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• USDA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Funding Awarded to Idaho

  August 24, 2023
  Boise, Idaho - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)this week awarded over $2.1 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funding to Idaho. With this grant, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) will fund projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crop products and create new market opportunities for ... More

• ISDA Confirms First Equine West Nile Cases of the Year

  August 23, 2023
  Boise, Idaho - The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has confirmed multiple cases of equine West Nile virus (WNV) in three horses in Canyon County.  The three cases are unrelated to one another, and the horses reside at three separate facilities in the county. All three horses are recovering and under the treatment of a veterinarian, however none of the three horses had previously be... More

• Idaho Governor Declares August as Inaugural Idaho Farmers Market Month

  August 3, 2023
  Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little declared August as Farmers Market Month in the State of Idaho to showcase the bounty and diversity of Idaho agriculture. Idaho Farmers Market Month is an annual celebration of the over 55 farmers markets currently operating throughout the state. This year marks Idaho’s first year of celebrating this dedicated month-long event highlighting the significance of ... More

• Idaho Celebrates its Organic Agriculture Sector with Idaho Organics Week

  July 18, 2023
  Boise, Idaho — Governor Brad Little has declared July 16-22, 2023, as Idaho Organics Week, a dedicated time to formally acknowledge and celebrate Idaho’s organic agriculture.  Idaho Organics Week is an annual celebration dedicated to recognizing and promoting the organic agriculture industry in the state of Idaho. It aims to highlight the economic contributions, environmental benefits and consu... More

• The ISDA is Working to Control Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Populations 

  July 7, 2023
  Boise, Idaho – The Idaho State Department of Agriculture provided updated information today on grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks across Southern Idaho.   Grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks have been designated by ISDA in Cassia, Oneida, Power and Franklin counties. An outbreak is an area of infestation where multiple landowner assistance request evaluation surveys well exceed the e... More