Jeff VanOrden is a third-generation farmer near Pingree, Idaho. “Our farm was started in 1938 by my grandfather, Morgan ...

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 ...

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.

HAMMETT, Idaho — Idaho’s iconic potatoes are facing a decline in demand, leading to fewer acres planted across the state and forcing local farmers to adapt. Nick Blanksma, whose family has farmed in ...

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 ...

As the coronavirus continues to impact just about every industry around the world, folks are stepping up to provide support where they can. That’s why one Idaho farm decided that instead of throwing ...

If a few pioneers hadn't gotten lost on their way to planting potatoes in Utah, Idaho might not be considered the potato-growing capital of the United States. After being sent north to replicate the ...

POCATELLO — Idaho potato acres are projected to decrease by 15,000 this year compared with last year. That would be a 5 percent drop if realized, from 315,000 acres in 2024 to 300,000 in 2025.

BOISE, Idaho - Japan has banned all fresh U.S. potato imports, and Canada and Mexico all fresh potato imports from Idaho, after a microscopic wormlike pest called the potato cyst nematode was found on ...