Idahoans can expect to see Mormon crickets for a little longer than usual this year. And this summer’s outbreak is just a taste of what’s coming next year.

It’s hot out. It is important to respond quickly and appropriately when you or someone near you are exhibiting signs of heat-related illness.

Researchers have identified a genetic driver in wheat that improves wheat yield and can increase protein content by as much as 25 percent. The discovery of a gene that controls these two desirable factors has the potential to expand wheat breeding and generate new varieties.

North Side Pumping Co. will retire some century-old infrastructure with help from new federal funding. The Jerome, Idaho, irrigation water provider plans to decommission some systems and add or upgrade others.

About 31% of Idaho's farmers are retirement age.More than half of American farmers will reach retirement age in the next 10 years, but the steep price of entry to start a farm, along with rising input costs and volatile markets, make it tough for young and beginning farmers to take their places.

Spring rain storms will have made a big difference when Magic Valley farmers harvest their crops this fall.

In some years, the value of food aid donations can be the equivalent of a Top 10 customer for wheat grown by U.S. farmers, according to an expert at U.S. Wheat Associates, the trade arm of the U.S. wheat industry.