Giant replica spud rolls through Grand Junction on 2026 tour to promote Idaho potato farms and health education.

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 ...

ABERDEEN, Idaho — Fourth-generation farmer Ladd Wahlen knew nothing about processing potatoes, but that didn’t stop him and wife, Zoey, from launching Roots Potato Chips using potatoes from their farm ...

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 ...

From the rich, volcanic soil of eastern Idaho, potatoes embark on a journey that eventually ends up on dinner plates across the nation. At Gross Farms in Wilder, rows upon rows of spuds are harvested, ...

Idaho potato fields consume far less water during peak irrigation season than models available to farmers and water managers ...

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.

Idaho Farm Bureau Federation reports Idaho potato acres are projected to decrease by 15,000 this year from 315,000 in 2024 to 300,000 in 2025. Total U.S. potato acres are forecast to fall by four ...

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 ...

ABERDEEN, Idaho — Inflation is driving the cost of groceries to record highs, but it’s not the only reason food prices are going up. Many farmers are struggling to grow as much food as they used to.

ARCO — University of Idaho Extension educator David Callister’s Monday morning routine from mid-June through mid-September entails visiting four area seed potato fields and transferring bugs from ...