farming

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.

Clif Bar is re-defining the meaning of a good corporate citizen.  The company came to the Magic Valley with the promise of new jobs and perhaps a ready market for local agricultural products.  Clif Bar has a potty-mouth cartoon spokesman.  He’s offering a political take on traditional agriculture.

AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — As the price of mustard rises, growers in Idaho have expanded the average devoted to the crop by 250 perfect.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – Submitting crop acreage reports just got easier.

Those crazy kids are at it again. They've taken farming here in Southern Idaho and turned it into a video game.

Proost Produce Stands have become something Magic Valley residence look forward to every year.

(AP) new Last year's high hay prices has many in Idaho's agricultural community optimistic about 2012. Idaho Hay and Forage Association Executive Director Rick Waitley Says  prices are at an all-time high, with the market averaging about $240 to $260 a ton...