Idaho farmers struggle as farm input costs stay high and crop prices plunge. Net farm income has dropped 30% in two years, squeezing rural livelihoods.

Southeast Idaho farmer Tanner Funk digs potatoes June 23 in a field where no frost damage was found. (Courtesy County Line Farms) PLEASANT VALLEY, Idaho — Potato farmer Tanner Funk feared a ...

Students get a look behind the scenes at Gross Farms, which donated more than 500 potatoes to Wilder High School.

All right, now a story out of Idaho. Potato farmers there are experts at getting their crops out of the ground before it freezes over. Third-generation potato farmer Kent Sutton farms 400 acres. And ...

ABERDEEN, Idaho — Inflation is driving the cost of groceries to record highs, but it’s not the only reason food prices are going up. Many farmers are struggling to grow as much food as they used to.

When you step inside a restaurant in eastern Idaho, it’s no secret which menu item is a favorite one. "I don’t know what other kind of potatoes we would have if we didn’t have Idaho potatoes," said ...