AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMental Health in Agriculture: U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran joined a bipartisan push to designate May 29, 2026, as Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day, urging better support for stressed farmers and ranchers. Water & Drought Impacts: A water curtailment order is now in effect for 924 eastern Idaho groundwater rights, and Idaho is also dealing with severe weather fallout, including a windstorm that knocked out power across Boundary County. Public Safety & Crime: Investigators are looking into multiple livestock shootings in southern Idaho, while in North Idaho a man charged with vehicular homicide after a fatal Hayden apartment crash was released from prison just a day before the crash. Invasive Species: Idaho completed its third round of quagga mussel testing, ramping up sampling as the season progresses. Local Life & Events: Host families are needed for the Idaho International Choral Festival in Pocatello this July, and ISU is staging Idaho’s first amateur “Dear Evan Hansen” production in years. Roadwork: Traffic shifts are planned on US-30 in McCammon and at SH-39/Pocatello Ave. in American Falls.
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