It’s harvest time on the Palouse, and North Idaho wheat farmer Wayne Jensen has invited me into the air-conditioned cab of his massive combine. A color-coded computer screen shows us exactly how many bushels of grain he’s harvesting moment-to-moment, while an automatic leveling system keeps the cab true to the horizon even as the...
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RICHLAND, WA – In Washington and parts of Oregon heavy rains are making a soggy mess of valuable hay fields. And some farmers in Idaho say their crop is a month behind schedule because of the cool weather. Each rain costs farmers thousands of dollars. Correspondent Anna King reports. Much of the Northwest’s first...
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How do we improve faltering salmon runs along the Pacific coast? Many suggest removing the dams that impede migration, reducing ocean pollutants, and/or improving degraded habitat along the streams where salmon spawn. One Idaho wheat commissioner has a new approach. Kieth Kinzer says the main problem is a lack of food for salmon in...
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