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Q&A with Debbie Critchfield, Idaho superintendent of public instruction

May 28, 2025
Cassidy Woolsey

At the 2025 Idaho National FFA Organization Convention, Idaho Superintendent Debbie Critchfield announced that the legislature passed a measure allowing FFA projects to count as "future readiness" projects, replacing the traditional senior project requirement. This change will take effect for this year’s sophomore class. Ag Proud – Idaho’s Cassidy Woolsey caught up with Critchfield to learn more about this change.


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New ag building in New Plymouth is a ‘crazy, big upgrade’

May 26, 2025
Walt Cooley

When Sam Stephens walks onto a mining site this summer as a certified welder, he'll carry more than just his gear – he'll represent the kind of success New Plymouth High School's new $2.3 million ag building was built to create.


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Ag legislative update 2025 – end of session

April 21, 2025
Cassidy Woolsey

The Idaho 2025 legislative has concluded, with some of the bills and resolutions relating to agriculture recapped here.


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ESPA could soon include surrounding tributaries

The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) proposes expanding the ESPA to include five tributary basins, aiming for fairer water management and increased accountability amid ongoing aquifer decline and water rights disputes.
April 15, 2025
Sidnee Rose Hill

The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) is proposing to begin expanding the borders of the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Area of Common Ground Water Supply (ESPA) to include the five surrounding tributary basins. “This is an issue of fairness," IDWR Director Mathew Weaver explained at a public hearing on March 24 in Moore, Idaho.


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Idaho’s $30M investment in water projects stirs debate, ultimately passes

Idaho's $30 million water funding plan stirred debate over allocation concerns but ultimately passed, with lawmakers emphasizing its importance for water infrastructure and the state's agricultural economy.
April 15, 2025
Cassidy Woolsey

Reaching an agreement on the newly enacted 2024 Stipulated Mitigation Plan between the Surface Water Coalition and nine groundwater districts spanning the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA) was only the first milestone. The next challenge? Securing the funding to make it work.


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The Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame 2025 honorees

April 9, 2025

The Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame recognizes the men and women who have made positive impacts on the livestock industry. The newest inductees were honored on April 8 during the organization’s 64th annual banquet in Twin Falls.


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Rigby High School ag department builds new CTE building

A testament to problem-solving, Rigby High’s nationally ranked FFA and welding programs needed space. After failed bonds, ag teachers secured a $5.3 million state grant and a donated steel structure, creating a new CTE facility and expanding opportunities.
April 3, 2025
Paige Nelson

Rigby has a new CTE building. It exists thanks to the collaboration of many community stakeholders and the ag teachers in the ag department, but the ag department will never live within its walls, and that is precisely how they want it.


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Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame announces 2025 inductees

March 22, 2025

Longtime leaders in Idaho’s agriculture industry were inducted into the Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame (EIAHF) during the annual recognition dinner March 21 at the Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel in Fort Hall.


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Valley School District’s new ag program gains momentum with $3.3M grant – but more support is needed

March 14, 2025

The Valley School District is making a significant milestone with the launch of its agriculture education program, thanks to a $3.3 million Idaho Career Ready Students (ICRS) grant. This significant funding will go toward the construction of a new ag education building, featuring modern shop and classroom spaces designed to equip students with real-world, hands-on agricultural experience.


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New Idaho Wheat Commission building coming to Boise

March 11, 2025
Ryan Mortensen

The Idaho Wheat Commission (IWC) is moving forward with plans to construct a new building in downtown Boise, with an estimated cost of $14 million. The current building, built in 1945, has been known among the agricultural industry as the Idaho Wheat and Ag Center.


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