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VERSO (Vandal Expertise, Research, and Scholarship Online) preserves and provides access to the research and creative output of the University of Idaho's faculty, students and staff.

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Journal article

by Alex (Oleksandr) Tsaruk

Journal article

by Jae Ryu, Sonja Kirsten LaPaglia and Riveraine Walters

The Idaho Drone League (Drone) was launched to Inspire the next generation's workforce through engagement with STEM research and education. Idaho youth (middle/high school students) participated in four two-day drone workshops in locations across Idaho. Although drone applications are prevalent in many civil operations, including emergency response, hazard monitoring, delivery services, transportation, precision agriculture, public safety, and more, STEM workforce development programs are limited. The IDrone program, an informal STEM activity, was developed to introduce and apply STEM concepts packaged in a large dose of imagination, excitement, and teamwork sprit to inspire the future Idaho STEM workforce. The hands-on drone workshops integrated computer science, technology, engineering, and STEM career education. Students worked in groups to build, program, and fly drones and learned federal regulations and safety guidelines. The students also interacted with local professionals who use drones in their work and were introduced to a variety of drone research applications. Throughout the workshops, the students also shared and explored their own creative ideas for future drone applications and technologies. The preliminary results from student surveys demonstrate that IDrone can improve the preparedness of Idaho youth for college and careers in STEM fields. The developed IDrone curriculum module can be easily transferred and employed to promote a STEM pipeline broadly for K-12 education as well as for continuing education units (CEU) programs, undergraduate curriculums (IDrone X), and for graduate students and professionals (IDrone Pro) in years to come.

Journal article

by Sonja Kirsten LaPaglia, Bernd Hoffmann, Christoph Wanke, S LaPaglia and Gerhard H Braus

Dataset

by Kristina Jean Bartowitz, Justin Mathias, Eric Stephen Walsh, Laurel M Lynch, Chloe Arthaud, Killian Miller, Stefanie Krantz and Tara W Hudiburg

Data and modeling files supporting the findings described within peer-reveiwed manuscript submitted to Plants, People, Planet (Implementing potential climate-smart practices through diverse partnerships).

Report

by Hafiz Ali, Jared Spackman, Kamal Khadka and Kacy Gehring

Mustard is a versatile crop so Idaho growers cultivate different varieties (yellow, brown, oriental) for use as a spice, oilseed production, and as a cover crop. Since Idaho is one of the nation’s five leading mustard-growing states, learn all the basic facts about how to grow and maintain this popular spring crop in southern Idaho, including growth stages/management, stand establishment, irrigation, fertilization, disease management, harvesting/storage, and more in this five-page fact sheet. Concise charts conveniently compile most of the information.

Report

by Danielle Gunn and C Wilson Gray

The COOL (country of origin labeling) law is federal regulation that requires any person or entity that supplies a COOL covered commodity to food retailers, such as supermarkets, club warehouses, and grocery stores, to provide country-of-origin labeling for consumers. Commodities include certain meat, fish, and shellfish products and cuts; fresh/frozen fruits and vegetables; ginseng; peanuts; and two nuts (pecans and macadamias). This eleven-page publication updates the 2008 edition of this complex legal requirement. Along with a brief historical survey of the COOL legislative process and its effect on international trade, learn how to track and provide documentation regarding the country of origin of your livestock. Handy tools, like affidavit/declaration and recordkeeping forms, provide practical guidance so you can more easily track your herds/flock and maintain compliance.

Report

by Steven Hines, Joel Packham and Garth R Taylor

Taking into account the ripple effects of exports from Magic Valley agribusinesses in 2010, agribusiness in the Magic Valley contributed close to 60% of the region's sales, 45% of its gross regional product and more than a third of its jobs. This publication provides additional detail on methodology and the contributions of individual sectors.

Journal article

by Diane Kelly-Riley and Carl Whithaus

https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7wp2j31t

Journal article

by Diane Kelly-Riley and Carl Whithaus

https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8nq5w3t0

Journal article

by Diane Kelly-Riley and Carl Whithaus

https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0tk2f4fw

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