Idaho Agriculture

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...

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.  ...

Many in the farming community are trying to sound the alarm of the rapid disappearance of viable farmland across the country and the Pacific Northwest.  American Farmland Trust recently released report that says between 2016 and 2040, an estimated 18.4 mi...

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...

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.

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 ...

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’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 ...

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 ...

Idaho Governor Brad Little says he is starting to see early, positive results from the state's recent virtual trade mission to Mexico. Little noted that Mexico is Idaho’s fourth largest export destination, accounting for the purchase of nearly $225 million in Idaho products last year alone, with much of that coming from agriculture and food processing. He ...