While the moon might not look like a fertile field, it is capable of producing plant life.

An effort to identify genes in spring wheat that would allow it to be more heat and drought resilient recently earned more than $2 million in funding.

Drought is expected to impact much of the Pacific Northwest this summer, including areas in eastern Washington, southern Oregon and southern Idaho, according to climatology and water officials

The University of Idaho Extension will be hosting a forage field day in Aberdeen (May 19) and Rexburg (May 20).

Idaho now has 21 of its 44 counties designated as natural disaster areas due to drought.

Idaho’s total wheat production could be substantially higher this year than it was in 2021, mainly due to a better water supply outlook.

Federal assistance is coming for Northwest farmers whose crops were impacted by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.