Idaho’s commodity prices are faring well through the drought. Senator Mike Crapo works across the aisle to help incentivize clean energy technology. And a little dose of common sense from an Idaho Rancher. A new commentary feature to share with you today.

Idaho Farm and Ranch Show Podcast

IFRS “Common Sense” 7.31.2021

A deep look at innovation in agriculture, plus Senator Mike Crapo will highlight his water infrastucture bill, and we’ll head to the suburbs of idaho’s capital, where tractor sales are booming.

IFRS “Tractor Sales Boom” 7.24.2021

A Presidential executive order is getting some praise from farm groups. We’ll have several reports on that, plus we’ll take you to a farmer’s market in Wilder of all places, and the Chairman of the Idaho Water Resource Board is calling on idahoans to conserve as much water as they can. We’ll also take a look at growing food without tractors, weeds, insects, or sunburns a bit later in the program.

IFRS “Executive Order” 7.17.2021

The drought continues to be an ongoing concern. We’ll get an update for the whole West, plus a look at just Idaho with the Idaho Department of Water Resources. Plus the country is working to build a more stable food supply system. The USDA has that report, plus the risks of building small meat processing facilities.

IFRS “Idaho Drought” 7.10.2021

The drought continues to cause problems and worries for farmers. We’ll have the latest. And are plant-based alternatives to beef actually cutting into beef consumption? The Idaho Farm Bureau has a report on an invasive species check station in Bruneau, plus a look at the latest in ag innovation. Ben Eborn will have the livestock market report as well.

IFRS “Plant vs. Beef” 7.3.2021

The drought in Idaho and around the West worsens. We’ll take you to the Camas Prairie where dryland seed farmers are worried about their crop. Ben Eborn will check in as well with the livestock market report, and if there’s a bit of good news, it’s that your 4th of July cookout may be a little cheaper this year. Plus, some of the strangest questions asked of food experts.

IFRS “Cheaper 4th Cookout” 6.26.2021

The drought continues, so how is Idaho’s farm economy doing? You might be surprised at the answer. And efforts are underway to rebuild the nation’s food supply chains, also Ben Eborn’s livestock market report. And much more…

IFRS “Idaho’s Drought Economy” 6.19.2021

Beef patties vs their plant based imitators… A recent test might be surprising. And Idaho may have a new cash crop potential, after seven years of research at the University of Idaho. The FSA County Committee nomination process is about to start, plus Ben Eborn will have the livestock report as well.

IFRS “New Cash Crop?” 6.12.2021

A heat wave in the Northern United state, including in Idaho. The impact on the drought. And speaking of the drought, Jake Putnam takes to Magic Reservoir in Camas County where water levels continue to recede. Ben Eborn has our livestock market report, and we’ll tell you about a pilot program designed to decrease food waste and increase compost. And a program at NNU is developing a fruit picking robot.

IFRS “Robots” 6.5.2021

We take you on a tour of Boundary County with the Idaho Farm Bureau. Jake Putnam has that later this hour. And how’s the pasture situation across the country? It could be better, and speaking of moisture, dozens of irrigators received notice of possible water curtailment this coming irrigation season. We’ll have those details just ahead. Welcome to the program. I’m Neal Larson and I’ve got your news just ahead.

IFRS “Curtailment” 5.29.2021

Drought is a growing concern, especially here in the West. We have several angles on this story. We also take you on a tour of a logging operation in Canary Creek, just outside of Cataldo, Idaho. There’s promising news for US Wheat Growers, and things are looking up for many crop prices. Ben Eborn checks in with this week’s livestock market report as well.

IFRS “Drought Strikes” 5.22.2021

This week on the IFRS, an old farmstead in Boise has been turned into an active urban farm, and Jake Putnam will take us there. Plus some not so great news for Portneuf River Basin surface water users, who may have to curtail their water use to protect downstream Snake River senior water rights holders. Ben Eborn, of course weighs in with this week’s livestock report, and we’ll check in at Cherry Hill Farms south of Caldwell.

IFRS “Cherry Hill Farms” 5.15.2021

This week on the IFRS… the concerns grow over the western snowpack, we’ll tell you about that, plus an administrative action is coming next month to deal with potential water supply conflicts in the Wood River Valley. We’ll have all of those details. Feral Swine are a growing problem for farmers in America, a big report from the USDA on that, and we of course will hear from Ben Eborn with this week’s livestock market report, and we’ll have the details about how Covid has impacted Rural America.

IFRS “Feral Swine” 5.8.2021

This week on the IFRS… Spring potato planting has begun, and the Idaho Farm Bureau’s Jake Putnam takes us to an east Idaho operation, plus we’ll tell you about a flood management grant program you may want to apply for. And Ben Eborn, of course, has this week’s livestock report. Senator Mike Crapo weighs in on using America’s trade to counter China’s bad behavior. We also have a report on the effort to increase rural broadband.

IFRS “Potato Planting Begins” 5.1.2021

This week on the IFRS, we go to Emmett and meet Sheep Rancher John Peterson, who faced the covid pandemic challenges with optimism. Plus, Ben Eborn checks in a little later with the livestock market report. and we take another look at precision agriculture. We have much more.

IFRS “Sheep Rancher Optimism” 4.24.2021

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