frozen "Organic Tropical Fruit Blend" sold at Trader Joe's.
Food and agricultural industries and their suppliers contribute more than $8.6 trillion to the U.S. economy — nearly one-fifth of the total national output, according to the seventh annual "Fe…
BOISE — Idaho will spend nearly $125 million on broadband internet infrastructure under Senate Bill 1129, which Gov. Brad Little signed March 20. More internet funds are on the way.
Event at SW Idaho car, truck dealership benefits scholarship funding, student skill development.
Water quality improvement is goal of program, for which funding has increased in recent years. Grant applications due April 15.
BOISE — The Idaho Legislature’s budget committee on has advanced Gov. Brad Little’s recommendation to spend $265 million on water infrastructure improvements. The full legislature must approve…
Angie Freel, who recently arrived in Moscow from Arkansas, is the University of Idaho’s new 4-H Youth Development Program director. She has worked with 4-H for 27 years.
The 190,000-square-foot vertically integrated facility will manufacture shelf-stable milk and other beverages.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has proposed a rule that would significantly increase filing fees for H-2A and H-2B petitions.
Drought will worsen or develop in Oregon, Idaho and Washington over the next three months, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's spring outlook.
BOISE — Three Eastern Idaho farmers have paid a total of $500,000 to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent Coronavirus Food Assistance Program applicat…
After two years of unprecedented problems related to COVID and snarled supply chains, farmers are still having problems buying the equipment, parts and inputs they need. The situation is getti…
A March 13 flight over the Owyhee River Basin left irrigation manager Clancy Flynn cautiously optimistic about this season’s water supply. The snowpack is strong, but an efficient runoff is needed.
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.
Ample snow at low, middle elevations bodes well for water uses but may pose flood risk.
Annual deadline in place to help is protect against onion maggot.
Proposed changes to Clean Water Act standards address tribes’ treaty-backed rights to fish consumption.
Tribes and counties would have more opportunity to work on federal forest restoration and management projects — including landscape-scale work that crosses jurisdictional and ownership boundar…
CHEHALIS, Wash. — Troy Wilcox, executive director of the Northwest Meat Processors Association, has a mission: recruit people to become butchers.
After years of water supply shortages and drought, basins in southeastern Idaho have received well above normal precipitation this winter.
Bird flu has been found in a flock of chickens in Bingham County, in eastern Idaho, the state Department of Agriculture confirmed. It is the first case of bird flu in the state this year.
The Idaho Senate Resources and Environment Committee on March 6 endorsed a bill that would add Bear Lake to a statute that aims to preserve lakes and other waters that are popular for recreation.
Funding increased for current fiscal year. Grants help pay for development of engineering reports that identify the most cost-effective, environmentally sound upgrades that help systems achiev…
Development, usage, dams contribute to need for strategically placed gravels, woody cover.
Former Idaho Governor Phil Batt died at home on Saturday. He was 96 years old. Batt rose from being a farmer to the state's top office in 1994 when he was elected as Idaho's first Republican g…
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.
Project in south-central Idaho would be among country’s largest. Recent opposition substantial.
Idaho has joined a Texas lawsuit against the Biden administration's waterway protections, claiming the rules are too vague and violate state sovereignty rights. The lawsuit was originally file…
The Idaho Senate will consider a bill that would allow restricted driver’s licenses for people who cannot prove legal residency. The dairy industry and other ag groups support the bill.
Consumer, generational trends bode well for segment growth. Would help to make up for recently lower exports.
Census of Agriculture questionnaires will be accepted through spring even though the original deadline has passed, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service said.
The infected mare was tested following an aborted pregnancy.
JEROME, Idaho — The new True West beef processing plant, a venture of Boise-based Agri Beef Co., got a warm community welcome Feb. 25, with more than 3,000 people attending its open house.
Agriculture, timber among key industries state legislation seeks to benefit. House State Affairs Committee gives do-pass recommendations to three bills.
To tap Inflation Reduction Act funding for EQIP, CSP projects.
Some top Idaho officials are raising alarms after the state's Republican attorney general declined to join a 24-state lawsuit against Biden administration waterway protections.
Moscow-based resource conservationist works in several NRCS programs. Hugh Hammond Bennett honor, named for agency founder and soil-conservation pioneer, recognizes field-level planning.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Overwhelming opposition to one of the largest wind energy projects in the nation was prominent during the federal Bureau of Land Management’s recent informational open house.
Landscape-scale work on fuels reduction, other strategies designed to cross jurisdictional, ownership boundaries.
Proposal would strengthen existing law that prioritizes using surface water for irrigation before groundwater.
Armed to Farm, the national program designed to help veterans learn how to farm, will make its Pacific Northwest debut in Idaho this spring.
Spiraling home values have shifted most of the property tax burden onto Idaho homeowners. The bill is an attempt to balance the burden between homes and commercial property, including farms.
Reducing the spread of noxious weeds by involving more landowners is a goal of a bill the Idaho House of Representatives passed.
South-central Idaho restoration, water quality work addresses flooding, sediment, Mid-Snake nutrient reduction.
Marsha and Howard Neibling help dairy farmers navigate strict state regulations by providing them with comprehensive guidance for complying with their nutrient management plans.
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.
HJM 1 not outright endorsement of moving states’ borders, but is "a discussion that should at least take place."
HCR 4 notes local opposition to big wind farm, encourages state officials to encourage no-build option.
The Humane Society of the United States says Idaho's draft wolf plan is unnecessarily harmful to the predators and unlikely to achieve all of its goals. The state has exceeded delisting goals …
LA GRANDE, Ore. — The Greater Idaho movement in Union County has taken a small but possibly meaningful step forward. The county commissioners have voted to send letters to Sen. Bill Hansell an…
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…
Longtime employee and former deputy director succeeds Ed Schreiver
For the past 20 years, atmospheric scientists at Idaho Power have been seeding clouds to augment the state’s precious water supplies by wringing more snow from the sky. Now the state has joine…
The mountain snowpack remains above normal in most of Idaho, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service reports.
