It's counterintuitive. During rates of high interest and recession, you'd think big-ticket items would get pushed out of the budget. The numbers tell a different story with ag equipment.

What you notice first on the north side of Interstate 84 running through Bliss are grain bins with “The Andersons” logo displayed. And you see large golden, pyramid-shaped piles of wheat fronted by 110-car rail units. It’s an impressive site, but there’s a lot more you don’t see.

Statewide ag employment for Idaho has had a fairly consistent pattern over the past five years, as it tends to peak in August, September and October (up to 62,876 workers), then dive to 44,000-plus change in the deep-winter months.

"Intense" is the only word to describe the hop harvest. See Jackson Hop Farms in action and read about the hops process.