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SCIENCE UPDATES
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Onion storage increase—Two developments suggest Idaho onion growers and processors may reap more money if promising studies pan out for extending storage time before onions rot.
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 Just in time parenting—Online advice for parents of children from womb to age 5 is now available, sharing wisdom from the nation’s Cooperative Extension System.
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 Fetal heart concerns—Preliminary UI research suggests a pregnant mother’s daily exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) used in some plastics and can linings could affect development of her unborn child’s heart.
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 News in milk for babies & calves—New research into the entire lactating systems of both human mothers and cows holds promises.
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 Idaho crop fertilizer use—An Idaho-Washington-Oregon study will document whether nutrient management by Inland Northwest wheat growers has improved in 20 years.
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 Pine nut mouth—What is it and why do some kinds of pine nuts leave a bitter taste? Greg Moller shares what he knows.
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COVER STORIES - CALS & Budget Cuts
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 Budget Cuts Force CALS Changes—Budget cuts raise concerns; story considers trade-offs as UI CALS copes with reduced public funding.
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 New $5 4-H fees—New annual fee for Idaho’s most successful youth development program holds promise and raises concern.
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 Oilseeds reap $$ for UI research—Oilseeds demonstrate ways research can benefit Idaho’s agriculture and economy.
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 Help for Idaho’s beef industry—New facilities strengthen UI Nancy Cummings Center support for Idaho’s $1 billion beef industry.
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 Sandpoint/Tetonia R&E update—Funding cuts force center at Sandpoint to be mothballed for now; Tetonia is much diminished.
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OTHER FEATURES
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 Feeding young children—Six principles can help caregivers of young children—and parents—encourage healthy eating habits.
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 Horizons and 49 Idaho towns—After 7 Years of Horizons, 49 small Idaho towns find new skills, hopes. See impacts from three towns, plus what’s next.
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 Roses! 52 varieties for harsh climates—Publication showcases 52 promising varieties for Idaho’s harsher climates. Steve Love led the research; shares extra tips.
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 4-H for children at risk—$600,000 in grants benefit youth in Bonners Ferry, Burley, Caldwell, Potlatch, Worley.
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 3 Alums at Universidad de Puerto Rico—Trio of Puerto Rico students parlay success in a unique UI graduate program to university careers in their homeland.
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Idaho-shaped corn maze—10,000 visitors flock to Lewiston’s Idaho-shaped maze. It took one alum’s family, 200 students, & Lewiston Roundup.
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Backpage: CALS student fun—Ag Olympics challenges CALS students with fun and odd tests including eating insects.
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 Bookshelf: Guide to Idaho spiders—About 800 of 3,800 different spider species live in Idaho. Meet 10 of their most illustrious families.
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 Alum’s story: About food safety—Robert Stovicek’s UI degrees helped lead to job as CEO of an international fresh-food safety-testing lab. Learn what that means.
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 Students meet dairy challenge—CALS student judging team made a top tier finish in North American dairy challenge.
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 “Beetle Bill” celebrates 90—CALS celebrates 90th birthday of William “Beetle Bill” Barr who ushered in UI’s entomology era and made its bug museum one of the best.
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Cover Illustration credits
How do you illustrate a story about new realities brought on by tough economic times, job losses, and facility closures? Photos somehow don’t cut it. To the rescue came University of Idaho art alum Noah Kroese ’04, who created an illustration for our cover—our first in 20 years. His illustrations on the cover and elsewhere, along with Art Director Shane Jackson’s collaboration, help illuminate college concerns. We hope text and illustrations will generate discussions and ideas from you as we move ahead. |