Parma

Michael P. Parrella, dean of University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has assumed an additional role positioning him to complete major land grant initiatives for the university.

The rapid increase of inflation this year has impacted each one of us in a variety of ways.  At the University of Idaho, inflation has led to cost overruns for several key capital projects.  And while overruns are not abnormal when it comes to construction, the size of that overrun is what has school officials looking for additional funding sources.   Michael Pa...

State, local and farm leaders were on hand Thursday, as Darigold officials broke ground on the company’s $600 million facility north of Pasco, WA.  According to company officials, the state-of-the-art facility, slated to open in early 2024, will process approximately 8 million pounds of milk per day when fully operational from more than 100 dairy farms in surrounding communities.  Darigold... Read

Allen Huttema, Executive Committee Member of the National Milk Producers Federation, recently spoke before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee stressing the importance of enforcing the USMCA. The Parma, ID area dairy producer said it's important that all countries, particularly Canada, holds to even the spirit of the agreement ...

Last week, the Idaho Beef Council announced the selection of a new chairman. Jeff Johnson, a fourth generation rancher and feedlot operator from the Parma area, becomes the eighth member of the IBC council, which focuses on advocating for the beef ranchers, farmers and producers across the state ...

On Thursday, the University of Idaho announced the cancelation of the annual Pomology and Viticulture Program Fruit Field Day. The cancelation was announced because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, making it "too risky to hold large gatherings" according to public health officials say ...

The University of Idaho is one step closer to breaking ground on their new research facility in Parma, thanks to a $1 million investment last month by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson’s Foundation.  The school is looking to establish the Idaho Center for Plant and Soil Health at the Center located outside of Boise.   I...