MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway has announced plans to resume operation of its mainline rail corridor through southern Montana, ending a l…
BOISE — Despite a severe drought and early season heat wave that depressed production, Idaho set a record for total farm cash receipts in 2021.
BOISE – When it comes to total revenue and economic output, Idaho’s agriculture industry is big and it’s getting bigger.
Idaho set a record for total value of agricultural exports last year according to one set of data and the state is on pace to set another reco…
A national shortage of truck drivers has led more people in the eastern Idaho region to seek the “life-changing” career of truck driving.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — From appliance stores in the United States to food markets in Hungary and gas stations in Poland, rising consumer prices f…
Several farm commissions and other organizations will receive a total of $1.85 million in grant money this year through the Idaho State Depart…
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, released a discussion draft …
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture on Nov. 8 began accepting applications for people interested in growing or processing hemp during 2022.
An undisclosed company plans to process locally sourced potatoes into frozen fries and dehydrated products within a refrigerated warehouse to …
When retail grocers complain about defects in their fresh potatoes and you’re known worldwide for growing famous potatoes it’s something you a…
A recent analysis by Commodity.com, which is a website devoted to the trading of commodities, has concluded Idaho’s economy is the fifth most …
The state’s fiscal health, the drought gripping the Pacific Northwest and challenges to moving Idaho commodities throughout the nation were am…
POCATELLO — A Utah transportation and logistics company hosted a grand opening celebration Wednesday morning of a local intermodal rail termin…
POCATELLO — The concept of building a locally based rail port to open Asian export markets to landlocked Idaho farmers was first proposed two …
Idaho is on pace to set a record for total agricultural export value, according to at least one set of data.
The total value of Idaho farm product exports increased 1 percent during the first three months of 2021, while nationwide, the value increased…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has completed a 100-day review of supply chains and will form a task force to address the bottlenec…
For fresh U.S. potato shippers such as Lance Poole of Idaho Falls, gaining full access to the Mexican market has been a frustrating and elusiv…
MADRID, Iowa (AP) — In 43 years of farming, Morey Hill had seen crop-destroying weather, rock-bottom prices, trade fights and surges in govern…
Twenty-seven of the nation’s leading food and agriculture associations have raised the alarm over what they claim is a rapidly deteriorating t…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A group of farmers has filed an antitrust case against several big agricultural companies, contending the companies worked…
A Salt Lake City-based transportation and logistics company has announced plans to build the state’s first intermodal rail terminal in Pocatel…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Potato Council and 26 leading food and agriculture associations sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Thomas …
Despite the myriad logistical challenges posed by COVID-19, Idaho’s agricultural industry is still finding ways to export the farm products it…
With the click of a mouse, U.S. potato growers will participate this month in a lobbying trip that usually requires them to board a plane and …
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Government payments helped Idaho’s food producers reap record profits in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new University of …
