During the era of European exploration in the mid 1800s, the potato made its way around the world and eventually to Idaho. But a combination of factors helped them flourish in our state.
Southeast Idaho farmer Tanner Funk digs potatoes June 23 in a field where no frost damage was found. (Courtesy County Line Farms) PLEASANT VALLEY, Idaho — Potato farmer Tanner Funk feared a ...
The EastIdahoNews.com team is highlighting different jobs in our community and today we are workin’ it on the farm. It’s potato harvest time across eastern Idaho and we decided to spend some time in a ...
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– The University of Idaho is holding the 2025 Idaho Potato Conference and Eastern Idaho Ag Expo at Idaho State University's Pond Student Union Building and ICCU Dome this week.
Potatoes, presidential politics, football and the economy, not necessarily in that order, dominated presentations during the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) annual Harvest meeting on November 13 at ...
BLACKFOOT — I was a young newspaper reporter fresh out of college, working for the Blackfoot Morning News, when the Idaho ...
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 rudi ...
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BOISE, Idaho — Are you getting ready for Valentine's Day? Well, pucker up for this. The Idaho Potato Commission launched a French Fry lip balm, or what they are calling the Kiss of French. It smells ...