Farming

A new report shows the federal government is paying billions of dollars to farmers who are losing crops to extreme weather – and the payouts keep growing.

Last year, Wyoming lost 500,000 acres of farm and ranch land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the Mountain West, more than seven million acres have disappeared in the past decade, mostly in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico.

Idaho farmers are using regenerative agriculture to grow crops in a new way.

Farmers and Ranchers in the west are being pressured by rising production costs, increased workloads and extreme weather. No wonder they are facing higher levels of stress and mental health issues than other Americans.

Farmers and ranchers in the West are being pressured by rising production costs, increased workloads and extreme weather. No wonder they face higher levels of stress and mental health issues than other Americans.

Farm and ranch lands across the west face many threats - like inflation and outside development, but the federal government is working with agricultural producers to preserve open space and the benefits it provides.

The Idaho Water Supply Committee held its fall meeting last week and experts said that much of the state is in trouble when it comes to having enough water.

Take a trip with us to the Yuma County Fair where we learn a little about the agricultural tradition of one county.

The agreement sets the stage for water management in the Wood River watershed for the next three years.

Idaho Matters learns about "Spud Country,” Outdoor Idaho’s newest episode on Idaho Public Television.