Idaho agriculture

Mitigating The Impact of Climate Change On Idaho Agriculture

By • Oct 9, 2018
Joy Pruitt / The Center for Public Integrity

Tuesday, the Northwest Climate Conference will be held in Boise. Kate Gordon is an analyst at the Paulson Institute and will speak about how climate change affects economic growth, including its impacts in Idaho.

Mint And Potatoes: Peppermint Production Is Up In Idaho

By • Jul 27, 2018
David G. Massey / AP Photo

We all know Idaho’s connection to potato chips and fries. But what about that peppermint gum you keep in your car?

Idaho Matters: Tuesday May 1st, 2018

By • Apr 30, 2018

On the Tuesday May 1, 2018 edition of Idaho Matters:

-- Atlanta-based developers the Greenstone Group are hoping to build a multi-purpose sports stadium in South Boise to host minor league baseball games and other athletic events. The project has the support of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and some other high-caliber boosters.  

Distilled: Idaho Microbrew Industry Spurs Fruitful Relationship With Local Agriculture

By • Jan 24, 2018
Josh Delp via Flickr Creative Commons

Take a drive west on Highway 19 towards Wilder and you’ll start to see rows of poles more than a dozen feet tall, piercing the southwest Idaho sky.

It’s here that farmers grow one of the most critical components of beer: hops.

Idaho Celebrates National Farmers Market Week

By Taylor Munson • Aug 4, 2017
Taylor Munson / Boise State Public Radio

Idaho will mark National Farmers Market Week August 6 through 12. Local Idaho farmers hope the event will draw the public's attention to the importance of knowing where your food comes from.