IFBF Podcast Special: The Idaho Drought worsens

Thanks for listening to the Idaho Farm Bureau Podcast.  Today we’re talking about the Idaho Drought, I'm Jake Putnam

The drought in the western US is worsening, with affected areas facing extreme conditions that have more than doubled in size.

Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed that last year – the worst fire season on record – drought conditions reached "severe" status in parts of northern Idaho, central Oregon, Washington, Central Idaho, and Nevada, as well as northeast Utah and a swath of the Snake River Plain. And now 2021 is different, in that its worse…Central Idaho reservoirs are nearly dry:

I visited the Camas Prairie and Farmer Tom Mosman who farms thousands of acres, and while the rolling hills look plush green, Mosman says they’re way behind schedule:

Three miles down the road I talked to Tom’s nephew Ray Mosman who showed me his spring wheat field:

Once again, it's all dry farming…Ray says they normally get about 22 inches of rain a year on the Camas…this year they’ve barely had rain, U of I Ag Economist Garth Taylor showed me a wheat field West of Moscow: