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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.



















