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 ...

The 46th annual Simplot Games are set to take place this week, turning the community into its own Olympic Games environment.

BOISE, Idaho -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Co.'s new genetically modified potato. But one of the company's oldest business partners -- McDonald's -- ...

This story was updated Tuesday, April 1, to add two paragraphs of comment from the city of Boise. Change may be coming soon to Simplot Hill, the site just off Bogus Basin Road where the mansion ...

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 ...

This artist’s rendering of the J.R. Simplot Co. headquarters shows the view from the corner of Front and 11th Streets looking southeast. luceror Provided by J.R. Simplot Co. The J.R. Simplot Co. isn’t ...

CALDWELL - Fans going to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will have the chance to get their fill on the food item the bowl is named after. Thanks to Simplot, there will be a whole lot of free French fries ...

J.R. Simplot Co. is planning a $30 million expansion to its north Grand Forks potato processing plant, according to a city memo, though a company employee said corporate approval is still pending.

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– Employees of the Simplot Don Plant took to their two-mile stretch of adopted Highway 30 on Wednesday to pick up trash in recognition of Earth Day. Simplot adopted the stretch ...