Idaho
Idaho potato shippers eyeing new intermodal rail facility
Idaho’s first intermodal rail facility went operational earlier this summer and is already paying off for one of Idaho’s top agricultural commodit... READ MORE »
Heat projected to have overall yield average below normal
With harvest is still in early stages in some areas and hasn’t yet begun in others, North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) released its latest po... READ MORE »
Idaho Potato Commission’s search for new president remains ongoing
Longtime Idaho Potato Commission President and CEO Frank Muir is set to retire in a matter of months, and the search for his replacement is ongoing. ... READ MORE »
Miller Research field day set for Aug. 19
Miller Research in Rupert, Idaho, is planning a Potato Pest Management Field Day on Aug. 19. It’s free to attend, but registration is required. ... READ MORE »
Lamb Weston announces $415 million expansion to American Falls plant
On July 22, Lamb Weston Holdings officially announced an expansion of french fry processing capacity at its facility in American Falls, Idaho. The ... READ MORE »
Snowpack has Idaho, Washington potato growers with enough irrigation water, for now
Drought conditions currently hamper some of the most productive agriculture land in the U.S., including California and northward into the Pacific Nort... READ MORE »
USDA-NASS releases 2021 potato acreage estimate, acres up slightly
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released updated acreage estimates June 30. According to NAS... READ MORE »
Idaho Farm Bureau: No way on Snake River dam removal plan
Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, the state’s largest farm organization, is strongly opposed to a proposal that would result in the removal of four lowe... READ MORE »
US potato stocks up 13% from last year, per USDA
Potato stocks in Idaho on June 1, 2021 totaled 26.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 109 million cwt, according to a June 16 r... READ MORE »
Western farmers to Senate: Water infrastructure need is ‘critical’
Citing an “acute and critical need” magnified by another all-too-familiar drought, a national coalition representing thousands of Western farmers,... READ MORE »
