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A total of 1.1 million acres of wheat was harvested in the state this year, down slightly from 1.13 million acres last year. Yields averaged 82.2 bushels per acre statewide in 2017, down from last year’s record of 91.4 bushels.

Both hard red winter and Chicago wheat closed higher Tuesday while the red spring futures were lower on the close. Chicago wheat is now down 50 cents since the 27th of September and $1.69 since the 5th of July.

Two young Idaho farmers reflect on the 2017 farm year.

The Thanksgiving holiday drove potato prices up and a trucking shortage might keep them there.

The US Bureau of Reclamation told water users that they will keep Southeastern Idaho canals flowing this winter.

Wheat futures are trading 2 cents lower to begin the week, with spring wheat unchanged and Soft Red the weakest. Soft red fell 5 cents in most Chicago Board of Trade and KC contracts on Friday, while MPLS was 3 cents lower. Weekly export shipments throug

Learn about the new improved electronic form and how important it is to be counted by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The American Farm Bureau Federation’s Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey shows diners will enjoy a slightly more affordable Thanksgiving dinner this year.

The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 32nd annual price survey found that a Thanksgiving Day dinner for 10 will cost shoppers just $49.12, a 75-cent drop from last year’s average of $49.87.

The lower individual tax rates and the new business tax rate contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), set for a House vote, hold the potential to reduce income taxes for farmers and ranchers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

The grain is piled up, from outside the Pocatello Airport to Burley and Gooding.

Wheat futures dropped 4 cents lower in the Hard Red and Soft Red contracts this morning, with MPLS spring wheat down 6 to 7 cents. They were mostly 5 cents higher in the KC and CBT contracts today, as MPLS was mixed with Dec futures 1/2 cent lower.

Corn futures are trading a cent higher after ending the Thursday trade session with most contracts 1 to 2 cents lower.

Live cattle futures ended the Tuesday trade session with most contracts 95 cents lower. Feeder cattle futures were up $1.07. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle index was 37 cents lower at $159.63. Wholesale beef prices were lower on Tuesday aft

The National Weather Service declared this week that La Nina conditions are officially here.