This week on the IFRS… we meet the Mcnabbs… a farming family south of Pocatello, plus another ranching couple from the Lazy JM Ranch in Hauser… We also check in with Paul Marchant’s Irons in the Fire, on the IFRS.

IFRS “Turkey Tips” 11.19.2022

Nov 18th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the Idaho Farm and Ranch Show… It’s Thanksgiving week, and just ahead we’ll tell you if it’s ok to cook that years-old frozen turkey you just found in your deep freeze. We also head to Parma, with Idaho Preferred and meet a young f

IFRS “First in Five Categories” 11.5.2022

Nov 3rd, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS… Idaho ranks first in five different ag commodity groups… and we’ll tell you what those are just ahead. We also take you to the Treasure Valley for the latest Farm to Chef installment; a restaurant called the Lively has a

IFRS “Fair Petting Zoo” 10.29.2022

Oct 28th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, there are renewed efforts to keep financially distressed farmers on their land. And we take you to Pearl’s on the Lake restaurant in Northern Idaho, where they’re using Idaho ag products on the menu… another Farm to Chef

IFRS “Farm to Chef” 10.22.2022

Oct 21st, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, we go to Twin Falls with the Idaho Preferred program, where the Yellow Brick Cafe is using Idaho grown products on their menu… And it’s not just for Canadians… we’ll take a look at a University of Idaho Program that is ve

IFRS “Fall Colors” 10.1.2022

Sep 30th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS… we’ll discuss financing challenges for young, beginning, and underserved producers, plus how modernized rules for the Endangered Species Act are being reinstated after a court ruling. And a look at the psychology between

IFRS “Beginning Farmer” 9.17.2022

Sep 16th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, Idaho is first in the West when it comes to per capita farm income, plus a through look at the nation’s drought and water situation, we also get a forward glimpse of 2022’s farm economy report, and we’ll tell you how a be

IFRS “Spud Charity” 9.10.2022

Sep 8th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, Senator Mike Crapo is working to create a steady supply of legal foreign labor, and we’ll hear more about his efforts, plus a large potato operation in east Idaho that’s more about helping the needy than it is about makin

IFRS “Bee Colony Rescue” 9.3.2022

Sep 1st, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, we make a stop at the Idaho Potato Museum in Blackfoot, and we’ll take a deeper look at the heroic efforts of beekeepers and researchers trying to save the world’s bee colonies. And we’ll have a report on what farmers are

IFRS “Centennial Farm” 8.20.2022

Aug 19th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS… Idaho is set to break a record for total farm revenue, and we also take a look at how the government monitors drought across nation. We’ll also take you to Driggs, to the Penfold farm, where they’re celebrating a very big

IFRS “Agritourism Challenges” 8.13.2022

Aug 12th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS. A groundbreaking for a $45 Million facility that will house a state of the art Dairy for the University of Idaho, near rupert. We’ll have more on that. The consumer price index is showing that inflation is still a big pro

IFRS “Farmers Market Week” 8.6.2022

Aug 5th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, of course we’ll have an update on the moisture and topsoil conditions. We also will hear from an Idaho Farmer about using regenerative ag practices. It’s also Farmers Market Week coming up, and we have an interesting stor

IFRS “Food Price Hike” 7.30.2022

Jul 29th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, the Idaho Farm Bureau takes us to Camp Rainbow Gold, where they’re doing some very important work. We’ll also introduce you to the Air Force of Agriculture with the USDA, and it looks like another rise in the food price f

IFRS “Disappearing Farmland” 7.23.2022

Jul 22nd, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, Agritourism and education is coming soon to mobile devices everywhere. The Farm Bureau has a great report on that later this hour. Plus we’ll tell you about a promising new wheat variety, soon to be released by the Univer

IFRS “Rupert Square” 7.16.2022

Jul 14th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, we take you to the historic Rupert Square in the Magic Valley with the Idaho Farm Bureau, later this hour. And snakes… are they the vile, villainous vipers they’re usually portrayed to be? The USDA has a report on that co

IFRS “Baxter Black” 6.18.2022

Jun 17th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS… a USDA look at the baby formula shortage, and we’ll meet Scentinal… a diabetes sensing dog guarding a young woman’s life. That story from the Idaho Farm Bureau. We’ll have an updated look at food prices, and we’ll hear Pa

IFRS “Port of Lewiston” 6.11.2022

Jun 9th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, how would dam breaching impact the Port of Lewiston? The Idaho Farm Bureau’s Paul Boehlke will have that extended report. Plus, food, as medicine. The USDA takes a look at that, and of course Paul Marchant will bring us I

IFRS “Moisture Outlook Improves” 6.4.2022

Jun 3rd, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS, it looks like the country’s topsoil moisture is improving, and recent storms in Idaho have been helping here in the gem state. Plus Paul Boehlke with the Idaho Farm Bureau takes us to the Montpelier Reservoir in southeast

IFRS “Million Dollar Pledge” 5.28.22

May 27th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS… the impact the war in Ukraine is having on agriculture, plus Paul Boehlke with the Idaho Farm Bureau takes us the Magic Valley where Chobani pledges a million dollars for an ag research facility. And of course Paul Marcha

IFRS “Ag Literacy” 5.21.22

May 20th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS… keeping those critters out of your garden, plus the future of prices for many crops is looking up. We also take you to a Kuna charter school where kids are learing more thanks to an Idaho Farm Bureau Grant, and Paul March

IFRS “Wildfire Outlook” 05.14.2022

May 13th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS. A look at the upcoming wildfire season this summer, plus a closer examination of the concerning rangeland and pasture conditions. We make a stop at the FFA convention with the Idaho Farm Bureau, and Paul Marchant brings u

IFRS “Million Dollar Endowment” 5.7.2022

May 5th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS… we have a story about a million dollar endowment for potato storage research, plus we’ll show you how a farm bill is made as well. Paul Marchant has a brand new irons in the fire, and how we’re tackling the nation’s wildf

IFRS “Hagerman Fish” 4.30.2022

Apr 28th, 2022 42m 50s

This week, on the IFRS… The Idaho Farm Bureau takes us to Sandpoint’s University of Idaho’s Organic Ag Center, and also to Leo Wray’s fish farm in Hagerman. We also hear from Paul Marchant with a brand new installment of Irons in the Fire. Some

IFRS “An Old Horse” 4.16.2022

Apr 14th, 2022 42m 50s

This week on the IFRS… how the conflict in Ukraine is affecting supply and demand forecasts. Robots are delivering food on the University of Idaho campus and we’ll hear from the Idaho Farm Bureau with that story, and it’s only fitting on this e