Eagle, Idaho-- Governor Otter is praising plans to create a new viticultural research center in Eagle. It will be a 30 acre teaching winery, where the College of Western Idaho will offer classes in the art of wine making.
Idaho's wine industry already brings in over 70 million dollars annually. The Governor hopes the new center, and those it trains, will help the industry continue to expand.
"It allows them to kind of focus, share the best practices, share also the opportunity to focus on certain kinds of grapes that do well in this climate and in these horizons," said C. L. "Butch" Otter, Idaho's Governor.
There are already nearly 40 wineries in the state, many with award winning vintages. Some vineyards are becoming especially well known for producing great syrahs.
Source: www.fox12idaho.com
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
N. Idaho seed farm produces native plants
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MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - A seed farm in northern Idaho is producing native plants and seeds to meet a demand from people who want to restore native vegetation.
"We've got landowners who are trying to re-establish prairie on their land,'' said Jacie Jensen, who with her husband, Wayne, started Thorn Creek Native Seed Farm three years ago.
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MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - A seed farm in northern Idaho is producing native plants and seeds to meet a demand from people who want to restore native vegetation.
"We've got landowners who are trying to re-establish prairie on their land,'' said Jacie Jensen, who with her husband, Wayne, started Thorn Creek Native Seed Farm three years ago.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Sweet Cherry Production Expected Higher
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Monday, June 22, 2009 9:22 AM CDT
Idaho is expecting a sweet cherry crop of 4,000 tons in 2009, up 111 percent from last year and 167 percent higher than 2007, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Idaho’s sweet cherry crop experienced an excellent bloom and only a limited frost.
U.S. sweet cherry production is forecast at 374,500 tons, up 52 percent from 2008 and 21 percent above 2007. The Washington crop forecast of 200,000 tons is 11 percent higher than the June forecast, up 100 percent from 2008, and 27 percent above the production in 2007.
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Monday, June 22, 2009 9:22 AM CDT
Idaho is expecting a sweet cherry crop of 4,000 tons in 2009, up 111 percent from last year and 167 percent higher than 2007, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Idaho’s sweet cherry crop experienced an excellent bloom and only a limited frost.
U.S. sweet cherry production is forecast at 374,500 tons, up 52 percent from 2008 and 21 percent above 2007. The Washington crop forecast of 200,000 tons is 11 percent higher than the June forecast, up 100 percent from 2008, and 27 percent above the production in 2007.
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