SHELLEY, Idaho — Bryan Searle dug potatoes early Sept. 29 and aimed to finish harvest the next day. “All in all, digging went quite well,” he said. Idaho potato harvest is on or ahead of schedule, ...

In Idaho, harvest season means some high schools offer students a two-week "spud break," when they help farmers get their potatoes out of the ground and into the cellar. And in some cases, their ...

COLUMBIA BASIN – The state of the taters is, well, pretty darn good this year. “The potato harvest is definitely a lighter crop than what we’re historically used to,” said Dale Lathim, executive ...

Idaho’s license plate touts our “Famous Potatoes,” and, yes, we lead the nation in potato production. But Idaho is so much more than potatoes. We also rank first in the United States for barley, ...

Potatoes, presidential politics, football and the economy, not necessarily in that order, dominated presentations during the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) annual Harvest meeting on November 13 at ...

Boise rung in 2022 with a 17-foot-long potato descending in front of the Idaho State Capitol along with a huge fireworks display on New Year’s Eve. The gigantic tuber was reminiscent of a real Idaho ...