Idaho Falls

Imagine showing up for work only to find the doors locked and a sudden silence where the hustle used to be. That happened to 150 Idaho Falls workers earlier this month.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is asking for your feedback on a draft reuse permit renewal for Idahoan Foods, LLC

On Wednesday, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality awarded $380,000 in drinking water emerging contaminant construction loan funding for two projects.

Next month the Idaho Potato Commission will host a meeting to take nominations for Idaho delegates to serve on the Potatoes USA Board.  This year Idaho has two open positions to fill with three eligible for renomination.  Each potato organization growing more than five acres of potatoes is eligible to participate in nominating and voting for these positions.    The meeti...

January will be a busy month for dairy producers across the state, as the Idaho Dairymen’s Association will host a series of district meetings.  The meetings kick of Tuesday January 10th in Boise, then continue January 26th in Declo.  The IDA will ...

The National Potato Council has a new president, and he comes from the Pacific Northwest. On Tuesday, Jared Balcom of Pasco, WA, was elected to serve a NPA’s 2022 president and head the grower-led organization’s Executive Committee. The elect ...

University of Idaho Extension will kick of the 2021 Cereal Field Days for southern and Eastern Idaho Tuesday, June 29th with a stop in Rockland. The first field day of the season starts at 9:30 a.m. at Rock Creek Road and Deeg Road. Additional stops include Rupert on July 15th, Idaho Falls on July 20th, Aberdeen July 21st, Soda Spring July 22nd and Ashton July 29th ...

In perhaps a sign of a return to normalcy, the Idaho Wheat Commission will hold an in person workshop Thursday in Idaho Falls, focused on Direct Seed techniques. “We will talk about fertility and drilling options and different machinery options," said Casey Chumrau, Executive Director of Idaho Wheat. "An ...

It may be a slow process, but one that has many in the farming community concerned; the loss of farmland due to urban sprawl. According to the American Farmland Trust, between 2001-2016 eleven million acres of farmland was removed from production nationwide ...