Clik here to view.
For Some Idaho Farmers, This Year’s Drought Means Losses Next Year
Molly Messick / StateImpact IdahoLast month, Hans Hayden examined wheat yields near his farm in Arbon Valley, near Pocatello. In Idaho, this summer’s drought has picked winners and losers. In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Education And Health Care Jobs On The Rise In Idaho
How do Idahoans spend their workaday lives? Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week offer one answer. This is what working Idahoans did at work — broadly speaking, anyway — in 2011. Source:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wal-Mart Orders 40,000 Pounds Of Idaho Cheese
Courtesy Leah ClarkShelves are stocked at a Walmart store in Jerome. Wal-Mart stores across southern Idaho have begun carrying cheeses from a Rexburg creamery this week, according to the state...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Idaho Creamery Closes Its Doors After Striking Wal-Mart Deal
Sandra Mu / Getty Images NewsIdaho is the nation's third-largest cheese producer, according to the state Department of Agriculture. Days after the Idaho State Department of Agriculture touted that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chobani Opens Twin Falls Yogurt Facility Today, But At What Cost To Taxpayers?
Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpact In November 2011, the New York-based Greek yogurt maker Chobani announced plans to build a multimillion dollar manufacturing facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Idaho Exports Rake In Billions In 2012
Courtesy Empire AirlinesEmployees at the Hayden, Idaho based Empire Airlines work inside a plane. Idaho exports continue to increase. Data from the Idaho Department of Commerce show exports from the...
View ArticleIdaho Businesses And Governor Ready For Asian Trade Mission
Last April, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and and representatives of 15 Idaho companies traveled to China hoping to develop trade relationships. On Friday, Otter and 17 Idaho businesses will head to South...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Familiar Idaho Careers Fall On 2013 Worst Jobs List
Blue Mountain Local Studies / Flickr Creative CommonsPrinting press circa 1910. The Wall Street Journal and CareerCast.com came out with the top jobs of 2013 list this week. They ranked 200 jobs based...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Idaho Ag Producers Compete For Grant Money
Tribp / Flickr Creative Commons Capital Press reports a record number of Idaho agriculture groups have applied for specialty crop grants. The grants are financed through the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Idaho Farmers Make Adjustments As Dry Conditions Set In
Molly Messick / StateImpact IdahoLast August, a pivot irrigation system on Jim Tiede's farm gave his potato crop a steady spray of water. Last year, many of Idaho’s irrigated farmers fared well despite...
View Article
