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Recent Press Releases

• Idaho Pavilion to Promote Idaho Products at Taste of the Northwest Show

  December 12, 2018
  Idaho food and beverage companies will be promoting their products in an Idaho pavilion at the 2019 Taste of the Northwest show January 14th-16th in Portland, Oregon. This show is an opportunity for food and beverage companies in Idaho to meet with buyers from around the northwest. Taste of the Northwest is part of Northwest Food & Beverage World (formerly Northwest Food Processors).  Id... More

• Export Market Update Seminar Presented by Idaho’s Trade Office Managers

  December 12, 2018
  On, January 8, 2019 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., learn about the numerous changes to the international trade landscape in 2018 at an Export Market Update seminar featuring Idaho’s Trade Office Managers.  New and retaliatory tariffs are altering trade conditions, consumer preferences, and market access which in turn are affecting Idaho exporters.  The seminar will consist of an open conversation about m... More

• Take Advantage of FundMatch to Leverage Your Export Dollars

  December 10, 2018
  Could you use funding for international advertising, approved trade shows and outbound trade missions, travel, in-store demonstrations and displays, labels and packaging modifications, printed sales materials, translations, and other export expenses? Does your company qualify under the Small Business Administration’s definition as a “small business” and have products that contain ingredients th... More

• First Equine West Nile Case of 2018 Confirmed

  July 27, 2018
  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Animal Health Laboratory has confirmed its first equine case of West Nile Virus this year. The affected horse is located in Owyhee County and is under the treatment of a veterinarian. The most common signs of WNV in horses are fever and weakness, usually in the hindquarters which is sometimes seen as a widened stance, stumbling, leaning to one si... More

• ISDA REMINDS BOATERS TO CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY

  July 3, 2018
  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Invasive Species Program is reminding boaters to take precautions this holiday week to avoid transporting invasive species, such as quagga and zebra mussels. The introduction of invasive species into Idaho could damage water use by native species, agriculture, utilities, and municipalities. If quagga or zebra mussels were to infest Idaho’s waters... More