Idaho Ag Today

There’s a #BrakeForHarvest public service announcement campaign for the current harvest season, warning drivers to use extra caution while driving.

The University of Idaho will host the annual meeting of a national group of dairy economists Sept. 23-24 in Twin Falls.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: "Together we take the latest and perhaps the greatest at least step so far moving backward American fertilizer independence."

Idaho hop acres rebound a little….After plummeting the past two years.

Registration is now open for University of Idaho Extension’s inaugural Fresh Pack Potato Symposium.

Charlie Johnson of Johnson Farms has thoughts on crop rotation and weed control.

Snake River Quagga Treatment Update.

I called Idaho Farm Bureau spokesperson Sean Ellis to find out how Idaho farmers are progressing with their crops.

The Big Idaho Potato Truck doesn’t need to be at a parade or festival to draw a crowd. Sometimes it just needs to stop for gas.

Constellation announces $100 million investment that includes Idaho farmers.

Young Farmers and Ranchers District Chairs Riata & Sterling Meldrum tell us about what being a YF&R member means to them.

In October 2024, golden musselswere detected in the Port of Stockton near Sacramento.

Sampling Shows Another Decline in Snake River Quagga Mussel Population.

IDWR mailing commencement notices to water users in the Kootenai River Basin; water rights claims must be filed for the adjudication.

Pacific Northwest wildfires continue.

Lower domestic wheat production forecast as expected, led to tightening of USDA's U.S. wheat balance sheet in August.

Idahoans embrace retro black and white plate.

One, thing about artificial intelligence where there is a significant amount of data. Ai can be applied.

New charter school to focus on agriculture.

USDA Extends Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Application Deadline, Announces New Flexibilities for 2023 and 2024 Quality Losses

Say Hello to the Idaho Farm Bureau

Innovation in the wood products at wood energy sectors has expanded significantly in just over the last two decades.

Zac Miller, CEO, and Matt Dorsey, president of the Idaho Farm Bureau, give you a host of proud reasons why the Farm Bureau exists.

The Big Grass Fire in Owyhee County isn’t the only wildfire burning in Idaho.

This past March the first Idaho Goldbacks were issued. A Goldback is a physical gold note containing real 24 karat gold.

USDA Reminds Agricultural Producers of Approaching Deadlines for Safety Net, Disaster Assistance, and County Committees

Support for eligible beef processing facilities.

Preparing now for what may be a long summer for livestock will protect herds from potential heat stress and related issues.

Spud Daddy Restaurant and the Idaho Potato.

From the hypocrisy files from the far left: Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz bankrolled $480 million activist crusade that’s made your bacon and eggs pricier.

For decades, governments have focused on energy security. Increasingly, they're being forced to confront something even more fundamental: food security.

Why does the Idaho Farm Bureau exist?

When Middleton farmer Sid Freeman started a tractor raffle in 2010, he saw it as a way to get rid of an old tractor and help raise a little scholarship money.

National Farmers Union (NFU) celebrates the settlement resolving a lawsuit against Deere & Company over restrictions on farm equipment repair. 

Gov. Little recommends proactive solutions to the Idaho Water Resource Board to give Swan Falls trust water users a reprieve for the 2026 irrigation season.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Idaho is seeking proposals to expand the number of eligible watersheds enrolled.

How much will American farmers plant of our nation's major row crops?

President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation temporarily suspending countervailing duties (CVDs) on certain phosphate fertilizer imports.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Program.

Jenn Mariscol wasn’t sure she could talk about the tragedy in her family, losing her husband to suicide.

The goal with this BBQ was to show appreciation for all these folks in the agricultural fields.

A new sterile-fly production plant opened in Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, Mexico, on June 27, 2026.

Heat Stress Management in Dairy Cattle Helps Protect the Bottom Line.

The ISDA recently announced additional state entry requirements for animals in response to New World screwworm (NWS) detections

Back in 1922 U of I entomologists were sent to Parma to help local farmers address an outbreak of alfalfa weevil.

Technology can save time and labor, but “good data” is the keyConsider data quality and quantity when choosing your technology partner.

Celebration began for the one-hundredth anniversary of the University of Idaho’s Parma Research and Extension Center in Canyon County.

The Centers for Disease Control says: Right now, 5.8 million Americans over age 65 live with Alzheimer's disease.

Opportunities for ag trade in two South American nations. Argentina and then to Ecuador, both of which signed agreements on reciprocal trade.

Hemp is down in Idaho right now, but it’s not out.