ID: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming
ID offers grants to improve confined animal operations
Idaho is accepting proposals for projects that improve confined animal feeding operations in the state. The operations - also known as CAFOs - can …
ID Farm Pioneers Regenerative Ag Practices for Potato Growing
A farm in Idaho is pioneering a new way to grow the state's most famous crop: potatoes. The pioneering method is being demonstrated on Ladd Wahlen's …
First Ever 'Trout-Safe' Certification Awarded to ID Farm
A farm in Idaho has received the first-ever "trout-safe" certification from an organization that protects habitat for the fish. The Nature …
'Soil Health Curious' ID Farmers Explore Regenerative Agriculture
A kinder approach to the soil could be what Idaho farmers need to get more out of their land. The Nature Conservancy in Idaho has a demonstration …
Carbon Summit in ID Aims to Grow Sustainable Ag Movement
CALDWELL, Idaho -- An event in Idaho this week hopes to plant seeds for the sustainability movement in agriculture. The Carbon Summit will be held …
Demo Farm Could Plant Regenerative Agriculture Seed in ID
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - The Nature Conservancy in Idaho is demonstrating regenerative farming practices in the hopes that they will spread throughout the …
Map Helps States Find Best Place for Next Forest
BOISE, Idaho -- A new tool identifies the potential for replanting trees in Idaho and across the country. The Nature Conservancy and American …
Simpson's NW Salmon Plan Gets More Backing
BOISE, Idaho -- If the Pacific Northwest has a taste, it's for the region's salmon, but as the iconic fish species dwindles, it also effects a food …
Pesticide Protections Needed for ID Farmworkers, Advocates Say
BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho farmworkers exposed to pesticides don't know what effects these chemicals will have on their health, and advocates are pushing …
New EPA Report Links Pesticide to Fish, Wildlife Concerns
BOISE, Idaho -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new risk assessment of chlorpyrifos, but critics of the agency say there's …
ID Farmers Markets: SNAP Dollars Go Twice As Far
BOISE, Idaho – The season for Idaho farmers markets is in full swing, offering nutritious and fresh options for folks around the state…
Forbidden Fruits: How Lost Apple Varieties Could Help the Environment
SANDPOINT, Idaho – Apple enthusiasts in the Northwest are exploring a past that tasted much different – and could sprout environmental …