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 ...

Simplot Corporate Headquarters, 1099 W. Front St. in Boise. Pictured on Jan. 13, 2026. (Sarah A. Miller/[email protected]) Two longtime employees of J.R. Simplot Co. took on the Boise-based ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

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.

BOISE – Idaho is about to end its distinction as one of just a handful of states with no official governor’s residence – and do it in a striking way. J.R. “Jack” Simplot, Idaho’s richest man and a ...

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.

These photos are included in Simplot’s complaint of patent infringement against McCain Foods. Times-News Idaho potato giant J.R. Simplot Co. has its taters in a twist and has filed a federal lawsuit ...