In this podcast, editors and reporters explain why wheat growers are worried about talks between West Coast grain terminals and the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union, how a Willamette Valley nursery is emerging from bankruptcy and why Washington state officials have shot six wolves from the Wedge Wolf Pack.
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As longtime Idaho Bean Commission Administrator Diana Caldwell prepares to retire, she is passing on her knowledge of Idaho's dry bean industry to Lacey Menasco.
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An extended period of high heat resulted in lower yields for early-season dry bean varieties planted in Idaho this year, but growers say mid- and later-season varieties are looking extremely good.
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Several Idaho cattle producers were on the giving end at the Gooding County mobile food pantry, handing out beef roasts to about 200 families. The event was part of the outreach the beef industry committed to when it partnered with the Idaho Foodbank two years ago.
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The value of Idaho's 2011 potato crop set a record at $1.04 billion, according to a recent report by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The crop value was up $128 million from 2010.
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U.S. potato exports topped $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2012, increasing 17 percent in value and 10 percent in volume from the previous fiscal year, according to a recent U.S. Potato Board report.
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In this podcast, editors and reporters look at a park in Orange County that is reviving the area’s agricultural legacy, allegations that the Environmental Protection Agency is withholding emails from the public, and Beef Products Incorporated’s case that they were defamed by ABC News’ “pink slime” coverage.
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An exotic fruit fly that can damage a wide range of fruit crops was recently detected in Latah County in north Idaho. Since then, University of Idaho officials have confirmed the presence of the spotted wing drosophila in adjacent Nez Perce County and further south in Canyon County.
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Idaho's population shift away from rural, farm-dependent communities to metropolitan areas intensified last year at the fastest pace since the 1980s. This has some farmers and ag leaders concerned about farming's clout in the Idaho Legislature.
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Idaho's record for total barley revenue in a calendar year will likely be shattered in 2012, despite challenging growing condition in many parts of the state this year.
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The federal Farm Service Agency has enacted new policies making its loans quicker and easier to obtain and terms more lenient for agricultural producers coping with severe drought.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has slightly lowered its forecast for the nation's drought-damaged corn crop to the lowest yield since 1995.
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In this podcast, editors and reporters discuss the wildfires threatening fields and timber around the apple capital of the world, how the expiration of the farm bill could set U.S. farm policy back more than sixty years, why Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. is facing the largest fine ever assessed for violating federal pesticide law, and why orchards in Idaho are turning to refugees to pick their crops.
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Slade Beck, 18, of Burley, is headed to Indianapolis to compete in the FFA National Finals in specialty crop production after winning district and state competitions. The Burley High School graduate is the only national finalist from Idaho and one of only four finalists in the specialty crop production competition in the country.
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U.S. farm policy could revert to decades-old legislation next month if the current farm bill is not extended or replaced, but experts say the complexity and expense of this outcome make its implementation unlikely.
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Idaho's farming sector is leading the state's recent gains in personal income and gross state product, and agriculture's strong performance the past few years hasn't gone unnoticed.
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The legal battle over genetically engineered alfalfa has again wound up before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The federal appeals court expects to hear oral arguments in San Francisco on Oct. 24 about the legality of USDA's decision to re-commercialize the transgenic crop.
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Idaho's 2012 potato harvest has begun with digging a couple weeks ahead of last year, shipping volumes up considerably and fresh spud prices in the cellar.
"It's shaping up to be one of those years when overall prices to fresh market growers are not going to be very good," said University of Idaho Extension economist Paul Patterson.
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In this podcast, editors and reporters talk about alleged flaws in the Department of Labor’s “hot goods” cases against Northwest berry growers, an audit that found problems in USDA smuggling investigations, and the return of the Idaho Potato Commission’s giant spud promotion.
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Idaho apple production in 2012 is expected to be up from last year, as better weather resulted in more ideal growing conditions for fruit crops.
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A string of recent deaths in Idaho canals, including the fatal electrocution of three people on Aug. 30, has Idaho irrigation district officials reminding the public that canals are not safe places for anyone other than employees.
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The number of live animals being exported from Idaho is rising rapidly, as some dairy and beef cattle producers are finding higher offers from foreign buyers hard to turn down.
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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, which faces growing opposition among livestock groups, has several upsides. Critics say it has driven up the cost of livestock feed.
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Idaho's dry bean industry is getting closer to its goal of developing a virus-resistant yellow bean seed that it could export to Mexico. Yellow beans are particularly popular in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and there is a lot of potential there for Idaho bean growers.
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