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Idaho Farm Bureau QuarterlyFall 2019 • Volume 19 Issue 4 Air Force vet integrates animal care into day care Cold impacts Chinese barley Improving potato Idaho crops, 12 trade team, 14 quality,November 382019 | 1 By Zippy Duvall The Zipline President American Farm Bureau Federation Celebrating a century of the American Farm Bureau our American Farm Bureau turns 100 harvest it, infrastructure to transport it, and fair this month, a truly special cause for prices to keep our businesses moving forward. Ycelebration. Thankfully, there is a strong, national orga- All year long we have been celebrating a cen- nization working for those goals. Founded in tury of working together for the men and women November 1919, the American Farm Bureau who grow our food, fiber and energy. This Federation has given all farmers and ranchers a remarkable milestone is a testament to how much voice in our nation’s capital. stronger we are when we speak with one voice. Because of the decision 100 years ago to es- A lot has changed in 100 years, but farmers’ tablish the American Farm Bureau Federation, and ranchers’ most essential needs and con- farmers and ranchers are represented when cerns have not. Then and now, we need mar- Congress works on a wide range of issues. kets for what we produce, labor to grow and See DUVALL, page 6 By Bryan Searle The President’s Desk President Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Thank a farmer for nation’s bountiful food supply y the time you read this, Idaho’s 2019 food supply in the history of the world. agricultural harvest will be pretty And they do it while taking great financial Bmuch wrapped up. risk, every year, in the form of market prices, For some people, having to wait in their insects, crop diseases, increasing input costs, vehicle behind a combine, potato truck, farm labor shortages, seemingly never-ending reg- implement or cattle herd making its way to ulations, and, of course, the weather. another field or pasture might seem like an During the first part of October, farmers inconvenience. who produce the state’s iconic potato crop But maybe they should look at it this way: were up against it as they faced rainstorms, Idaho farmers and ranchers are part of a rela- which caused delays in the harvest process, tively small group of Americans who provide and then they had to rush to harvest their the safest and most affordable and reliable See SEARLE, page 7 By Rick Keller Inside Farm Bureau CEO Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Stop and read the signs y work with Farm Bureau has provid- this state in nearly 300 locations. ed me an opportunity few realize. I The signs are located at roadside turnouts or Mhave crisscrossed the beautiful state near other available parking so that you will not of Idaho many times from east to west and have to park on the shoulder of the highway to south to north and back again. read them. Most you can read while sitting in Often, I’ve thought, I wish everyone in the the comfort of your car. state could see what I’m seeing. Historical markers are not new and Idaho’s Idaho, the Gem State, has a unique gem in its program is one of the best in the nation. Highway Historical Markers which we see as We usually see one in every small town or bluff. we hurry from one destination to the next. Most come in various shapes and sizes and are in- The markers are the large 4 foot by 8 foot, stalled by private organizations or local residents. yellow and brown wooden road signs that dot See KELLER, page 6 2 | Idaho Farm Bureau Quarterly Idaho Farm Bureau Table of contents Volume 19, Issue 4 IFBF Officers 2 The Zipline; The President’s Desk; President ...................................................Bryan Searle, Shelley Vice President ............................................. Mark Trupp, Driggs Inside Farm Bureau Executive Vice President .......................................... Rick Keller Assist Executive Vice President ........................... Justin Patten 4 Farm animals are integral BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dan Garner ...................................................................... Clifton part of Victor day care Austin Tubbs ..................................................................... Malad Fred Burmester .............................................................. Downey Scott Steele ............................................................... Idaho Falls 8 Fall for barley Stephanie Mickelsen ................................................ Idaho Falls Travis McAffee .................................................................. Howe Gerald Marchant ........................................................... Oakley 10 Farmers, neighbors unite in Rick Pearson .............................................................Hagerman Rick Brune ..................................................................... Hazelton effort to save potato crop Cody Chandler ............................................................... Weiser Galen Lee .......................................................... New Plymouth Matt Dorsey ................................................................. Caldwell 12 Cold snap impacted Marjorie French...........................................................Princeton Tom Daniel ............................................................Bonners Ferry Tom Mosman ............................................................Craigmont several Idaho crops Judy Woody ..........................................................................Filer Kyle Wade ..................................................................... Downey 14 Chinese barley malt trade STAFF Director of Admin. Services ......................................Cara Dyer team visits Idaho Commodities & Mrkting Assist .......................... Melissa Nelson Member Services Assistant .................................Peggy Moore Member Benefit Assistant ..................................... Dixie Ashton 16 Snowfall makes roof snow Assistant Treasurer ................................................Tyler Zollinger Dir. of Commodities and Marketing ..........................Zak Miller removal a concern Dist. I Regional Manager ............................................Ott Clark Dist. II Regional Manager .................................. Tyrel Bingham Dist. III Regional Manager ......................................Zack Lanier 18 Farm Bureau annual meeting agenda Dist. IV Regional Manager .....................................Brody Miller Dist. V Regional Manager ..................................Bob Smathers Boise Office Manager ........................................Kristy Lindauer 22 Idaho Shags’ livestock handling spur Dir. of Governmental Affairs ..............................Russ Hendricks Energy/Natural Resources ................................Braden Jensen their surge in popularity Director of Information ..........................................Joel Benson Publications Editor/Media Contact .......................... Sean Ellis Video Services Manager ........................................ Steve Ritter 24 What uniqueness divides, Broadcast Services Manager .............................Jake Putnam Business Systems Administrator ............................. Tyler Moore wolves re-unite Printed by: Adams Publishing Group, Pocatello, ID IDAHO FARM BUREAU QUARTERLY 26 Word search USPS #022-899, is published quarterly by the IDAHO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, The forest defoliator trilogies: 275 Tierra Vista Drive, Pocatello, ID 83201. 32 POSTMASTER send changes of address to: Western Hemlock Looper IDAHO FARM BUREAU QUARTERLY P.O. Box 4848, Pocatello, ID 83205-4848. Periodicals postage paid at Pocatello, Idaho, 36 Classifieds and additional mailing offices. Subscription rate: $4.00 per year included in Farm Bureau dues. 37 Taiwan trade team agrees to MAGAZINE CONTACTS: Idaho Farm Bureau Federation purchase 66 million bushels of U.S. EDITOR (208) 239-4292 • ADS (208) 239-4279 E-MAIL: [email protected] wheat web: www.idahofb.org 38 Research addresses quality concerns Photo by Sean Ellis ON THE COVER: Day care owner Lisa Foes and children she in fresh potatoes cares for feed “Scout.” See story on page 4. November 2019 | 3 Daon y care the FARM Farm animals are an integral part of Victor day care By Sean Ellis Idaho Farm Bureau Federation VICTOR — Children who attend Lisa’s Child Care in Victor receive a daily hands-on experience in animal care. Lisa Foes has cows, horses, chick- ens, turkeys and milk and meat goats on her property, and the children at her day care feed and care for the animals. Every day. That includes milking the goats in the morning, collecting eggs, and the kids carry scoops of grain to feed the animals themselves. They have even got to see a cow being born. “The kids help with everything,” said Foes, an Air Force veteran who started the day care 18 years ago. “They get to experience a little bit of everything involved with animals. I teach them that we have to take care of the animals and they just love it.” Teton County Farm Bureau Pres- Photo by Sean Ellis Lisa Foes is shown with her horse, “Scout,” one of the many animals at ident Stephen Bagley said he was her day care in Victor. Animals are an integral part of her day care and floored to discover someone in his the children she cares for help feed and care for them on a daily basis. 4 | Idaho Farm Bureau Quarterly area was running a day care that incor- porates farm animals so closely into its day-to-day activities. “It’s a really phenomenal way to get kids involved in learning where their food comes