With the current rate of inflation hovering around 9%, many Idaho farmers are wondering when they are going to get a break, as many dealt with difficult conditions last year.
A weekend of rain has pushed back the projected end of the 2022 irrigation season for the Big Wood canal system. Board members now see mid-July as a target end date.
Some Magic Valley farmers are feeling optimistic about this year’s growing season, due to the recent series of snowstorms that are pushing mountain snowpack levels way up for this time of year.
Since Christmas Eve, the snow has continued to add up across Southern Idaho, and this has left ranchers at a crossroad between an optimistic long term, and a bit of a challenging short term.
The Marchant family has been running a beef cattle operation in Oakley for more than 30 years. They spoke to KMVT and said the drought this summer was one to tell the grandchildren about.
An Idaho company that successfully brought genetically modified potatoes to the market announced an agreement Thursday to help a California-based plant breeding company grow strawberries they say will stay fresh longer and have a longer growing season.
In fields across the Gem State, potatoes are being pulled from the ground and moved into storage before the cold winter weather makes its way to Southern Idaho.
For the second time this summer, the city of Twin Falls has cut water access for city water customers by a quarter of an inch. Officials say that with proper management, there should be enough water to get through the season.
Magic Valley industry experts hope to bring a center for innovation to the area. Bringing experts together with prospective businesses to fine-tune their craft.
Recent rain is a welcome reprive for the agriculture industry, but it isn't enough moisture to reset the issues from drought conditions in the spring and summer.
140 junior water users had their water reestablished after an agreement was made between water users in Blaine County, House Speaker Scott Bedke, Governor Brad Little and the Idaho Department of Water Resources.
Governor Brad Little recently signed a bill into law that will allow hunters, trappers, and private contractors to kill up to 90 percent of Idaho’s wolf population
The Snake River is ranked as the country's most endangered river in a list published by American Rivers. The river's dams are currently under legislative scrutiny as Congressman Mike Simpson suggests removing 4 of the 8.
A federal judge on Friday sided with conservation groups who said allowing domestic sheep to graze in a mountain range along the Idaho-Montana border as part of a government agriculture program could harm grizzly bears and other wildlife.
Idaho Fish and Game will soon release the rulebook for the 2021-2022 hunting season. The changes to the rulebook are mostly standard, but officials warn of two rather significant changes.
Rep. Mike Simpson proposes a $33 billion plan to remove the four Lower Snake River dams. The plan is stated to restore salmon population, replace energy, improve water quality and provide reparations to those effected by the proposed removal.
The Twin Falls Canal Company and Magic Valley residents marked the start of irrigation season Tuesday morning with the opening of the gates at Murtaugh Lake.
Following Monday’s crash and rescue effort the Intestate 84, the Idaho State Police remind drivers to make sure they and their vehicles are up to the task ahead of any spring road trips.
The agriculture industry says in a letter it wants Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee to move farmworkers and food factory workers closer to the front of the line for coronavirus vaccines because they perform work that cannot be delayed or done remotely.
U.S. officials have released a new plan involving methods to deal with a microscopic pest in southeastern Idaho that threatens the state’s billion-dollar industry that supplies a third of the nation’s potatoes.
Officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game say the state sold nearly 62,000 more hunting and fishing licenses through the end of October compared to last year.
The Idaho Water Resource Board approved a plan to build an embankment to prevent water from affected a neighboring Bureau of Land Management road at a recharge site near Eden.
