Last week, Idaho Governor Brad Little returned from what he called a productive seven-day trade mission to Taiwan and Japan. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture, along with the state Department of Commerce, and 22 Idaho businesses and ...

Thanks to a gift from the J.R. Simplot Family Foundation the University of Idaho has established the school’s first endowed deanship. The "J.R. Simplot Endowed Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences" pays homage to the Idaho-based agribusiness company’s founder, the late J.R. Simplo...

As part of Thursday’s National Rural Health Day celebrations, Rural Development is introducing a new tool the USDA says will enhance health care in rural Washington. “The health and well-being of Washington’s rural communities are crucial to the state’s success,” said Helen Price Johnson, ...

Manoj Shukla has been named the new leader of Oregon State University’s crop and soil science department. He starts his new position on December 1st. Shukla comes to Corvallis from New Mexico State University, where he was recently a professor. “I strongly beli... Continue reading…