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Field scouting Idaho ag: 2024 in review

Agronomists call 2024 an average year with highlights such as strong sugarbeet quality and a longer fall, but growers faced challenges from pests, rodents and extreme heat.

December 26, 2024

Julia McCarthy

“Overall, it was an average to average-plus year,” says Terry Helms of Simplot Grower Solutions in Oakley. Helms has been an agronomist in south central Idaho since 1985 and deals with a range of crops including potatoes, sugarbeets, corn, dry beans and small grains.

U of I report finds Idaho ag enjoyed record 2023 sales of four top commodities

December 22, 2023

John O'Connell

Idaho agriculture overcame a struggling dairy market to record a second consecutive year of stellar cash receipts in 2023, propelled by record values of four of the state’s major crops, according to a new University of Idaho economic report.

Market Talk: Prepare for next year's marketing plan

December 1, 2023

Clark Johnston

This next year, 2024, will be a good time to hit the ground running when it comes to preparing and implementing a great marketing plan.

Don’t underestimate alfalfa’s potential

High-quality alfalfa, harvested as dry hay or haylage, is a viable option for dairy rations during times of high prices for byproduct protein products.

October 18, 2022

Angie Golombeski

The last couple of years have led to uncertainty in commodity market pricing, and this year has been no different, with commodity prices skyrocketing. This has been especially true for byproduct protein sources, such as soybean and canola meal.

It’s kind of like the ’80s, but different

January 1, 2022

Ben Eborn

The current economic situation in the U.S. is like the 1980s in some ways. I was too young to remember what happened then, but I have heard stories about it all my life.

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Field scouting Idaho ag: 2024 in review

U of I report finds Idaho ag enjoyed record 2023 sales of four top commodities

Market Talk: Prepare for next year's marketing plan

Don’t underestimate alfalfa’s potential

It’s kind of like the ’80s, but different

Manure management and planning for the year ahead

Field scouting Idaho ag: 2024 in review

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