Farm equipment manufacturer Double L has reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by a group of Idaho investors. The investors include Teton Management Group, Pickett Equipment and the Idaho…

Blaine Bishop recently joined Vive Crop Protection to support Vive Crop Protection’s unique precision chemistry products in the Midwest region.  Bishop was most recently a Product Manager at MFA Inc….

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on a department-wide effort to improve and reimagine the supply chains for the production, processing…

On April 1, Japanese tariffs on U.S. frozen potato products, such as French fries, were eliminated, down from 8.5 percent originally. “The elimination of this tariff puts our industry back…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced April 13 the availability of more than $330 million to help agricultural producers and organizations in the food supply chain recover from the…

University of Idaho Extension’s Ag Talk Tuesday sessions will resume May 4 at 11 am MDT for the 2021 season. Ag Talk Tuesdays are live, interactive sessions that focus on agriculture and…

A recipe for crispy roasted potatoes has become famous on TikTok, the popular video-sharing social network. The aptly named “Internet-Famous Crispy Potatoes” recipe is shared in a one-minute video that…

The Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP) is conducting a survey on farm stress. The survey results will be used to determine how assistance to farmers and ranchers will…

Koch Agronomic Services, LLC (Koch) reached agreement with Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) to purchase Compass Minerals’ North American micronutrient assets, the global intellectual property rights, with trademarks and patents, and…

The Washington State House Appropriations Committee took testimony on March 30, on SB 5172, the ag overtime bill.  A lobbyist with the Washington Potato & Onion Association, Diana Carlen, urged the committee…