Friday, March 30, 2012

Podcast: How do you like them Grapples?



In this podcast, editors and reporters discuss a family farm that’s invented a better apple, the global thirst for new dairy-based beverages, a legal ruling that may dramatically limit the use of antibiotics in livestock, the science of long-term weather patterns and the latest legal settlement between an environmental group and federal agencies.

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AgMinute for March 30, 2012



Idaho and Mexican bean industry representatives are negotiating the sale of hundreds and possibly thousands of tons of Idaho bean seed to Mexico in Boise. In a speed-dating type format, 13 Mexican bean industry representatives from four states are moving from table to table.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

AgMinute for March 29, 2012



Idaho farmers and ranchers should gear up now to fight a looming 2014 animal welfare ballot initiative, an official with a national group that represents ranchers said.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

AgMinute for March 28, 2012



Idaho researchers have released details of a state management plan intended to minimize damage caused by zebra chip, a potato disease that first arrived last season in the Pacific Northwest.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

AgMinute for March 27, 2012



The Humane Society of the United States says it will file a first-offense animal cruelty ballot initiative in Idaho in 2014 if an animal welfare bill introduced in the Idaho Legislature doesn't get signed into law.

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Monday, March 26, 2012

AgMinute for March 26, 2012



Dairy industry analysts forecast a challenging 2012 second quarter as dairy commodity prices continue to soften because of large milk supplies and shrinking demand.

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