Producers in the nation's main onion-growing region in southwest Idaho and east Oregon expect 2012 to be much better than the 2011 season, when prices were near all-time lows.
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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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In this podcast, Idaho reporter Carol Ryan Dumas looks at an effort to turn a native plant into a cash crop and reporter Mateusz Perkowski explains why a court case blocking aerial spraying may cause problems for neighbors of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
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Like most Idaho grape growers, Rocky Fence Vineyard owner Mike Medes has always disposed of his vine prunings by piling and burning them. This season, however, he'll put the waste product to beneficial use.
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Thirteen U.S. senators have sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting an explanation of how a "Meatless Mondays" initiative made its way onto the agency's website.
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The promise of water, electricity and labor savings is driving irrigation investment decisions across the United States. Sales of irrigation equipment are booming in 2012, and experts say the ongoing summer drought may inspire further demand among farmers.
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