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University of Idaho seeks viticulture specialist and maintenance funding for research dairy
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Dean Michael Perella told the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee he is requesting a viticulture and small-fruits research and extension specialist at Parma and building maintenance funds for the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment research dairy in Rupert.
Michael Perella, dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Idaho, told the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee that the college is seeking a viticulture and small-fruits research and extension specialist to be based in Parma and building maintenance funding for the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment research dairy in Rupert.
Perella said the college is rooted in the land‑grant mission established by the Morrill Act, and he described the Hatch Act and the Smith‑Lever Act as foundations that tie research, extension and local application together. “February first…
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