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I’ve had more than a few people ask why the reservoir teacup graphs don’t look full after such a heavy winter snowfall and why the drought monitor maps are still showing drought in Idaho. The answer to this question is that the snow is still in the mountains. Snowmelt runoff typically peaks in May or June, and reservoir operators are typically trying to get the reservoirs full by mid-June to early July.
UI plant virologist Alexander Karasev took the alfalfa samples in 2020 while collecting symptomatic foliage in a field at the future site of Idaho CAFE near Rupert. Karasev named the newly discovered disease Snake River virus, after the Snake River Valley in which the field is located.
The Idaho 2023 legislative session has concluded, and agriculture,
generally speaking, came out stronger through the process. Some of the
bills and resolutions relating to agriculture are recapped here.
Sometimes an ag news item comes across my notification feed and lingers in the back of my head. This is not intended to be an ag news brief summary. It’s the “other” ag news – the ridiculous, the wow-that’s-cool, the impossible, the you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me news.
From fries to cheese to wine, Idaho is producing quality products to feed the world and fuel our state. Together, agriculture and food processing generates 17% of Idaho’s total economic output in sales and 12.5% of GDP. Idaho’s agribusiness creates 12% of jobs. Over 40% of jobs in the Magic Valley are ag businesses.
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