BOISE, Idaho — Tuesday was the first day of September and the first day of fall too, if you go by the meteorological calendar. And it's also the traditional start of the annual potato harvest. Farmers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russet potato on the Idaho state flag - J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock If a few pioneers hadn't gotten lost on their way to planting ...

EAGLE — Frank Muir waged war in defense of starchy vegetables — Idaho’s famous potatoes in particular — when carbohydrates were under assault by the trendy Atkins diet. During Muir’s roughly 18-year ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) recently had a delegation return from a trade mission with Japan. In a news release, the ISDA ...

Potatoes might be reclassified as a grain, but not if Idaho’s senators have their way. U.S. Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, along with a bipartisan group of 12 other senators, have called on the ...

A promotional image for the Idaho Potato Commission's Famous Idaho Potato Tour, with the Tetons in the background. (Idaho Potato Commission via Courthouse News) (CN) — There’s few state-vegetable ...

Following a ban that prevented the crop from entering most of Mexico until 2022, Idaho officials in a recent trade mission were eager to spotlight the state’s cherished pride and joy: fresh potatoes.

Good Morning America made a stop in Boise Friday morning as part of its America 250 celebration series, spotlighting Idaho ...

Since the passing of her husband in 2024, Emma Atchley has carried on the ranch they started running together in the late ...