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• Seventeen Projects Included in Idaho’s Application for Specialty Crop Grant Funding

  June 28, 2018
  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) selected 17 specialty crop projects for the 2018 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program application. The 17 projects totaled over $1.8 million. Since 2009, ISDA has funded more than 120 projects totaling $11 million. This year, the ISDA received requests for nearly $2.4 million. A panel of industry representatives with experience in agriculture,... More

• Idaho Preferred Retail Road Show

  April 27, 2018
  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s Idaho Preferred Program will be celebrating the start of the planting season and Idaho-grown nursery products with the 2018 Spring Nursery Retail Road Show. The Road Show will promote locally grown plants, trees, flowers and other nursery products. Events will take place from April 28 through May 18 with stops at Idaho Preferred member retail nurseries a... More

• ISDA to Host WPS Train-the-Trainer Sessions

  March 22, 2018
  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced the schedule today for upcoming Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Train-the-Trainer sessions throughout Idaho. Significant changes to the WPS went into effect on January 1, 2018. The federal WPS regulation directly affects operators of farms, forestry operations, nurseries and greenhouses, and employees in these industries. Designed to p... More

• 2018 SPECIALTY CROP GRANT APPLICATION NOW OPEN

  March 21, 2018
  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced today that applications for the 2018 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program are now open. The ISDA anticipates receiving $1.6 million to $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for awards to qualified projects that improve the competitiveness of specialty crops in Idaho. The deadline for submitting all necessary material... More

• Cull Onion Disposal Deadline Approaching

  March 12, 2018
  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) issued a reminder today that Idaho’s cull onion disposal deadline is March 15. The deadline is set in Idaho rule and applies to Ada, Canyon, Gem, Payette, Owyhee and Washington counties. Culls are onions deemed to be waste or to be unsuitable for human consumption. No culls may be on hand at any packing sheds, in fields or at animal feed faciliti... More