House Bill 496 now before the Idaho Legislature would exempt certain custom meat-processing services from the state's 6% sales tax.
Bradford Carlson
field reporter, SW Idaho and SE Oregon
Farmer and rancher support helps drive transition to nutrition-rich perishables as food bank aims to expand.
Complements 2019 law requiring written consent before annexing agricultural land
Irrigation managers have raised flows from the Owyhee Reservoir to midseason levels two months earlier than usual.
Idaho Water Users Association also issues Hall of Fame, statesman, employee, service awards.
Precipitation, reservoir carryover, bode well for irrigators.
UP to bring in-house engineers to guide truck-to-train shipping project slated north of Nyssa.
Formation occurs ahead of population counts, redistricting that could increase urban representation.
HB 389 would create new, at-large grower commissioner from region without increasing total headcount. Would update definitions to reflect modern potato industry.