BOISE, Idaho, June 8 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:
Idaho is booming - and its farmland is paying the price. Over the past two decades, the Treasure Valley has lost 100,000 acres of agricultural land to urban sprawl, threatening the food systems, ecosystems and farming heritage that define the region.
An interdisciplinary Boise State research team, led by Jodi Brandt, professor in the Human Environment Systems program and the School of the Environment, is joining forces with farmers and other community members to safeguard Idaho farmland and enhance community resilience. The team is using a revolutionary approach to amplify the voices of Idaho farmers and provide communities and policymakers with current rese...