Idaho agriculture

Feb 4, 2026

Southeast Idaho farmers watching water ‘in the bank’

Southeast Idaho farmers watch reservoir levels and mountain snowpack as American Falls sits 57% full and spring runoff will decide water supplies.

The law firm Earthjustice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Friends of the Earth against the federal government for withholding public records on REAP dollars going to manure digesters. (PHOTO: DEPOSITPHOTOS.COM)
Jan 27, 2026

USDA pauses funding for manure digesters in Idaho, across US

Environmental and small farm groups praise the USDA for pausing and reviewing REAP funding for manure-based biogas digesters at factory farms.

Rows of potato plants grow on an Idaho farm. (PHOTO: Depositphotos.com)
Dec 17, 2025

Trade mission highlights expanding Idaho ag

Idaho businesses join ISDA trade mission to Vietnam, boosting exports of dairy, hay, potatoes, and wheat while opening new market opportunities.

From left, Aaron Larson, Julia Merrill and Glen Merrill pose in front of a tractor at the family’s farm in Swan Lake. (PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO)
Nov 20, 2025

Succession planning workshops seek Idaho farmers’ input

University of Idaho Extension is surveying eastern Idaho farmers to improve farm succession planning workshops and address challenges families face in preparing for the future.

Volunteers are busy planting trees and shrubs in the riparian area along the Little Salmon River as part of a 1.25-mile restoration project. (PHOTO: Courtesy Silas and April Wilbur)
Nov 13, 2025

Landowners, Adams District, Nez Perce Tribe restore stretch of Little Salmon River

Idaho ranchers and the Nez Perce Tribe join forces to restore the Little Salmon River, improving water quality and fish habitat in Meadows Valley.

Nov 12, 2025

Farmers are facing dire times financially

Idaho farmers struggle as farm input costs stay high and crop prices plunge. Net farm income has dropped 30% in two years, squeezing rural livelihoods.

Nov 10, 2025

Less demand for hops reduces crops regionally

Idaho’s hops industry faces shrinking acreage and shifting beer trends, but local farmers and brewers adapt through diversification and innovation.

The last Breakfast Series panel discussion of the year featured, from left, Moya Dolsby, Laura Johnson and Gerd Uitdewilligen. Paula Kluksdal moderated. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
Oct 21, 2025

Breakfast Series final discussion of 2025 comes to an end with look outside of Idaho

Idaho producers are growing global exports of wheat, wine, and more as state leaders promote agriculture and trade beyond U.S. borders.

The interior of a completed home by Earthcraft Construction is seen. The company utilizes hay bales in the framing stage. (PHOTO: EARTHCRAFT CONSTRUCTION)
Jul 4, 2025

Idaho’s construction industry going through agricultural waste-to-construction revolution

The approach exemplifies Idaho’s emerging farm-to-construction pipeline, where agricultural waste becomes raw material for a green building revolution spanning from small towns like Orofino to major research facilities at the University of Idaho.

Guy Hand - Guy Hand Productions
Jun 11, 2025

Icon Awards – Guy Hand – Guy Hand Productions

Guy Hand is a storyteller who has built an impressive career that has spanned more than four decades and has taken him all over the world.

Panelists Tim Sommer, Purple Sage Farms, and Angela Reed, Grasmick Produce, discuss the vital role local farms play in protecting food sources. (PHOTO: STEVE LOMBARD, IBR)
May 23, 2025

Panel discusses efforts to keep farms from becoming fables in Idaho

She stressed that relationships between farmers and businesses such as Grasmick have shifted greatly during the past decade.

May 22, 2025

Trump deportations have dairy farmers in Idaho and nationwide on edge

That has left many farmers deeply uneasy at the aggressive stance on immigration taken by the Trump administration, which has made immigration enforcement central to its message and policy.


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