Idaho wine industry has $169 million impact on economy - AgMinute for January 15, 2015

A new impact study shows Idaho's wine industry brought in almost $170 million to Idaho's economy in 2013. It was also responsible for 1,226 full-time equivalent jobs. Click here for the full story

In the milk — AgMinute for April 25, 2013

With feed grain prices coming down and U.S. exports strong, economists with the University of Wisconsin are projecting good times ahead for dairymen — if they can keep a handle on milk production.

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Payments slashed — AgMinute for April 5, 2013

The Agriculture Department will cut the direct payments for all crop farmers by 8.5 percent this year, a representative for the USDA's Farm Service Agency has confirmed to Capital Press.

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Shaking off subsidies — AgMinute for Jan. 18, 2013

Idaho farmers became much less reliant on government payments last year and earned a larger share of their income from the marketplace.

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Digging in for dairy - Idaho AgMinute for Oct. 22, 2012

Idaho Dairymen's Association is exploring every option for improving the economic position of producers after four of the most volatile years in recent history.

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Potatoes away - AgMinute for Sept. 24

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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Rising income - Idaho AgMinute for Sept. 12, 2012

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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AgMinute for Aug. 6, 2012

Feed rose more than any other production expense on the average American farm during 2011, but labor wages held steady from the previous year, according to a USDA report.

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AgMinute for June 18, 2012

Idaho farmers and ranchers continue to lead the state's slow economic recovery, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Idaho's farming sector was responsible for a large chunk of the state's increase in total personal income in 2011.

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AgMinute for Feb. 1, 2012

A new study has found that reducing Idaho’s foreign-born labor supply would have a significant negative economic impact.

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AgMinute for Jan. 25, 2012

University of Idaho Extension economist Paul Patterson predicts Idaho’s agricultural production costs will grow modestly in 2012 following the dramatic cost spikes of 2011.

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Podcast: Farm groups keep an eye on Idaho’s redistricting process

According to the 2010 census, Idaho’s population grew 21 percent since 2000. While Idaho won't gain or lose any seats in Washington, D.C., Capital Press reporter Sean Ellis says some ag groups fear there may be big changes at the state Capitol.

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