Environmental Lawsuits Rake in Billions for Lawyers

By Jake PutnamCheyenne--During harsh economic times, rancher Karen Budd-Falen reached the breaking point on a day last fall. Falen had read about a huge court settlement the Federal Government paid out to a...

Meet an Idaho Farmer

Mike Christensen of Melba, Idaho farms nearly 9-thousand acres of spuds, corn and hay in the dry lake area of Southern Canyon County, Idaho. Christensen stesses to his workers that cutting down on mistakes is the...

Idaho's Port of Lewiston at Crossroads

On a bright, sunny spring morning, Jake Putnam paid a visit to David Doeringsfeld, manager of the Port of Lewiston. Port crews were loading a barge of hold-over grain from last year's harvest. Doeringsfeld could...

Idaho Winemakers Sweep NW Wine Summit

Marsing—Further evidence that Idaho’s wine industry has arrived:  Gem State winemakers took home a record 47 medals at the prestigious Pacific Northwest Wine Summit held last week at Timberline Lodge in...

Beets Late, Round Up to the Rescue

Wilder--April snowstorms, wet fields and cold weather has sugar beet plantings at least two weeks behind schedule but shouldn’t greatly affect the 2009 crop. University of Idaho Extension agent Jerry Neufeld...

Idaho Hammered By First Major Winter Storm

Boise--A steady snow has snarled traffic across southern Idaho slowing interstate traffic on I-84 to a crawl. The National Weather Service tracked the storm all day and says the snowfall will continue throughout...

IDAHO POTATO HARVEST WINDING DOWN

Pocatello--Dispite a late fall heatwave, Scott Bird will wrap up potato harvest by the end of the week. A record 84-degree day added to the clouds of dust and the heat slowed workers that are weary from 21 days of...