It was 1979 when potato king J.R. Simplot built a 7,370-square-foot, Mediterranean-style mansion atop a prominent hill in the Boise Highlands. Although the mansion has since been demolished, Simplot’s ...

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Simplot family has announced that the hilltop mansion — offered as Idaho's governor's residence — will soon be demolished. J.R. Simplot spokesman Ken Dey, speaking on behalf of ...

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho company that successfully brought genetically modified potatoes to the market announced an agreement Thursday to help a California-based plant breeding company grow ...

To settle a lawsuit brought by Idaho ranchers, the J.R. Simplot agribusiness company has taken ownership of cattle allegedly harmed by a phosphate pipeline rupture. At the request of the parties ...

It’s been three years since the Simplot Games, one of the largest indoor high school track and field meets in the nation, has been held at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena, and yes, everybody ...

Agribusiness giant J.R. Simplot has agreed to pay more than $150 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency to resolve allegations of ...

BOISE A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R.

The agricultural company J.R. Simplot Company, one of the largest potato producers in the world, struck a deal with the developers of a specific gene editing technology. That tech will allow Simplot ...

Potential benefits for growers and consumers include less food waste and improved yields BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The J.R. Simplot Company announced today it has entered a strategic alliance ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Construction on a $70 million project in Boise designed to honor Idaho business icon J.R. Simplot could begin by the end of the year, a Simplot Co. spokesman said. A Simplot team ...

POCATELLO — For the second consecutive year, the Simplot Games has had to cancel its annual high school track and field event because of COVID-19. Organizers and officials at Idaho State had hoped to ...