Idaho Agriculture

Idaho Farmers Have Better Year Than Expected
Idaho Farmers Have Better Year Than Expected
Idaho Farmers Have Better Year Than Expected
New USDA data show a University of Idaho Extension agricultural economics report released early this year significantly underestimated Idaho food producers’ 2022 profits while overstating increases to their production costs.
Idaho Man Honored By Syngenta
Idaho Man Honored By Syngenta
Idaho Man Honored By Syngenta
Skye Root, founder of Root Agricultural Advisory in Boise, Idaho, was named the 2022 Professional Farm Manager of the Year.  The award, co-sponsored by Syngenta, Farm Journal’s The Scoop magazine, and the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, recognizes farm managers who display excellence in client service and a commitment to agriculture.  Root has work...
IFBF Looks To Replace Existing Boise Building
IFBF Looks To Replace Existing Boise Building
IFBF Looks To Replace Existing Boise Building
The Idaho Farm Bureau Federation is discussing constructing a new headquarters in Boise, blocks from the existing building.  IFBF President Bryan Searle, said the current building, which they purchased 30 years ago, is nearly a century old, and they are busting at the seams.  ...
University of Idaho Holds Groundbreaking Of Idaho CAFE
University of Idaho Holds Groundbreaking Of Idaho CAFE
University of Idaho Holds Groundbreaking Of Idaho CAFE
The University of Idaho held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the dairy facility at the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, better known as Idaho CAFE.  When complete, the $45 million project will be the largest research dairy in the nation, housing over 2,000 cows.  College...
Searle: 2022 Has Proven To Be Challenging For Idaho Ag
Searle: 2022 Has Proven To Be Challenging For Idaho Ag
Searle: 2022 Has Proven To Be Challenging For Idaho Ag
Every year has challenges for farmers across the Pacific Northwest.  But, 2022 has put more challenges before Idaho producers than typical, that according to Idaho Farm Bureau Federation President Bryan Searle.  He said weather has been more difficult than normal, with an extremely dry winter and early spring, giving way to wet and cool conditions, with some locations experiencing flooding. In ad.
Input Costs Cutting Into The Bottom-line Of Idaho Farmers
Input Costs Cutting Into The Bottom-line Of Idaho Farmers
Input Costs Cutting Into The Bottom-line Of Idaho Farmers
This year has turned out to be a disappointment for many in the farming community. Sean Ellis with the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation says producers were enjoying good prices as 2022 started, "But the rising costs of farm production and supplies, to produced those farm commodities, is slowing down that momentum somewhat ...
Impact Of Idaho Ag Economy On Display In Report For Lawmakers, Public
Impact Of Idaho Ag Economy On Display In Report For Lawmakers, Public
Impact Of Idaho Ag Economy On Display In Report For Lawmakers, Public
As the legislative session in Boise gets ramped up, state lawmakers received a firsthand understanding of how the farm sector impacts Idaho’s economy. The University of Idaho has put together the Economic Contribution of Idaho Agribusiness Report, which details how farming, including production, processing and all points in between, impacts the state’s economy from top to bottom. Phil Wats ... R
Idaho Ag Exports May Set A Record In 2021
Idaho Ag Exports May Set A Record In 2021
Idaho Ag Exports May Set A Record In 2021
Idaho’s value of Ag exports could be on pace to set another record this year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, $778 million worth of agricultural products were exported out of Idaho through the end of September. According to the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, that was an 11% increase during the same time period in 2020. And ...
Muir Looks Back On Nearly Two Decades As Idaho Potato Commission Leader
Muir Looks Back On Nearly Two Decades As Idaho Potato Commission Leader
Muir Looks Back On Nearly Two Decades As Idaho Potato Commission Leader
After 18 years as the Executive Director of the Idaho Potato Commission, Frank Muir decided this fall to retire from the organization. Muir said taking over the Commission in 2003 was challenging in a variety of ways. He noted one of the biggest challenges was not trade, or government regulations, but the diets of millions of Americans ...

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