Brad Carlson

A water infrastructure spending bill’s apparent lack of progress in the Idaho House concerns irrigators. “It’s kind of catching us by surprise,” said Carl Taylor, an Idaho Falls-area farmer and […]

The lip balm is crafted with real Idaho potatoes mashed into the formula. People snapped up all inventory within two days of the item’s Feb. 11 release, commission CEO Jamey Higham said.

The bill would help more ranchers and make best use of available money, supporters said. The Idaho House Resources and Conservation Committee on Feb. 11 voted to send the bill to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation.

A proposed Idaho law would allow law enforcement officers to take action on a person’s illegal immigration status only if that person is already being detained or investigated for a separate crime.

BOISIE — The federal government should remove Endangered Species Act protection for grizzly bears in the lower 48 states and return management of grizzlies to the states, according to a […]

Federal Magistrate Judge Candy W. Dale in March 2024 ruled that trapping and snaring wolves during the grizzlies’ non-denning period from March 1 to Nov. 30 threatens the bears. She ordered Idaho Fish and Game curtail its wolf snaring and trapping season in the state’s northern panhandle and Clearwater, Salmon and Upper Snake River regions.

The proposed increase is the first since 1992, executive director Andi Woolf-Weibye told the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee Feb. 4. The panel voted to print the proposal for future consideration as Senate Bill 1054.

BOISE — Fees and caps related to Idaho livestock branding would change if the legislature approves the first revenue-generation overhaul in more than 14 years. Senate Bill 1016 aims to […]

Onion and potato industries would be impacted differently by 25% tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to impose on Mexico and Canada, both major U.S. trading partners.

Sales in all categories combined totaled 14.4 billion pounds and $18.2 billion, according to a Potatoes USA news release and data from Circana. Prices dropped by 2.3%.