Potato growers represented by the Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative have rejected contract offers by processors after the sides failed to agree about how much zebra chip disease could drive up production costs.
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These are good times for malting barley, the head of the Idaho Barley Commission says. Kelly Olson, the commission's administrator, said the malting barley contract season has been robust, with prices remaining at near-historic highs.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has unveiled a new program to offer financial incentives for farmers to enroll up to 1 million new acres of grasslands and wetlands into the conservation reserve program.
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In this podcast, editors and reporters discuss a lawsuit that alleges text messages led to a fatal helicopter crash in Central Washington last year, Monsanto's court triumph over organic farmers, a symposium examining the role of media in agriculture, new innovations in wine packaging, and a notable figure in Idaho politics.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed eight Idaho farmers, two Oregon farmers and two Washington farmers as new members of the National Potato Promotion Board.
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A bill that would provide Gem State farmers an income tax credit of up to $500,000 for creating value-added processing capacity was introduced in the Idaho Legislature after its sponsor addressed concerns that it could place existing businesses at a competitive disadvantage.
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