Dirt Road Discussions

Feb 04 2025 76 ep. 38 mins 5
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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.

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The Lure of Cowboy Tourism

Feb 04 2025 33 mins  
Send us a text 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 how the whole thing started and how, after 2,500 shows, their passion and love of what they do are not slowing down anytime soon.

Culvers: BUN In A Million

Jan 21 2025 38 mins  
Send us a text 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, and he had to figure out what was next. Eugene told his adult kids that he was going to move from Wisconsin to Idaho to expan

Dr. Phil Bass: The Many Facets Of Beef

Jan 07 2025 29 mins  
Send us a text 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 shaped meat safety measures in the United States. He also shares how the American meat industry should embrace people who know little abo

Rulon Gardner: Bonus Track

Dec 24 2024 17 mins  
Send us a textAs 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.

Rulon Gardner: Farm Kid Who Shocked The Olympics

Dec 17 2024 51 mins  
Send us a textThose 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 grow up as an early wrestling prodigy. There were many times in his life where he faced forks in the road to determine what he might become.

The Fight Against Ag Cyber Terrorists

Nov 26 2024 45 mins  
Send us a text 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 threats seriously and is working to share information across companies to keep America's food chain protected. Jonathan Braley, Dir

Ag With Emma: Farmhand With A Following

Nov 12 2024 35 mins  
Send us a text 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) to help with harvests all over the country. As Emma started this adventure as a young woman in the United States and Australi

Farming Against Addiction

Oct 29 2024 37 mins  
Send us a text 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. Jeff shares how many addicts in the court system are not hardened criminals but people who are trying to escape paths that t

The Many Hats Of A State Veterinarian

Oct 15 2024 49 mins  
Send us a text 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 the animals raised in those locations. In Idaho, his office is forever on the watch for Brucellosis from neighboring Yellows

Raising Beefalo

Oct 01 2024 40 mins  
Send us a text 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 meticulous process to do it right. They talk about how narrow the margin of error is raising these "non-traditional" animals and how it has