News and Events
Progress report of CAFE
Presented at Renfrew Colloquium by Dean Parrella, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (Dec. 1, 2020).
- Sept. 20, 2022 — U of I News, University of Idaho CAFE project reaches major milestone, land board approves $23 million for land and dairy infrastructure
- May 11, 2022 — Chobani Commits $1 Million to CAFE
- Feb. 2, 2021 — Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, College of ag moving forward with several big ag projects.
- Feb. 2, 2021 — Big Country News, U of I College of Ag receives $2 million donation from Northwest Farm Credit Services… part for CAFE.
- Feb. 9, 2021 — U of I Argonaut, CAFE project addresses all from manure to cheese.
- December 2020 — Progress report from CALS Dean Michael P. Parrella (video)
- Dec. 2, 2020 — Lewiston Morning Tribune, University of Idaho aiming high with dairy research center.
- Nov. 24, 2020 — Intermountain Farm and Ranch, U of I’s $45 million CAFE project is underway.
- July 28, 2020 — U of I Argonaut, Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment receives $10 million USDA grant: Sustainable production of dairy products a top goal of the institution.
- July 20, 2020 — Bio-based News, U of I-Led Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE) secures $10M USDA grant to build sustainability and prosperity for dairy industry.
- June 23, 2020 — University of Idaho News, U of I-Led Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE) secures $10M USDA grant to build sustainability and prosperity for dairy industry.
- March 6, 2020 — University of Idaho News, U of I chooses dairyman John Wright to manage CAFE research dairy project.
- Nov 8 — Capital Press, Funding boost fuels CAFE research dairy
- Oct 9, 2019 — Capital Press, CAFE research center takes another step forward
- Oct 9, 2019 — Boise State Public Radio, Soil collection begins in Magic Valley at nation’s largest research dairy
- Sept. 2, 2019 — dairyreporter.com, Largest U.S. research dairy set for Idaho
- Aug. 29, 2019 — Feed Navigator.com, University of Idaho to build the largest research dairy in the U.S.
- Aug. 18, 2019 — Idaho Politics Weekly, New ag center adds major research future to Southern Idaho
- March 1, 2019 — Cheese Market News, Land purchase approved to create nation's largest research dairy near Rupert, Idaho (pdf)
- Jan. 9, 2017 — University of Idaho News, $45 million U of I agricultural research project gets support from Gov. Otter
- The future is here: Agriculture in Idaho
- U of I outlines plans for Magic Valley ag research centers
- University of Idaho research dairy moves forward
- Land purchase paves way for Idaho research dairy
- Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
- Agriculture research in southern Idaho gets boost
- Nation's largest research dairy coming To Idaho's Magic Valley
- Research dairy gains backing of Idaho State Board of Education
- Idaho creates America’s largest dairy center
- Idaho Farm Bureau to help CAFE lift off
- Farm Bureau to support U of I Ag research center
June 2019 CAFE Listening Session
Presented by Michael P. Parrella, dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.