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They probably follow the thinking of Mike Bloomberg.

One of the few constitutional roles government has is to promote commerce.

The pompous blowhard doesn’t seem cowed.

It shows you the little man is out-of-touch.

He’s had a long look at the region from several career angles.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lowered its estimate of this year's corn crop to the lowest in four years, saying wet weather has delayed planting and reduced acres planted and the expected per-acre yield.

Now they apparently plan to place limits and quotas on other crops.

Hemp fiber is extremely strong and durable.

It convinced me I didn't like getting out of bed early. So I took a job in morning radio.

A New Zealand agriculture company announced plans today to set up and expand in the Magic Valley.

In other words, a potential profit center as old media fades away.

The Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports, coupled with retaliation promised by China, would reduce U.S. gross domestic product by nearly $3 billion

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers have harvested record crops for soybeans, peanuts, canola, rapeseed and hops.

The show is free to the public, and will feature over 50 area distributer booths

Farmers in southern Idaho are increasingly turning to the guest worker program to fill the gap left by the shrinking labor force in the state.

President Donald Trump has appointed two Idahoans to serve in state director positions for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is looking to make peace on biofuels standards with senators from big corn-growing states who could upend President Donald Trump's nominees for important EPA jobs.

Yields are down, but prices are up for this year's onion crop in the Treasure Valley of Idaho and Oregon. A harsh winter, wet spring and hot summer combined to make this a difficult year for farmers.

Over the past 2 weeks numerous buildings have collapsed in Idaho and Oregon due to heavy snow and rain. Some of these buildings were onion plants and onion storage facilities.

A couple of years ago I read an alarming statistic.  Within 15 years 90% of all jobs in America will be automated.  Throughout history fears of automation have been tempered by new jobs required for fixing the new machines.