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 ...

After an unseasonably dry winter, a City of Parker resident is claiming the region is currently in the grip of a modern-day ...

ABERDEEN, Idaho — Inflation is driving the cost of groceries to record highs, but it’s not the only reason food prices are going up. Many farmers are struggling to grow as much food as they used to.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame is proud to announce its 2026 inductees: Rick Keller, Jeff and Cindy Siddoway, ...

Don McFarland is 85 years old, but his eyes light up and he starts smiling like a kid when you mention potatoes or how he grows them on his property nestled into the base of the Boise National Forest.

BOISE, Idaho — Are you getting ready for Valentine's Day? Well, pucker up for this. The Idaho Potato Commission launched a French Fry lip balm, or what they are calling the Kiss of French. It smells ...