News & Stories
Fighting Food Insecurity
Posted 8/13/2025 7:00:00 AM
Northern Idaho community food banks facing cuts to their federal assistance are turning to University of Idaho Extension to help feed local families in need. Read more
Heat Calculator
Posted 8/13/2025 7:00:00 AM
A University of Idaho Extension scientist has developed an online tool to help farmers track how accumulated heat throughout the growing season affects the development of crops and important pests, … Read more
Tracking Crop Water Use
Posted 8/13/2025 7:00:00 AM
A University of Idaho researcher has established a network of field-based monitoring stations throughout southern Idaho, generating data to develop and improve models assessing the volume of water … Read more
U of I Key in PCN Win
Posted 7/30/2025 7:00:00 AM
Nearly two decades after a quarantine pest of potatoes known as the pale cyst nematode (PCN) was first discovered in eastern Idaho, officials have confirmed their first success in eliminating it from … Read more
Harvest Weed Challenges
Posted 7/30/2025 7:00:00 AM
Amid winter grain harvest, southern and eastern Idaho farmers are reporting strong yields but also big problems with herbicide-resistant weeds, according to experts with University of Idaho Extension. Read more
New Irrigation Specialist
Posted 7/30/2025 7:00:00 AM
Emily Bedwell developed tools as a University of Georgia graduate student that are helping farmers in the south to conserve water and reduce production costs. Read more
Healing with Butterflies
Posted 7/16/2025 7:00:00 AM
University of Idaho entomology Professor Stephen Cook and the students who work in his laboratory rear butterflies to provide solace for grieving families. Read more
Interns making long-term impacts at U of I’s Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center
Posted 7/2/2025 7:00:00 AM
As a second-year summer intern with University of Idaho’s Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center (SOAC), Jessica Zaubi is starting a new cut flower production program. Read more