BOISE — The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, authorized the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to accept new enrollments in Fiscal Years 2019 through 2023 for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).
Farm and Ranch, Spring 2021 issue for North Central Idaho.
The Idaho County Free Press presents this year's Get Acquainted 2021. The 38th annual issue …
Idaho County Weed Department and the Nez Perce Biocontrol Center have scheduled workshops for Riggins and Kooskia. Integrated Pest Management Workshops are set for June 24, Riggins City Park, 1-4 p.m. MST, and June 25, Kooskia City Park, 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., PST.
BOISE — The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, authorized the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to accept new enrollments in Fiscal Years 2019 through 2023 for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).
NEZPERCE — Nathan Riggers of Nezperce was recently recognized for his outstanding and dedicated leadership to the grass seed industry at the 2021 annual meeting of the Nezperce Prairie Grass Growers Association (NPGGA).
Senator Carl Crabtree, Rep. Priscilla Giddings and former Rep. Paul Shepherd, all of District 7, were among a total 94 legislators named Ag All Stars by Food Producers of Idaho (FPI) based upon their voting records on selected pieces of legislation in the 2020 Idaho Legislative Session.
BOISE — Caroline Nilsson Troy, R-Genesee, sports her zebra printed blazer and large pearls around her neck while she briefly rummages around in her office. She talks about her new comfy slippers she just bought because of how badly her feet ache after a long day of scurrying around the Capit…
University of Idaho Extension is offering: “Introduction to Small-Scale Grass-Fed Beef Production for the Rural Landowner,” on Thursday, Jan. 21, 6-8:30 p.m. The presentation is by Bill Warren and Jim Church, University of Idaho Extension.
Applications are currently sought for the fifth annual Idaho Young Cattle Producer Conference (YCC).
University of Idaho Extension presents: North Idaho Annie’s Project. Annie’s Project — Empowering Women in Agriculture — will offer an all-women course which fosters problem solving, record keeping, and decision-making skills around five areas of agricultural risk: production, legal, market,…
GRANGEVILLE — “This is the one,” Bella Musick started to pick up a large, oval pumpkin. “No, wait, this one,” she changed her mind as she ran over to more rounded variety.
The University of Idaho Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) will be conducting 12 pesticide webinars, via Zoom, Oct. 20 through Dec. 22. Pesticide applicators can take one, two, three or up to 12 webinars. The PSEP webinars are synchronous and require pre-registration on the …
FENN – What’s up with that pile of grain outside of Grangeville? With bigger harvests, and more coming to the elevators on each grain truck, that million-bushel ground pile at the Columbia Grain International facility at Fenn was what was needed to keep up with supply, as well as demands.
August 7, 2020
It was a perfect, warm, yet breezy Saturday, July 25, for swathing hay in this field off Mt. Idaho Grade Road.
COTTONWOOD -- The annual Idaho County 4-H Spring Livestock Show was held Saturday, June 13, at the Idaho County Fair Grounds in Cottonwood.
OROFINO -- Landowners and agricultural producers are invited to participate in a series of programs set in early June by the University of Idaho Extension Office.
Idaho Wool Growers Association (IWGA) announces the Idaho sheep industry is in dire straits due to the pandemic and needs help.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has distributed more than $215 million to 41 states and Puerto Rico for distribution to 742 eligible counties that will be used to support public schools, roads and specific county programs.
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks grant applicants for the 2021 agricultural best management practices (BMP) program. Application deadline is April 24.
Idaho County producers may be eligible for emergency assistance for damages resulting from last year’s flood event.
“FOOD Brings Everyone to the Table” is the theme for this year’s Ag Day – March 24th. Our country’s farmers and ranchers work hard to provide food and clothing for our country and the world. The Idaho County Farm Service Agency is proud to honor our local farmers and ranchers and recognize t…
Tim Lowry has been talking about stockwater rights for a long, long time. But he doesn’t intend to stop anytime soon.
GRANGEVILLE -- Grangeville Farmers’ Market will present the free program “Diseases, Pests and Weeds of the Garden,” Wednesday, March 18, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Soltman Center in Grangeville.
MOSCOW --- The Grangeville High School Agronomy Team placed first at the North Idaho District Career Development Event Tuesday, Feb. 18.
BOISE – The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Idaho has a March 13 application deadline for Fiscal Year 2020 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) projects. This includes currently funded Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects.
BOISE -- A bill that would remove sales tax on custom meat processing in certain cases is headed to the House floor after the Revenue and Taxation Committee voted unanimously to approve it last Monday, Feb. 17.
BOISE -- A proposal to create a plan for regulating industrial hemp in Idaho will move to the full Senate floor for a vote after farmers turned out in support at a legislative committee meeting Feb. 20.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Idaho has a March 13 application deadline for Fiscal Year 2020 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) projects. This includes currently funded Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects.
Idaho has been listed as one of the fastest growing states in the union. No matter where you live in the state you are seeing unprecedented growth and development in many communities of the Gem State. The theme of the 2020 Idaho Ag Summit is Rural Resilience- Surviving Growth.
Farmers, ranchers and those who support the industries are invited to a free lunch this Thursday, March 21.
With the purpose of improving agricultural lands and crop efficiencies, there is an Idaho County company that is now in business.
GRANGEVILLE – Katie Mosman hasn’t let any grass grow under her feet during the past two years.
BOISE — Dr. Michael Parrella, Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Idaho, presented the Agriculture Research and Extension Service’s budget for fiscal year 2020 Wednesday morning to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.
The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests put forward a project Dec. 20 aimed at addressing five needs the Forest Service sees for an 8,000-acre area located approximately 15 miles east of Riggins.
A dispute between a local cattlemen’s association and a federal agency has been mitigated by local students — more specifically, a summer youth work program called the Clearwater Basin Youth Conservation Corps.
Cadets from the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy in Pierce recently endured the cold rain and snow to protect tree seedlings planted on lands burned by wildfire in the Clearwater Basin.
Two Idaho County ag producers will be presenters at the upcoming Three Rivers Grazing Conference in Lewiston. Dion Heckman of White Bird, and Derrick Stuivenga of Grangeville, will be presenting on using drones for cattle surveillance and herding.
The 128-year-old Bodine Farm was recently awarded a Century Farm honor. Frederick and Susan Elizabeth Shearer moved from Winchester, Va., in 1852, going first to Parks Bar, Calif., then to Elk Creek, near Riggins, where they operated a ferry and sawmill. They then moved to Mt. Idaho and purchased the present farm (178 acres) near Grangeville in 1891 from the federal government.
As of Oct. 21, a fire safety burn permit from the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is no longer required until next year for burning activities outside city limits.
Young horse enthusiasts participated in the 2018 Idaho County 4-H Horse Show Saturday, July 28, at the Grangeville Border Days Arena. 24 youth took part in the show to complete their 4-H projects. The judge for the show was Amber Hartley of Asotin, Wash., and Klae O’Brien of Moscow, was the trail class judge while Dorothy Jentges of Greencreek was the ranch trail judge.
