Agriculture

Idaho Matters sits down with a panel of local farmers and organizations to find out how they are implementing climate-smart practices in the Gem State.

A judge has blocked a federal ruling that would’ve allowed foreign h-2a workers from unionizing.

Last Tuesday, Ada County Commissioners voted to stop an industrial scale solar farm in the middle of an agricultural area in Kuna and Melba. Opponents of the project say this move will preserve agricultural life in Idaho.

University of Idaho’s McClure Center report shows economic impact of unauthorized immigrants in the Gem State

Summertime means flowers, and flowers mean bumblebees!

A fund to raise money and collect donations for migrant workers in extreme heat is honoring J.J. Saldaña, an advocate for Idaho’s Hispanic and Latino community.

An interview with Elena Conis, author of How to Sell a Poison. The book tells the tangled story of DDT, a corporate-backed poison that decimated wildlife and left behind toxic bodies.

Many farmers across our region grow alfalfa - which is dried into hay and fed to beef and dairy cattle. But it requires a lot more water than most crops. Now, researchers are working on new technologies to reduce the amount farmers use. Still, some say allowing them to grow such a thirsty crop in the arid west is the problem.

When it comes to the agricultural industry there are many different risks that come with the job, one of them being pesticide exposure. In a new study from Boise State University researchers are looking at the impact of this exposure on the states Latino farmworkers.

Our region is losing millions of acres of agricultural land to development. And those trends may continue as land prices keep rising.