Crop prices are volatile, and for many producers, the market price at harvest in 2025 was below their cost of production. While no one has a crystal ball, a producer with a basic marketing plan can take steps to mitigate their price risk and increase their chances of long-term profitability.

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced in July that its Animal Health Laboratory has officially been accepted as a member of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), becoming the first laboratory in Idaho to earn this designation.

Growers and community leaders, along with generations of the Simplot family and Gov. Brad Little, attended the event.

During challenging economic times, farmers are often confronted with challenges that include reduced commodity prices, rising input costs and cash flow crunches. When these challenges arise, it’s critical to rely on strategy rather than luck.

I’ll be honest, I don’t understand the buzz around pumpkin spice. I know it’s everywhere – coffee, donuts, cheesecake and scented candles – but what is it really?

When a devastating fire destroyed Reed’s Dairy on Jan. 18, 2024, second-generation dairy farmer Alan Reed faced what could have been the end of his dairy in Idaho Falls. Instead, thanks to a fire plan, quick action, community support and industry connections, not a single person or cow was lost. Reed is now turning tragedy into opportunity with a complete rebuild.

Leave the land better than you found it. That’s the charge given to the ranchers who are members of Country Natural Beef.

A profitable, drought-tolerant crop can be a welcome addition to a dryland rotation in the arid Intermountain West. Particularly following a push for clean fuels created by the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, camelina (Camelina sativa) entrepreneurs have been making the case for expanding acres of this oilseed.