PLEASANT VALLEY, Idaho — Potato farmer Tanner Funk feared a weather-related repeat of each of the last two years. “When I saw frost on my truck windshield, I almost didn’t want to go dig in the fields ...
A University of Idaho report found the state's agriculture resulted in a record $44.5 billion in sales and accounts for 17.2% ...
HAMMETT, Idaho — Idaho’s iconic potatoes are facing a decline in demand, leading to fewer acres planted across the state and forcing local farmers to adapt. Nick Blanksma, whose family has farmed in ...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — The Big Idaho Potato Truck rolled through Grand Junction on March 3 as part of its 2026 tour, drawing attention from passersby on North Avenue and customers of Texas ...
EAGLE, Idaho — Jamey Higham sees challenges and opportunities as he heads into his fifth year as Idaho Potato Commission president and CEO. Commission board members hired him in October 2021. He took ...
From the rich, volcanic soil of eastern Idaho, potatoes embark on a journey that eventually ends up on dinner plates across the nation. At Gross Farms in Wilder, rows upon rows of spuds are harvested, ...
Brant Darrington is a third generation potato grower, and operates with his brother on their farm in southern Idaho near Declo. “We produce potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, barley, hay and corn, and are ...
Throughout the afternoon and evening Tuesday in Grand Junction, bewildered drivers on North Avenue pulled over into the Texas Roadhouse parking lot to gawk at a giant potato.
After an unseasonably dry winter, a City of Parker resident is claiming the region is currently in the grip of a modern-day ...