A $2 million gift from Northwest Farm Credit Services will benefit a new minority student organization, scholarships, and research and education programs at the U of I College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department.
The credit services’ contribution to the University of Idaho will boost their research efforts and their ability to strengthen all of Idaho’s ag sectors.
$925,000 will support the planned Agri Beef Meat Science and Innovation Center. Student scholarships funded by the gift totaled $25,000, and the college received $25,000 to establish a chapter of the national student organization Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences.