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Blog
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Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Senator Debbie Stabenow reintroduced bipartisan legislation to address the veterinarian shortage in rural areas.
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Farmers and ranchers across the nation are getting bigger, but there are fewer, that's according to the USDA’s Census of Agriculture just released and reveals that the majority of US farms are family owned.
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The total value of Idaho farm product exports increased by 2 percent in 2018.
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March snowpack below normal, but 2019 snowpack still at record levels.
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Idaho farmers who use foreign guest workers under the federal H-2A program will have to pay those workers 16 percent more than they did last year.
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An increase in the mandated wage H-2A employers must pay their foreign workers may be causing a slowdown in the growth of the federal agricultural guest worker program.
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Idaho hop growers expect to add an additional 800 acres this year.
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Farm Bureau supports tax policies that incentivize the expansion of markets for agricultural commodities and encourage rural infrastructure improvements.
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The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging the administration to make sure that any steps undertaken to tighten enforcement at the U.S. border do not create more uncertainty for agricultural producers.
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Students from North and South Fremont has the opportunity to learn that there a good future and good money to be made in ag-related occupations.
Podcast
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Farmers and ranchers across the nation are getting bigger, but there are fewer, thats according to the USDA’s Census of Agriculture just released and reveals that the majority of US farms are family owned.
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The American Farm Bureau Federation wants farmers and ranchers to make a stand for clean water and clear rules by showing support for the Environmental Protection Agencies new Clean Water Rule.
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Spring wheat plantings up 4 percent in Idaho this season.
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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says his department is using every program available to help producers hit by floods and other disasters, but he says lawmakers need to pass a disaster bill
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Agri-business is big business in Idaho…Steve Ritter reports that spin-off Ag businesses are growing, he visited the Magic Valley for a huge new operation in Burley:
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Spring agriculture is in full swing across Idaho. In SW Idaho orchard owners are trimming fruit trees.
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Some good news on the trade front, despite trade disruptions in the second half of 2018, total U.S. agricultural exports still managed to top 2017, but not by much.
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Farm Bureau economists project higher farm income this summer.
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USDA projection for 2019 is out…with a good water year ahead for Idaho Farmers Farm Cash receipts could be icing on the cake, if everything goes well.
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The National Association of Counties has just launched a mobile app that will help get accurate information on what areas don't have access to high-speed internet or adequate cell service.
Press Release
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Air Force training could jam GPS devices in Bruneau area
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Idaho Voters Support Change to State Initiative Process
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Farm Bureau commits $100,000 toward agricultural research center
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All four members of Idaho’s congressional delegation have earned the AFBF’s Friend of Farm Bureau Award.
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The U.S. dairy industry is one of the big winners in the revamped North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Agriculture could be big winner in U.S.-China trade thaw
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Farmers disappointed with House vote against new farm bill
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Judge rules in favor of potato farmers in PCN lawsuit
Video
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Asparagus fields in Payette county are filled with workers cutting the crop as the 2019 harvest get underway.
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IFB Governmental Affairs specialists Braden Jensen explains the effort to change hemp laws during the 2019 session of the Idaho legislature. After days of debate and re-working of the original proposed bill lawmakers did nothing to change the law.
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With excellent snowpack and wet winter Idaho honey production is on the rise.
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Rain and snow melt combined is resulting in water water everywhere as spring run-off begins in Idaho.
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Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) of Idaho hold workshop at annual state convention of Idaho FFA held last week in Twin Falls.
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Animal Days is kicked off at three different locations across Idaho this past week.
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Shoshone Falls is roaring as river flows increase from the start of the spring melt in Idaho's high country.
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Idaho’s hay crop has doubled, with cash receipts now equalling potatoes at $820-million dollars according to the University of Idaho.
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Aquifer recharge exceeds 2019 projections.
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Thursday was the final day of Bannock County Farm Bureau's Annual AG Days event at Guthrie Ranch in Inkom.
The event promotes agriculture and teaches kids how things they do on a daily basis relates to agriculture.