Hatch research activity occurs within the university of idaho's (UI) college of agricultural and life sciences (CALS), the idaho agricultural experiment station (IAES), UI extension, and in the…

Hatch research activity occurs within the university of idaho's (UI) college of agricultural and life sciences (CALS), the idaho agricultural experiment station (IAES), UI extension, and in the college of engineering. Faculty with research appointments must have approved hatchprojects. Hatch projects are expected to address idaho's problems and can have a regional/national scope. The IAES stipulates the review process required for hatch projects from faculty. Unit administrators for faculty request two internal and one external peer reviews of the proposal from experts in the field of research. The unit administrator provides a summary of the reviews and offers a recommendation to the IAES director, who provides a recommendation to USDA nifa. Final approval of hatch projects resides with USDA nifa. Faculty within CALS have hatch projects in a range of areas including 1) environmentally and economically sustainable crop and livestock integrated systems; 2) animal, plant and human disease prevention; 3) agricultural and food-based process and product innovation; 4) managing soil, water, air and biological resources; 5) human health, nutrition and food safety, disease prevention; 6) urban environment and small acreage agriculture; 7) youth education and development; 8) individual and family well-being; and 9) community development. Research is aimed at benefitting the citizens of idaho and the united states andis conducted on campus to across landscapes and with individuals to communities, addressinghypotheses within approved hatch proposals. Faculty use peer-a ccepted methodologies to provide answers to problems across the breadth of areas listed ensuring ability to publish the outcomes in refereed journals.