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Yakima basin irrigation outlook steady as water rationing nears
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (462+ words) Published 10: 00 am Friday, May 8, 2026 The Bureau of Reclamation projects Yakima River basin irrigators with junior water-rights will receive 52% of their normal water allotments, an outlook unchanged from one month ago. The May 7 forecast passed for goods news. April was relatively…...
Food bank seedlings distribution keeps growing
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (518+ words) Published 8: 00 am Friday, May 8, 2026 CALDWELL, Idaho " The vegetable and herb seedlings, and miscellaneous supplies to keep them thriving, went quickly to people in need during a May 6 distribution event at the Salvation Army building in Caldwell. "We should be doing…...
Animal activists target veterinary medicine, alliance says
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (654+ words) Published 9: 34 am Thursday, May 7, 2026 Animal activist groups have targeted veterinary medicine in recent years, says a national nonprofit agricultural group that monitors activist campaigns. Washington State University in March canceled the equine part of its large animal surgery elective course,…...
Idaho adopts Ready, Set, Go as standard wildfire evacuation messaging
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (252+ words) Published 9: 15 am Thursday, May 7, 2026 Idaho is adopting the "Ready, Set, Go" standard for wildfire evacuation messaging. Gov. Brad Little in his 2024 wildfire response report called for improved evacuation planning, clearer public messaging and more consistent interagency coordination during wildfires. And…...
AFT Idaho's Anderson keys on resources, partnerships
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (927+ words) Published 7: 30 am Thursday, May 7, 2026 David Anderson, American Farmland Trust Idaho senior program manager, stresses the importance of farm succession planning and ownership transfer. Through AFT's Land Transfer Navigators project, he helps connect farm and ranch families with the advisers, tools…...
Inslee defends approving Horse Heaven wind and solar project
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (508+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Ex-Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has defended approving the Horse Heaven wind and solar project, arguing in a court brief that governors need to push through renewable energy development. The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments…...
Farmer sentiment drops in April with Iran war
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (497+ words) Published 7: 30 am Wednesday, May 6, 2026 The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index rose in late 2024 and early 2025 with the fortunes of President Donald Trump, whom many farmers viewed favorably. But for much of 2026, survey results have been more in line…...
California winegrape crush lowest since 1999, acreage and prices drop
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (470+ words) Published 8: 30 am Tuesday, May 5, 2026 California's 2025 winegrape crush was its lowest in nearly three decades and combined with declining prices per ton and another acreage drop, according to reports from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The global wine industry…...
Wayward swarm led to lifelong career for beekeeper
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (856+ words) Published 8: 30 am Tuesday, May 5, 2026 DALLAS, Ore. " A wayward swarm of bees has spawned a lifelong career for Steven Coffman, who's turned that first hive into a honey and pollination business with about 1, 500 colonies. As an unusually tall teenager, Coffman was…...
Lost River groundwater districts to join Eastern Snake Plain mitigation plan
3+ day, 32+ min ago (457+ words) Published 7: 00 am Tuesday, May 5, 2026 A new agreement enables groundwater districts in a swath of Idaho's east central mountains to avoid curtailment. Groundwater districts in the Little Lost, Big Lost and Upper Big Lost river basins can join the 2024 stipulated mitigation…...