Spud co-op schedules fall meetings Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:04:19 GMT

The United Potato Growers of Idaho cooperative hopes to represent at least 80 percent of all fresh-potato a ...

Cattlemen request clarification on proposed scale inspections Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:04:19 GMT

The USDA's Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration is proposing a change to the Packers and ...

Simplot, Amalgamated benefit from $350K grant Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:27:43 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Industrial sites in Idaho are due to benefit from a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Departme ...

Sugar users call for more imports Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:24:28 GMT

Major sugar users are stepping up pressure on the USDA to allow a hefty increase in imports. The to ...

Idaho wine comes to attention Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:26:19 GMT

The first ever Idaho Wine Boot Camp didn't entirely live up to its name. "Boot camp" suggests a gru ...

Congress denies funding for 'cow tax' Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:19:05 GMT

Congress has put a one-year stay on the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to monitor and regulate l ...

Delayed beet harvest wraps up Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:17:10 GMT

U.S. Sugar beet farmers are scrambling to finish up harvest after winter-like conditions in October forc ...

Small price changes ease pain Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:34:39 GMT

With retail milk prices up significantly in 2007 and 2008, Dairy Management Inc. wanted to understand ho ...

Milk returns fare better than other commodities Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:04:02 GMT

When it comes to their share of the consumer food dollar, dairy producers outshine producers of other co ...

In brief Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:19:52 GMT

Feedlot manager hearing begins POCATELLO (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say a Southern Idaho feedlot man ...

Court postpones GMO beet hearing Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:25:33 GMT

A federal court in San Francisco has postponed until December a hearing to begin managing fallout from a revok ...

Dairy's debt dispute entangles herd-retirement funds Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:24 GMT

The National Milk Producers Federation has once again been caught in the middle of a debt dispute between a da ...

Incubator gets young wineries up to speed Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:29:28 GMT

A business incubator in Southern Idaho is helping entrepreneurs hatch their dreams of starting new winer ...

U.S.-Mexico sugar commission proposed Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:22:17 GMT

The U.S. sugar industry wants better trade coordination with Mexico. A set of joint recommendations ...

End of China pork ban welcomed Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:30:11 GMT

The ailing U.S. pork industry welcomed the announcement that China plans to lift its ban on U.S. pork a ...

Northwest co-op councils set to gather Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:32:51 GMT

The 2009 Northwest Regional Co-op annual meeting and educational seminar, sponsored by the Cooperative Council ...

Cattlemen build annual convention around preserving industry, lifestyle Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:32:17 GMT

The theme for the 96th annual Idaho Cattle Association Convention and Trade Show, "Saving Our Legacy," sets th ...

Dairy crash blamed on perfect storms Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:33:23 GMT

The sudden and fiery crash of cheese and milk prices early this year left producers looking for the culprit. ...

With profits up Hecla ponders Idaho mine expansion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:49:04 GMT

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) -- Hecla Mining Company officials could decide next spring whether to move ...

EPA fines California pesticide distributor Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:03:52 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has fined a California company nearly $100,000 for 21 ...

Winter nips Wyoming beet harvest Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:04:43 GMT

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) -- Western Sugar Cooperative representatives are still hoping to find some undamaged sugar b ...

Hearing begins for convicted feedlot manager Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:34:04 GMT

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say a southern Idaho feedlot manager convicted of violating drink ...

Researchers find patterns in wet-dry cycles Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:18:30 GMT

LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- Researchers at Utah State University said they have found a predictable pattern to the wet ...

Eastern Idaho wolf zone closed as hunters reach limit Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:18:30 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Hunters reached the five-wolf limit in Eastern Idaho's Upper Snake Wolf Zone, prompting s ...

Foundation sends $7.5 million to community college Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:31 GMT

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) -- The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation has followed through on its pledge to give $10 ...