Idaho farm sales decrease 17 percent in 2009
(AP) — Idaho farmers sold $5.4 billion worth of products in 2009, down 17 percent from the year before. That's the largest single-year decline in more than 40 years.
The University of Idaho released the report on Wednesday
Net farm income dropped 47 percent to just over $1 billion from $1.9 billion in 2008.
Higher receipts for sugarbeets, barley, potatoes, onions, and greenhouse and nursery crops helped cover a dramatic drop in livestock sales.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
