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 ...
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.
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– The University of Idaho is holding the 2025 Idaho Potato Conference and Eastern Idaho Ag Expo at Idaho State University's Pond Student Union Building and ICCU Dome this week.
University of Idaho will host the 57th annual Idaho Potato Conference Jan. 22-23, offering the latest research and news affecting regional farmers and others involved in the potato industry. The 2025 ...
A hands-on tip learned directly from an Idaho potato farmer, showing a simple, practical technique used in real farm conditions. Focuses on everyday knowledge passed down through experience, ...
Jeff VanOrden is a third-generation farmer near Pingree, Idaho. “Our farm was started in 1938 by my grandfather, Morgan ...
ABERDEEN, Idaho — Fourth-generation farmer Ladd Wahlen knew nothing about processing potatoes, but that didn’t stop him and wife, Zoey, from launching Roots Potato Chips using potatoes from their farm ...
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.