Kathy Hedberg

A program to help farmers who were hurt financially in 2025 is expected to give some smaller producers a boost. But the lion’s share of the $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program announced by the Trump administration in December is aimed toward cott... See more

Fall-planted cereal grain crops in north central Idaho and southeastern Washington got off to a good start this year due to plentiful rainfall and warm temperatures late in the season. But if a cold snap hits the region in the next few weeks without adequ... See more

It’s three days into the new year, which is one day longer than many New Year’s resolutions last. But it’s not too late to take stock of the past year — 2025. Isn’t it amazing that we’ve lived 25 years past the “2001: A Space Odyssey” movie, which led us ... See more

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can make Christmas packages look like pieces of art and those of us who stuff a present into a grocery bag and call it good. Oh, how I miss JCPenney and the Bon Marche this time of year. I could buy my... See more

The first seriously cold week of the season and here I am shivering in my backroom office and paying first-of-the-month bills. In spite of the chill, it’s kind of nice to do these regular tasks, like paying bills and changing the calendar to the last mont... See more