News & Stories
U of I announces endowment honoring groundbreaking scientist
Posted 10/17/2024 3:30:00 PM
The U of I College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has raised more than $3.2 million toward an endowment honoring the career of nematologist Saad Hafez. Read more
Heifer Development Workshops
Posted 10/16/2024 7:00:00 AM
University of Idaho Extension beef experts have scheduled a series of workshops to help the state’s ranchers capitalize on the nation’s smallest beef herd in more than 60 years. Read more
Ag Practices and Air Quality
Posted 10/2/2024 7:00:00 AM
A University of Idaho researcher is leading a multi-institutional study evaluating how the adoption of farming practices aimed at conserving water, reducing erosion and improving sustainability is … Read more
Controlling Weeds with Cover Crops
Posted 10/2/2024 7:00:00 AM
University of Idaho graduate student Adam Kennedy sees promise in using volunteer wheat as a cover crop to rid sugarbeet fields of herbicide-resistant weeds. Read more
Documenting Idaho’s Bees
Posted 10/2/2024 7:00:00 AM
University of Idaho Extension is working to build a program that will train volunteers to collect and identify bees, with the goal of establishing an atlas cataloging the rich diversity of bee species … Read more
U of I opens federally funded center to coordinate research affecting rural communities
Posted 9/16/2024 6:19:00 PM
University of Idaho opens the Western Rural Development Center, receiving federal funding to drive research and outreach for rural community challenges. Read more
U of I College of Ag and Life Sciences fills two administrative team positions
Posted 9/10/2024 7:00:00 AM
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently filled two key positions on its administrative team. Read more
U of I CALS dean announces retirement plans
Posted 9/5/2024 7:00:00 AM
In nearly nine years as dean of University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), Michael Parrella has overseen a period of sustained and dramatic growth in programs, enrollment, … Read more