date:Apr 02, 2013
Farmers across the state said they are optimistic about a fruitful growing season after the massive losses incurred last year by the erratic weather.
We couldn't do any worse than last year, said Norm Holtz, who grows everything from tomatoes and strawberries to potatoes and pumpkins on the family's 60-acre farm in Ida. It was dry and hot and too warm to start out with. We can only go up from that.
A snowy winter and a colder than normal early spring have set up growers with favorable conditio