The Palouse Highway begins in a commercial zone — there's a sprawling Target complex, a McDonald's and an expanse of often well-populated soccer fields. But head a little farther south, and the road ...
MOSCOW, Idaho - Some wheat farmers in Idaho and Washington are hanging onto their harvest, hoping that prices will soon rise. Bruce Baldwin of Palouse Grain Growers said he's seen a drop in the number ...
The Palouse has inspired countless artists with its iconic vistas of grain-covered hills, yellow-gold and green against an azure blue sky and dotted with farmsteads. When clouds roll through and the ...
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 ...
SPOKANE — As a college student, Ben Barstow wanted to get into farming. When people asked him what he wanted to do when he graduated, he’d reply: “I’m looking for a Palouse farmer’s daughter who doesn ...
HARRINGTON, Wash. – Several energy companies are exploring major wind projects in Eastern Washington. Just don’t call them wind farms, or else some wheat farmers might take offense. The companies are ...
Art Schultheis’ old-school upbringing with six siblings near Colton developed his affinity for farming. The children and their parents lived on a farm that the family homesteaded in 1874. The family’s ...
Checking erosion and conserving soil is another reason. But many farmers hesitate to idle productive Palouse farmland and even the marginal acres, especially when grain prices are high. Zorb said he ...