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U of I researcher coins ‘thirstwaves’ as new framework emphasizing prolonged, extreme water stressors
Researchers from University of Idaho (U of I) and University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have created a new metric to help farmers, researchers and practitioners better track and prepare for … Read more
Straw Study
University of Idaho Extension Educator Grant Loomis has noticed an increasing number of Blaine County farmers have been letting their straw rot in the field after grain harvest rather than baling and … Read more
Improving Poverty Awareness
Southwest District Health has afforded greater flexibility to clients who arrive late to appointments ever since staff completed a poverty competency training program facilitated by University of … Read more
Beef 201
University of Idaho’s beef team is accepting applications for another multi-day workshop tailored toward helping the region’s beginning ranchers succeed. Read more
3-Minute Thesis Winner
Rita Franco, a University of Idaho doctoral student studying nutritional sciences, chose to leave her native Guatemala and continue her education in the U.S. Read more
Liming Trials
Separate University of Idaho research projects conducted over several years in eastern Idaho and northern Idaho have both concluded applying lime to raise soil pH can be a cost-effective approach … Read more
U of I cereals pathologist concerned about Idaho stripe rust outlook
A University of Idaho cereals pathologist is advising the state’s grain farmers that conditions appear optimal for pressure from a fungal disease that can devastate crop yields, known as stripe rust. Read more
Waste to Worth
The University of Idaho and the Idaho Sustainable Agriculture Initiative for Dairy (ISAID) will host a national conference April 7-11 focused on finding creative and valuable ways to make use of … Read more