Idaho
Salute to Idaho Agriculture: GreenWave Hydroponics grows all year
FRUITLAND, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The growing season is commencing; however, there is another unique way to farm, hydroponics and they have the benefit of being able to grow food all year long.
“I always had a dream of doing it, and it’s going great,” said Amos Wengerd, owner of GreenWave Hydroponics.
Hydroponics is a unique way of farming that utilizes mostly water to provide nutrients to the plants. Some plants are put into a soil pot, but others are not, like lettuce.
Wengerd moved from Pennsylvania to Fruitland with his wife and started this business not that long ago.
“We started four years ago in 2021, spring of 2021 we got going. I built the greenhouse myself. We got going, we started selling by June.”
GreenWave Hydroponics grows all sorts of greens like lettuce, basil, and rosemary.
It’s a strange way of farming, that takes a while to get started. However, it does come with some great benefits.
“The benefits of hydroponic farming are endless. Some of the biggest ones are no disease pressure, no pest problems, very little. We actually completely quit spraying 100%. We don’t do any, not even organic pesticides. If we have any problem with any pests, we just bring in some ladybugs”
Wengerd also said that it is more water-efficient than standard farming practices and if you would like to do a small-scale version, there are ways to do it.
“So, to get started at home, you can buy a lot of kits online. You can make your own kits; you can get into it fairly inexpensively. The most important things are your light and your nutrients. If you make sure your plants, get enough lights per day, they like 12-16 hours of light per day. And make sure your nutrients are where they supposed to be.”
He recommends sending your water to a lab to get tested, as each water source is unique. Some of the nutrients needed to grow food with hydroponics are potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
And Wengerd says that he does see hydroponics becoming more popular.
“I think this is one of the most important things as land becomes increasingly more expensive and harder to get, this is more important as you can get a huge amount of food in a small area.”
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The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on April 20.
Winning Powerball numbers from April 20 drawing
09-17-36-47-64, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 3
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 20 drawing
Day: 9-5-5
Night: 1-3-9
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 20 drawing
Day: 9-3-4-7
Night: 6-9-2-8
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Winning Lotto America numbers from April 20 drawing
05-07-31-41-43, Star Ball: 07, ASB: 02
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Winning Idaho Cash numbers from April 20 drawing
05-12-27-33-45
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from April 20 drawing
19-37-40-41-53, Bonus: 02
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When are the Idaho Lottery drawings held ?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Pick 4: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 8:35 p.m. MT Monday and Thursday.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- 5 Star Draw: 8 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Idaho Cash: 8 p.m. MT daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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I remember watching a documentary about Idaho’s wildlands. A narrator said there were probably many parts of the state where no human being has ever set foot. I believe that, but I stay relatively close to the highways. If I were 30 years younger, I would probably enjoy exploring the back country, but today, unless a plane takes me in and out, it’s not happening. I can’t say definitively that there is one spot that I find better than others. We’re surrounded by beautiful terrain, however. One place keeps calling me back.
Like a Scene from a Legendary Movie
When I go over the mountain between Gooding and Fairfield, I take time to stop at the overlook above the Camas Prairie. It reminds me of a scene in Exodus, where the Paul Newman character takes an American woman to look across a flat plain leading to Mount Tabor. He explains that’s the site where Deborah gathered her armies. It makes me feel there is something godly about the Camas Prairie. I keep going back to this spot. Sometimes I take along a folding chair and sit and look at the world below.
Slow Down and See the Work of the Creator
Fairfield may be nothing more than a blip as people speed down Route 20, but it’s their loss. On the other side of the highway is some of the prettiest country in Idaho. It’s going to be a lot less lush this spring, but drought conditions haven’t been nearly as severe in the central highlands. But if I’m granted a few more years by the Almighty, I plan to see the prairie for many more springs.
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The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on April 19.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 19 drawing
Day: 9-5-1
Night: 8-0-6
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from April 19 drawing
Day: 2-7-0-3
Night: 4-3-3-3
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Winning Idaho Cash numbers from April 19 drawing
15-28-31-38-45
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from April 19 drawing
32-42-52-53-55, Bonus: 05
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When are the Idaho Lottery drawings held ?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Pick 4: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 8:35 p.m. MT Monday and Thursday.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- 5 Star Draw: 8 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Idaho Cash: 8 p.m. MT daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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