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Dirt Road Discussions
We are all about agriculture all the time. This podcast will surprise you! It is not your ordinary farm podcast. These are fascinating stories, from technology to human interest, where we talk to captivating people who are changing the landscape of the world around us. Hosted by the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation.
Episodes
81 episodes
Dances With Wolves & Grizzlies
Brody Harshbarger agrees that there is a place for apex predators like grizzlies and wolves, but from his experiences working with cattle and with Fish and Game, he shares that there is a growing need for common-sense management.He share...
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Season 4
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Episode 81
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50:02
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Six Stories With Bryan Searle
Bryan and Mary Searle were just a young couple when they were invited to their first Farm Bureau meeting. Little did they know that they would stay for over 40 years. In this podcast, Bryan Searle, who has served as president of th...
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Season 4
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Episode 80
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37:58
Navigating Rural Technology
We all know someone who says they are technologically challenged, which may be a light-hearted comment until we realize how isolating it can feel in a world that requires skills with a smartphone or computer to pay basic bills, register kids fo...
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Season 4
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Episode 79
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45:07
Helping After Devastation: Farm Rescue
One day on a long flight over the Pacific Ocean, a fellow airline pilot asked Captain Bill Gross what he would do when he retired. Without hesitation, Bill answered, “I’m going to be this Good Samaritan that buys a tractor and goes around helpi...
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Season 4
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Episode 78
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37:22
Kaala: Runway Model To Hawaiian Farmer
As a young girl, Kaala Clark was the daughter of a single mom who had acquired 3 acres of farmland in Hawaii. They lived in a camper trailer with no running water and no mirrors. However, when Kaala started finding photos of her mom with celebr...
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Season 4
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Episode 77
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45:08
The Lure of Cowboy Tourism
When ranching families decided to bring the cowboy experience to tourists in Jackson Hole, it became a dedicated lifetime adventure. It requires a love for people and a love for open Western living. Bar T 5 co-owner Chris Warburton shares ...
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Season 4
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Episode 76
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33:22
Culvers: BUN In A Million
Eugene Smith loved working at McDonald's as a young man. Being in the high-paced fray of fast food was thrilling, but what Eugene didn't know was that this passional would reemerge in 2008 when a cow broke his leg, farm prices started to tank, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 75
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38:31
Dr. Phil Bass: The Many Facets Of Beef
Live Audience Recording! Nearly 70% of Americans eat beef at least once per week. In this episode, Dr. Phil Bass, Associate Professor of Meat Science at the University of Idaho, talks about how lessons learned as early as 1906 have...
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Season 4
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Episode 74
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29:23
Rulon Gardner: Bonus Track
As a continuation of his original interview, Rulon talks about life after winning gold, two near-death experiences, advice for young people, and participates in Cam and Ott's speed round.
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Season 4
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Episode 73
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17:51
Rulon Gardner: Farm Kid Who Shocked The Olympics
Those who witnessed the 2000 Olympics will remember the David vs Goliath wrestling upset of a Wyoming farm boy, Rulon Gardner, over Russia's historic dominator Aleksandr Karelin. What most people don't know is that Rulon did not gr...
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Season 4
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Episode 72
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51:59
The Fight Against Ag Cyber Terrorists
Today, people use computers as weapons to target key industries. Some do it for financial gain, while others are connected to international political factions. Regardless of their intention, the agriculture industry has had to take these threat...
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Season 4
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Episode 71
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45:09
Ag With Emma: Farmhand With A Following
When Emma from "Ag With Emma" told her dad that she wanted to be on the road with a harvest crew, he did not approve. The interesting part was that her dad himself was once part of these crews that traversed states (sometimes with 50 combines) ...
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Season 4
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Episode 70
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35:40
Farming Against Addiction
Jeff Middleton knows that addiction is difficult and addicts are worth saving. As Director, his approach to getting addicts connected with Boise Vertical Farms is helping those in recovery find something to feel good about during their journey....
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Season 3
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Episode 69
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37:11
The Many Hats Of A State Veterinarian
Dr. Scott Leibsle graduated from the University of Wisconsin but now serves as Idaho’s State Veterinarian with the Idaho Department of Agriculture. Dr. Leibsle talks about how each state deals with different issues based on their location and t...
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Season 3
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Episode 68
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49:59
Raising Beefalo
What do you get when you mix a buffalo and a cow? It sounds like the beginning of a laffy taffy joke, but for Megan and Trevor Stark, this is their reality. If it sounds hard, it absolutely is! Something of this nature requires a m...
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Season 3
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Episode 67
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40:51
The LegenDAIRY Dietitian
Kennedy Youngren's life has an interesting connection to food. She is a licensed dietitian who is married to a dairy farmer. As a high school athlete looking at college prospects, she had to learn what her eating disorder was doing to her body....
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Season 3
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Episode 66
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50:29
Mining's Link To Common Products and Agriculture
They say we live in an information era, but you can't wear or eat information. Those who manufacture goods and products are dependent on those who mine and produce the elements that give us those products. Mike Veile, Site Operational Exc...
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Season 3
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Episode 65
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37:33
Discover Ag: Behind The News Headlines
When people hear about agriculture in the news headlines, a new trend is to find a podcast to break it down and give new insights and commentary. This is where Discover Ag Podcast hosts Tara Vander Dussen (known as the New Mexico Milk Maid, 5th...
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Season 3
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Episode 64
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29:54
It's The "Tot" That Counts
Tater Tots have been a staple around dinner tables, school cafeterias, and restaurants for many decades, but who thought to invent this finger food? It may surprise you how it came to be and what primitive process was used in the beginning to f...
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Season 3
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Episode 63
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30:26
Flying & Farming: A Family Affair
In Bob Hoff's family, teenagers didn't just get a driver's license. They also got a pilot's license because they never knew when to run out the back door, jump in a plane, take off from a grass runway and look for a lost cow. As Bob explains, e...
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Season 3
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Episode 62
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34:41
Jessie Jarvis: Working For Tomorrow's Farmers
Jessie Jarvis had a time when she considered pursuing an occupation outside of agriculture. Born and raised as a rancher’s daughter in Southern Idaho, she tells how her love for agriculture and desire to raise children in agriculture changed he...
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Season 3
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Episode 61
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47:42
How Do Western States Federal Lands Work?
Almost half of the land in the western United States is owned by the Federal Government. Compare that to only 4 percent of land east of the Mississippi. Obviously, there is a story to tell on this topic.Dirt Road Discussions visited wit...
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Season 3
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Episode 60
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43:48
So You Want To Grow Agave?
Imagine a succulent plant with sharp spines that can grow up to 6 feet tall and 10 feet wide. When it flowers, it can grow up to 8 feet tall, and its inflorescence can reach 25–30 feet tall. Sharla and Leo Ortega grow agave, a plant used for te...
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Season 3
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Episode 59
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46:31
Aquaculture: From Dinner Plates To Aquariums
Those who like to cast bait or a fly in the stream probably like a good salmon or trout filet, but it would never come close to meeting American's demand for fish. Welcome to the aquaculture industry. Jacob Bledsoe, Assistant Profes...
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Season 3
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Episode 58
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46:54
Mind Your Melon - Preventing Farmer Suicide
Marshal Sewell's thoughts about the farmer's mental health changed with the suicide of his father. In this podcast, Marshal talks about his own quest to prevent further suicides through open dialogue about the pressures of farming and steps tha...
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Season 3
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Episode 57
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48:52