Winter 2000 issue:
A. Larry Branen,
Dean
John Hammel,
Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs
Richard C.
Heimsch, Associate Dean and Director of the Idaho Agricultural Experiment
Station
Paul F. McCawley,
Associate Dean and Associate Director of the UI Cooperative Extension
System
Caroline L.
Nilsson, Assistant Dean for College Advancement
Rob M. Spear, Assistant Dean for Administrative Services
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WINTER 2000
Move over potatoes; dairy is now Idaho's top agricultural commodity. And thanks to inexpensive land, abundant feeds, and a model relationship between dairy producers and environmental regulators, the industry keeps on growing.
Owyhee County: Portrait of a Changing Economy
Ranching and mining have defined this sparsely settled sagebrush country in the southwest corner of our state. Today, with the closing of a mine and possible loss of a third of its public-lands grazing, the county confronts an uncertain future.
UI scientists are developing valuable new herbicide-resistant crops, which pose their own new challenges.
Economics of Endangered Salmon
Recovery UI agricultural economist Joel Hamilton shares his insights as chair of the Independent Economic Analysis Board appointed by the Northwest Power Planning Council to advise on salmon recovery issues.
- Roundup:
- College
scientist maps gorilla habitat
UI reels in top fish research facility
Spider mites drink up hops profits
UI degrees offered in Idaho Falls
Switch to hay diets won't cure E. coli threat
Brazilian summer brings samba and science
Dousing fire blight
Crawfords win top USDA honor
- Alumnus Profile
- Bruce Bradley, Microbe Hunter
- Alumni Connection
- The Good Guy in the Black Hat
- Steer-A-Year: Choice Beef Supports Grade A Students
- Class Notes
- College of Agriculture Alumni Association Board of Directors
Grangeville kids take care of business
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