It’s another hot summer day, but something is off: The sun has a reddish hue, the light is dim, and the wind carries the smell of destruction. No, it isn’t the apocalypse but just another wildfire season in the West.

Interstate Feedlot isn’t the largest feedlot in Idaho, but it is part of a larger entity, making it the “world’s largest cattle feeder.”

Harvest season is still a little ways away, but it’s never too early to get your grain cart ready for this year’s haul. Addressing the maintenance needs of your combine is typically the first line of business for most farmers, but don’t forget about your grain cart.

None of us knows for a surety just where the markets are going, but we can look at how we can manage our price risk in these markets. 

Actual farmers don’t plant lunar wheat, and they’ll never encounter fan bugs or bog beetles when they scout their fields. Despite the fictitious details, anyone who plays the new agricultural-themed board game Pest Friends can count on learning real lessons in integrated pest management. 

The 2018 Farm Bill gave states the authority to produce hemp but left regulation and licensing to state agriculture departments.

“I keep meaning to drop by and ask David what he’s growing in that field,” says David Patrick’s neighbor – who farms several thousand acres. “I didn’t even know what it was.”

“Using Agriculture Conservation Dogs to detect PVY and BRR” was a symposium topic at the annual Idaho Seed Potato Growers seminar in January. Andrea Parish gave the presentation/demonstration, using dogs she trained to sniff out potato diseases.