Sean Ellis

1 week ago | postregister.com | Sean Ellis

POCATELLO – Hemp acres in Idaho have risen by large percentages since it became legal to grow the crop in the state. However, it’s still a minor crop in Idaho and acres appear to be leveling off, at least for this year. In 2022, the first year it was legal to produce industrial hemp in Idaho, farmers grew 459 acres of hemp. Acreage more than doubled in 2023, to 1,248. From 2023 to 2024, acres grew by 49 percent, reaching 1,860. This year, they have leveled off.

1 week ago | postregister.com | Sean Ellis

WILDER – Idaho hop acres are projected to decline 12 percent this year, after falling 33 percent last year. According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Idaho hops farmers strung 5,109 acres of hops this year, down from 5,797 acres last year. Oregon looks to re-pass Idaho this year as the No. 2 hop state, at least as far as total acreage goes. NASS estimates Oregon farmers strung 5,421 acres of hops in 2025, down 4 percent from 5,635 last year.

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Sean Ellis

By Sean EllisHemp acres in Idaho have risen by large percentages since it became legal to grow the crop in the state. However, it’s still a minor crop in Idaho and acres appear to be leveling off, at least for this year. In 2022, the first year it was legal to produce industrial hemp in Idaho, farmers grew 459 acres of hemp. Acreage more than doubled in 2023, to 1,248. From 2023 to 2024, acres grew by 49 percent, reaching 1,860. This year, they have leveled off.

3 weeks ago | m.farms.com | Sean Ellis

By Sean EllisTexas produced a sliver more milk than Idaho in February, knocking Idaho into fourth place in the U.S. in that category. Idaho had been the No. 3 milk state in the nation, staying just ahead of New York, which it passed several years ago, and well behind No. 1 California and No. 2 Wisconsin. According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Texas dairies produced 1.39 billion pounds of milk in February, while Idaho’s 350 dairies produced 1.37 billion pounds.

1 month ago | postregister.com | Sean Ellis

BOISE — Besides being just plain fun, the Idaho Potato Commission’s gimmicky stunts have a purpose: to make Idaho and potatoes synonymous in people’s minds. “We’re trying to get it so everybody in the world, when they think of potatoes, the first thing they think of is Idaho,” said IPC President and CEO Jamey Higham. That’s already pretty much the case, but the IPC, which represents the state’s spud industry, wants to ensure it stays that way.