College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Finding veterinarians in rural communities, especially vets that work with large animals is becoming more and more difficult.  Because of this growing problem, several western schools have teams up to try to address the problem for farm country.  Michael...

Congratulations to the University of Idaho’s soil judging team, which recently placed 1st at this year’s Mountain West regional collegiate soils contest.  This was the first regional win for the team since 2008.   “We actually had a freshman from Culver, OR, Tegan Macy, who's studying crop science, who placed first overall in the individual contest," said the University’s Dr. Matt Doumit, Ass

Four students in the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences have earned $20,000 scholarships through the Chobani Scholars program.  All four of those students, who are new to CALS hail from the Magic Valley area.  The sch...

Many things are looking up for the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Dean Michael Parrella said enrolment is up, student retention is up and grants coming into the college are also up. He noted in a typical year, CALS records roughly $18 million in state and federal grants. In ...

Despite the challenges of the pandemic and distance learning, fall enrollment at the University of Idaho increased 5% from 2020 to 2021. In addition, enrollment at the College of Agricultural Life Sciences jumped by nearly 12%. CALS Dean Michael Parrella said that enrollment jump would be incredibly exciting under normal circumstances, but to do so during a pandemic, is even more impressive ...

Construction seems to be the name of the game when it comes to the University of Idaho's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Earlier this school year, the College opened the new Potato Germplasm Lab on the Moscow campus. Dean Michael Parrella said this facility demonstrates not only CALS dedication to the local farming community, but also how agriculture impacts Idaho’s economy and beyond

This weekend was scheduled to be an exciting one for the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The school intended to host the grand opening of the new Seed Potato Germplasm Lab on the Moscow campus, Saturday October 23rd ...

This summer, the University of Idaho opened the school’s new cow-calf research location near Salmon. Michael Parrella, dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences said the upgraded Nancy M. Cumming Research, Extension and Education Center improves connectivity, allowing faculty in Salmon to better work with those in Moscow and across the state. Par ...

Earlier this week, the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences announced the selection of its latest class of Chobani Scholars. The four high school graduates will each receive $20,000 from Chobani to support their four-year degree ...

This is Ag Week on the University of Idaho campus. And prior to the pandemic, the UI was planning on wrapping up the weeklong event with a keynote address from USDA deputy undersecretary Scott Hutchins. But, after the pandemic broke out, school officials worked to move Ag days into the virtual world ...