August 20, 2018

9th Biennial Idaho Nutrient Management Conference, November 15, 2018, Twin Falls, Idaho


We are pleased to announce that the 9th Biennial Idaho Nutrient Management Conference will take place November 15, 2018 in Twin Falls area (more details on the venue will be available shortly).
The purpose of this one day conference is to demonstrate the various research projects that are being conducted by the University of Idaho and USDA-ARS, and to identify needs for research in order to fill gaps that may arise.
Continued nutrient management education is vital to the state of Idaho. 
This conference has been, and will remain, a valuable means of providing up-to-date research information to ensure that nutrient management planning will be agronomically and environmentally sound.
Typical attendance have been between 50 and 100.
On the behalf of this years’ planning committee, I invite you to:
  • Participate by presenting an oral or a poster presentation. The broad focus areas are: 1) crops & soils; 2) manure; 3) irrigation & nutrients
  • Suggest keynote speakers to open the conference with a 30 min presentation
  • Volunteer to peer-review 1-2 proceedings papers as service to your colleagues
  • Please forward to anyone who might be interested
Registration will be free to all presenters.Typical papers have been 5-7 pages total including tables and figures. The proceedings will be published both as hard copies and online.  

Thank you!


UI Nutrient Management Conference Planning Committee:

Olga Walsh, Cropping Systems Agronomist, Parma, ID, Chair
Lide Chen, Waste Management Engineer, Twin Falls, ID, Co-Chair
Richard Norell, Dairy Specialist, Idaho Falls, ID
Jim Ekins, Area Water Educator, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Lauren Golden, Blaine County Extension Educator, Hailey, ID
Mario de Haro Marti, Gooding County Extension Educator, Gooding, ID


Olga S. Walsh, Ph.D.

2018 Chair of NMC Planning Committee
Cropping Systems Agronomist & Extension Specialist, Assistant Professor
University of Idaho, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences, Parma Research & Extension Center 29603 U of I Lane, Parma, ID 83660, Phone: (208)291-6218
Twitter: @IDCrops
Lide Chen, Ph.D.

2018 Co-Chair of NMC Planning Committee
Waste Management Engineer,
Associate Professor
University of Idaho, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Department of Soil and Water Systems, Twin Falls Research & Extension Center, CSI Evergreen Building, 315 Falls Avenue, P. O. Box 1827, Twin Falls, ID 83303-1827, Phone: (208)736-3615



July 17, 2017

Congratulations to Jordan!

Ms. Jordan McClintick-Chess - an Agricultural Technician in our Cropping Systems Agronomy program at UI Parma R&E Center -  has been selected by the University of Idaho’s Staff Council Awards Committee as a winner of 2017 Staff of the Year award in the Service/Maintenance category.
The Outstanding Staff Awards honor UI non-faculty staff members who are doing an outstanding job in the areas of quality of service, exceptional effort, initiative and interpersonal relations.

Awesome news – our Jordan McClintick-Chess, who was previously was awarded the Outstanding Staff award for the University of Idaho, has also received the CALS Staff Award in the Outstanding Service/Maintenance Support category! J

It is great to have Jordan as part of our team, and we could not be more proud of her achievements, she truly deserves this award! We thank Jordan for all she does on a daily basis serving our program and the University.