Hempitecture picks Jerome
JEROME - A hemp-based building material company has selected Jerome as its new home. Hempitecture Inc. has chosen to build the facility at Northbridge Junction industrial park, where Interstate 84...
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Snowball effect: Farmer dealing with eagle depredation still waits for reimbursement
MURTAUGH - Since April, Rocky Matthews has lost 60 sheep from confirmed eagle kills and another 15 have “just disappeared.” “If I had no bad luck, I wouldn't have any...
Chobani introduces paper cups
TWIN FALLS - By the end of this year, consumers strolling the yogurt aisle will be able to buy oat yogurt in a paper cup. Chobani will soon be the...
Learning to farm better: Farmers see U of I research in person
KIMBERLY - Mario de Haro Marti is making tea. It's not black tea or green tea, it's compost tea. A University of Idaho extension educator, he is applying his brew...
No barley, no beer. And the barley crop is really struggling in 2021
TWIN FALLS - Terrible. That's the word Larry Hollifield uses to describe the 2021 barley growing season. “We never caught a break,” Hollifield said. Early rain and high heat at...
The research dairy in Rupert is moo-ving forward
TWIN FALLS - Cows on a merry-go-round. Coffee cups made out of manure. The University of Idaho's Center for Food Agriculture and the Environment (CAFE) research dairy has big plans....
Food innovation center becoming a reality
TWIN FALLS - Plans to build a hub to support food innovators and entrepreneurs are moving forward. A feasibility study has narrowed down the potential locations for a food innovation...
Report predicts potential multi-year drought
TWIN FALLS - Record-setting temperatures and low spring rainfall have led to concerns over a multi-year drought according to a report by the Idaho Department of Water Resources. The combined...
Water board discusses aquifer and $10 million agreement
TWIN FALLS - In the past six years, the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer gained 2.5 million acre-feet of storage. The Idaho Water Resource Board met Thursday and Friday in Twin...
Chobani files paperwork for an IPO
TWIN FALLS - Chobani took a major step toward becoming a publicly-traded company. The food maker announced it filed a confidential draft registration statement for a proposed underwritten public offering...