Black flies, also known as buffalo gnats, are annoying to people, but they are serious pests to livestock, causing reduced weight gain and transmitting disease. But ranchers are now turning the tide.
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The Idaho Farm Service Agency is making it easier this year for its county offices to authorize emergency haying and grazing on acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program.
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In this podcast, editors and reporters talk about a pair of vegan brouhahas, consolidation in the burgeoning biopesticide industry, and alleged jury tampering and a mistrial in a wheat theft case.
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Idaho agriculture is unlikely to repeat its monumental 2011 performance, when records for total cash receipts and net income were shattered. However, farmers and ag economists say 2012 should still be a pretty good year.
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While most community leaders are aware of the value of agriculture in Idaho's Magic Valley, they might be surprised by the magnitude of agriculture's contribution to the region's economy.
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Wolves continue to take a toll on livestock, U.S. Wildlife Services officials told sheep producers at the start of the Idaho Wool Growers Association annual range tour in Twin Falls.
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