Idaho Potato Seed Farmers Face Late Season

Idaho Potato seed farmers are battling Mother Nature to get their seeds in the ground.

The problem is the ground is too wet and the temperatures are too cold. This means a shorter growing period.

"This season has been especially hard because every time we are about to get into the fields for a couple days it rains us out. It takes sometimes five to 10 days to dry up in good enough shape in preparation for planting,"said Dennis Fransen of Dennis Fransen Farms.

Farmers said if seeds aren't planted soon, it could mean a shortage of potatoes for seed farmers the following year.

According to some farmers in Ashton, less than half of all farmers there have their seeds already in the ground.