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Zach Patterson’s story begins in the small town of Paul, Idaho where he was raised on the family farm. For as long as he can remember, he has wanted to be a farmer. The rural lifestyle and the opportunity to be your own boss has always appealed to Zach. Traveling on a church mission toContinue reading “Growing more than crops – getting involved and giving back with Zach and Amy Patterson”

For Alex Reed, the family legacy is everything to him. He always knew he wanted to farm and when the opportunity to purchase his original family farm and homestead presented itself in 2013, he jumped on the opportunity. The original farm and homestead have been in the family since 1916. In 2021, the Reed FamilyContinue reading “Serving Idaho Agriculture with Alex and Leah Reed”

The Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association represents sugarbeet growers in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. In Oregon there are approximately 10,000 acres of sugarbeets grown by 45 farming families. One of our amazing sugarbeet growers in La Grande, Oregon is Austin Arnoldus, a 5th generation farmer. It all started with Austin’s great great grandpa who livedContinue reading “Growing Sugarbeets in Oregon with Austin Arnoldus”

American Falls is nestled along the edge of the Snake River in Eastern Idaho and is a beautiful farming community. Aaron Povey was raised there and knew he wanted to farm from a young age. He was always the cowboy type and loved every aspect of farming. After graduating high school, Aaron attended Rick’s CollegeContinue reading “Family Farms Feed the World with Aaron Povey”

Ryan Samples has been farming for over 20 years, but he didn’t always want to be a farmer. He originally planned to be a high school agriculture teacher. After earning his bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education from Utah State University, he started teaching. Ultimately, he decided teaching wasn’t the right fit and began farming instead.Continue reading “Serving your Community with Ryan and Alisha Samples”

For as long as he can remember, Ryan Serr wanted to be a farmer. Ancestors on both sides of his family were farmers, so he didn’t really consider anything else. Ryan started on the family farm while he was in college, and he is the 4th generation on the farm. He farms in Paul, IdahoContinue reading “Sustainability is a priority for farmers with Ryan Serr”

While working on a local farm in his hometown of Aberdeen, Miguel developed his love for agriculture and farming. He was quickly hooked and set a course for the future to someday own a farm. After earning a degree in Agribusiness, Miguel started a career in agriculture lending in order to learn more about financesContinue reading “Following your Dreams – Camas and Miguel Villafana”

Since 2015, Randy Grant has served as the President of the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association (SRSGA). After an amazing 8 years, Randy has retired from his position as President. The organization saw many changes under Randy’s leadership, including unification with the Nyssa-Nampa Growers Association who joined the organization in 2022. Unification has been aContinue reading “Leading us on the path of success with outgoing SRSGA President Randy Grant”

On a beautiful day back in October, we caught up with Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association board member Granville Eckert. To get to Granville’s farm, you head straight up a hill and when you reach the top there is beautiful farm ground as far as the eye can see. Granville farms over 4,500 acres inContinue reading “Can you make it pencil? High Input Costs Hurting Producers.”

Even though he grew up on the family farm, Ben Marshall didn’t always plan to return to the family operation. After earning his bachelors degree from the University of Idaho in 2008, Ben planned to continue his education with graduate or law school. After careful consideration, Ben opted to get some real-world experience rather than continueContinue reading “Setting the Record Straight on GMOS – Featuring Ben Marshall”