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 ...

Idaho potato acres could be down this year, according to spud growers who are facing high input costs and low farm-level potato prices well below the cost of ...

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 ...

SHELLEY, Idaho — Bryan Searle dug potatoes early Sept. 29 and aimed to finish harvest the next day. “All in all, digging went quite well,” he said. Idaho potato harvest is on or ahead of schedule, ...

A promotional image for the Idaho Potato Commission's Famous Idaho Potato Tour, with the Tetons in the background. (Idaho Potato Commission via Courthouse News) (CN) — There’s few state-vegetable ...

Idaho’s agricultural economy emerged through the work of successive immigrant groups responding to opportunity created by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Brant Darrington is a third generation potato grower, and operates with his brother on their farm in southern Idaho near Declo. “We produce potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, barley, hay and corn, and are ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — The Big Idaho Potato Truck rolled through Grand Junction on March 3 as part of its 2026 tour, drawing attention from passersby on North Avenue and customers of Texas ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho has reintroduced vintage license plates featuring its "World Famous Potatoes" slogan, marking a return to a design that first appeared in the 1950s and generating revenue for ...