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As US border reopens to Mexican cattle, concerns persist over screwworm spread
Mexico boosts screwworm containment in Sonora and Chihuahua as the U.S. resumes cattle imports through Arizona amid ongoing parasite risks.
Idaho milk production ranks 3rd as output expected to slow across US
Idaho ranks third in US milk production in 2025 as overall output growth slows nationwide, according to USDA and StoneX reports.
USDA pauses funding for manure digesters in Idaho, across US
Environmental and small farm groups praise the USDA for pausing and reviewing REAP funding for manure-based biogas digesters at factory farms.
Idaho beef rancher, others weigh in on new food pyramid
The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize protein, healthy fats, full-fat dairy, and cutting sugar and ultra-processed foods.
Preliminary case of bird flu in Washington state would be U.S.’s first in 9 months
Washington health officials report the first U.S. human bird flu case since February. An older adult is hospitalized as experts investigate the source and ongoing risks.
Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johansson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves
Biologists use drones blasting music, voices, and movie clips to scare wolves and protect cattle along the Oregon-California border in a new USDA experiment.
Trump administration plans to rescind rule blocking logging on national forest lands
Scientists say that worsening wildfires are driven by a combination of climate change that warms and dries out forests, less logging and decades of fire suppression that has allowed fuels to build up.
Idaho Food Bank continues mission despite federal funding cuts
More than 24,000 people volunteer at program sites and through the organization’s three warehouses.
Idaho school’s USDA grant for farmers terminated
Funds from the PCSC “included nearly $59 million for U of I’s Innovative Agriculture and Marketing Partnership (IAMP) project,” the school stated in a release.
Last-in-the-nation broadband puts rural Idaho in a bind
MEXICO CITY―Mexico is bolstering its screwworm containment campaign in northern border states where recent cases have been detected, heightening scrutiny of livestock exports as cross-border trade resumes on Monday under ...
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