Idaho dry bean growers are harvesting early this year. ID Ag Minute for Sept. 21, 2015

Dry bean harvest in Idaho is about two weeks ahead of normal and growers anticipate average to above average yields and quality. Click here for full story.

Apple harvest could finish early. Ag Minute for WA Sept 14, 2015

An early start may mean an early finish of the normally three-month Washington apple harvest. There's a lot of small fruit and some quality issues because of prolonged, excessive heat in June. Click here for full story.

Washington grower must pay $16,000 to DOL before he can sell his apples. Ag Minute Aug 28, 2015

"Basically, they had me over a barrel,” a Mesa, Wash., grower said after DOL stopped his apples from being packed. Click here for full story.

Price rebound predicted for Washington apples. Ag Minute for Aug 11, 2015

The Washington apple industry is hoping for better prices in the 2015-2016 sales season off a 2015 crop expected to be 10.5 percent less than last year's crop. Click here for full story.

Northwest wheat growers eye early harvest. Ag Minute For June 22, 2015

Pacific Northwest wheat farmers are eyeing an early harvest due to dry conditions. Click here for full story.

Idaho vineyards producing large fruit loads - AgMinute for November 5, 2014

With Idaho's wine grape harvest winding down, vintners say total production this year will be well above normal. Growers in both North and South Idaho are reporting huge crop loads. Click here for the full story

USDA boosts corn, soybean harvest to new records - AgMinute for September 15, 2014

Record corn yields will be set in 18 states, the USDA said, and 10 states including Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, the top three producers, have the highest number of ears per corn stalk ever. Click here for the full story

‘Challenging’ wheat harvest seen for Southern Idaho - AgMinute for August 22, 2014

Wheat has sustained heavy damage throughout Idaho due to continuous rain storms in August. Click here for the full story

The early farmer gets the premium — AgMinute for Aug. 29, 2013

Idaho potato growers starting early harvests say yields appear to be about average, and most are pleased by the size profile and quality of their crops. Several growers throughout the state have begun their early harvests a few days ahead of the usual schedule, motivated by limited water supplies and the opportunity to capture high prices before the general harvest floods the market.

A is for average — AgMinute for Aug. 8, 2013

Wheat farmers across the Northwest have taken to their fields amid concerns that drier-than-normal weather would reduce yields and prices would slip lower.

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Unity over labor shortages — AgMinute for Dec. 6, 2012

Labor-intensive agriculture groups across the nation have united on an ag labor reform framework and are seeking broader support for what leaders see as a narrow window of opportunity for congressional action next year.

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Savoring a sweet harvest - Idaho AgMinute for Oct. 26, 2012

Idaho's sugar beet industry is enjoying a good harvest, with good tonnage and high sugar levels over most of the crop.

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Bean bonanza - Idaho AgMinute for Sept. 27

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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Too many taters — AgMinute for Sept. 10, 2012

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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