University of Idaho secures $11M investment for nation’s largest research dairy
Research will address constraints on water usage and environmental quality while supporting the agricultural sectors of the dairy, livestock, cropland and food processing industries and exploring solutions for long-term sustainability.
Design of what is said to be the nation’s largest research dairy begins as University of Idaho (U of I), Moscow, Idaho, secured an additional $11 million for the 540-acre Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE).
Earlier this month, U of I received a $1 million gift from the J.R. Simplot Co., Boise, Idaho, to bring the university commitment for the project to $10 million in order to begin the design and construction phase of the project.
“We support this project given the overall focus to improve the sustainability of agriculture across Southern Idaho through a deeper understanding of 'how we farm' and its impacts on our soil and water,” says Scott Simplot, chairman of the J.R. Simplot Co. board of directors.