SHELLEY, Idaho — Bryan Searle dug potatoes early Sept. 29 and aimed to finish harvest the next day. “All in all, digging went quite well,” he said. Idaho potato harvest is on or ahead of schedule, ...

In Idaho, harvest season means some high schools offer students a two-week "spud break," when they help farmers get their potatoes out of the ground and into the cellar. And in some cases, their ...

Idaho’s license plate touts our “Famous Potatoes,” and, yes, we lead the nation in potato production. But Idaho is so much more than potatoes. We also rank first in the United States for barley, ...

Potatoes, presidential politics, football and the economy, not necessarily in that order, dominated presentations during the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) annual Harvest meeting on November 13 at ...

As Idaho prepares to embrace its potato state stereotype by dropping a giant spud in front of the Statehouse on New Year's Eve, Gem State farmers are expressing serious concern about the fate of Idaho ...

With digging season just around the corner, eastern Idaho potato farmers say they are optimistic they will improve on a middling 2014 harvest this year. The Post Register reports that demand appears ...