News and Updates

Recent Press Releases

• National Ag Day and the 100 year anniversary of the ISDA

  March 12, 2019
  (BOISE) – The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) will celebrate National Ag Day and the 100 year anniversary of the department on Thursday, March 14. ISDA Director Celia Gould and agency staff will host an agricultural display on the front steps of the Capitol from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. highlighting the tremendous productivity of Idaho producers. In 1940, the average farmer fed and sup... More

• Pesticide Exams – Online Registration now Available.

  March 7, 2019
  You can now register for Pesticide Applicator Exams and Recertification Seminars online. Read more... More

• 2019 Sandpoint Produce Safety Alliance Training

  February 25, 2019
  The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training curriculum is currently the only FDA-approved training program to prepare fresh produce growers to meet the regulatory requirements in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. FDA Publishes Final Rule Extending Compliance Dates for Agricultural Water Provisions The Produ... More

• The Boise Office has a New PO Box Address

  December 13, 2018
  The ISDA Boise office has consolidated its PO Box addresses into a single PO Box.  The new PO Box address for marketing is effective immediately: Idaho State Department of Agriculture PO. Box 7249 Boise, ID 83707 Please revise your records accordingly. For more information, please visit our Contact page. More

• “Starting a Specialty Food Business” Manual Now Available in both English and Spanish

  December 13, 2018
  Spanish-speaking Idahoans may be happy to hear they can now access the “Starting a Specialty Food Business” Manual in Spanish. The popular manual was updated again in 2018. Electronic copies of both the English and Spanish versions are available on ISDA’s website, found here. Physical copies can also be requested through Brock Cornell. More