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• Idaho Preferred launches seventh annual Ag-Artisan Holiday Gift Boxes featuring locally sourced products

  November 14, 2025
  Boise, Idaho – The Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s Idaho Preferred program announced the launch of the seventh edition of its Ag-Artisan Holiday Gift Boxes, an annual tradition celebrating Idaho’s farmers, ranchers and small-batch artisans. The 2025 boxes spotlight products from more than 20 local producers, giving shoppers across the country an opportunity to support Idaho-grown and craf... More

• Idaho, Taiwan Flour Millers sign $1.2 billion wheat deal

  September 24, 2025
  Boise, Idaho — Idaho and Taiwan signed today a $1.2 billion, four-year letter of intent for U.S. wheat exports. Lt. Governor Scott Bedke, Idaho wheat officials and representatives of Taiwan Flour Mills Association (TFMA) and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) attended the signing ceremony. “This $1.2 billion wheat deal underscores the strength of Idaho’s long-term relationship with Taiwan... More

• ISDA reports 51 percent decrease in quagga mussel impacted area of Snake River

  September 12, 2025
  Boise, Idaho — The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced today a 51% reduction in the quagga mussel impacted area of the Snake River near Twin Falls. Extensive sampling shows the area impacted by quagga mussels is approximately 3.5 river miles, which is down from an impact area of 7.2 miles in 2024. The results show significant progress and demonstrate the effectiveness of ISDA’s ongoing... More

• Idaho Animal Health Laboratory Joins National Animal Health Laboratory Diagnostic Network

  July 24, 2025
  Boise, Idaho – The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced today that its Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) has officially been accepted as a member of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), becoming the first laboratory in Idaho to earn this designation. The Animal Health Laboratory passed a U.S. Department of Agriculture NAHLN audit in June 2025, following several ... More

• May Proclaimed as Idaho Horticulture Month

  May 5, 2025
  Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little has officially proclaimed May as Idaho Horticulture Month, honoring the invaluable contributions of Idaho’s nursery and greenhouse growers to the state’s economy, environment and communities. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s Idaho Preferred program is encouraging Idahoans the choose Idaho-grown plants, trees, flowers and produce starts this spring. ... More