Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

Idaho is known for a variety of crops; potatoes, sugarbeets, cattle and calves just to name a few.  But more and more people who call Idaho home don’t appreciate the important role agriculture currently plays or how farming can help the state into the future.  Lance Zolling...

This year has been a challenging one for the Idaho agriculture community for a variety of reasons.  Bryan Serale, President of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, said weather and wildfires hurt many producers this year.  But a bigger challenge for commodities of all shapes and sizes, the lack of trade deals, allowing Idaho’s goods to go out on the open market.   "We have perfect...

Idaho Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers is out with the five winners of the Excellence in Agriculture Award.   “Congratulations to Azdyn Bartschis, Paige Nelson, Dallin and Nalani Greer, Patxi Larrocca-Phillips and Denton Perkins," noted Ray Serale, Chair of Idaho’s YF&R Program, in a recent video.   From here, ...

Total U.S. farm cash receipts are forecast to increase 24% in 2022 compared with 2021.  But total farm production expenses are also expected to be way up this year compared with last year.  Sean Ellis with the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation said the picture is a rosier in the Gem State.   “Idaho far...

Bryan Searle says while 2022 was a challenging year thanks to input costs, for Idaho producers the previous year was a good one.  The President of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation says potato, hay and other growers enjoyed really good yields, and strong prices.  But unf...

Only a few weeks remain for the 117th Congress, and the farming community is hopeful the lame duck session will address a few ag needs during that time.  One of the top issues across commodities in ag labor.  Bryan Searle, President of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation said it’s still very hard to find workers.   “Nobody really w...

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.  ...

The Idaho Farm Bureau Federation is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the state’s first federal wine designation.  In April of 2007, the Snake River Idaho AVA became the state’s first AVA, and now 70 wineries that call the state home in 2022.  Idaho wineries...

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 ...