Editor's note: Katie Pinke will be checking up with Thomas Shephard throughout the growing season as part of our Follow a Farmer series. CRYSTAL, N.D. — After a slow start this spring, things are ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - It's officially spud harvest season, and drivers are being reminded to be cautious on the roads. Local drivers can find themselves stuck behind farming equipment on the ...

With the potato harvest just around the corner, farmers are making sure all their equipment is ready to go. And that means big business for the shops that service them. This leads to a "Black Friday" ...

I climbed into Ardell Bunde's tractor about 9 a.m. the other day and sat on a pillow shaped like a potato next to him. He was windrowing four long rows of red Pontiac potatoes. A harvester behind him ...

With only four paid employees, Idaho Falls Crops, more commonly known as Taylorview Farms, is tackling this year’s 10-million-pound potato harvest with the help of hundreds of local volunteers. The ...

IDAHO FALLS — For half a century, Joyce Thiel has made every day of potato harvest like a holiday for her workers. The harvesters and transloaders shut down before 12:30 p.m. so the field hands can ...