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University of Idaho officials highlight research, extension reach and new facilities in JFAC budget hearing
Summary
The University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences told JFAC it is expanding research capacity, highlighted a new Parma research facility and described extension work addressing rural digital literacy and community needs, while Dean Michael Perella announced his upcoming retirement.
University of Idaho officials told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Monday that agricultural research and extension remain core pieces of Idaho’s economy and rural services, and described recent capital investments and staffing that they say support statewide agriculture and community outreach.
Kevin Campbell, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, summarized the Agricultural Research and Extension Service’s footprint: physical presence in 42 of 44 counties, 10 research and extension centers, access to more than 14,000 acres of research land and roughly 341 full‑time‑equivalent positions. Dean Michael Perella, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), made remarks and introduced senior staff.
The nut of the presentation was twofold: infrastructure and programming. Campbell and Perella noted new and renovated facilities — including the Idaho Center for Plant and Soil Health at Parma — and recent appropriations for faculty and…
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