Episode 11.5: The forces shaping Idaho’s agricultural economy today

How much are you spending on groceries?

Meet Brett Wilder (go.uidaho.edu/4tdRA9s), an assistant professor and area Extension educator in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (go.uidaho.edu/4rTG6qo). Agriculture shapes Idaho’s economy in profound ways — but behind the headlines about record revenues is a much more complicated financial picture. Wilder explains the forces driving today’s agricultural economy and why the industry is experiencing what he calls a “tale of two economies.”

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Music  “Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).  “You Have Got To” by Craig Poole (go.uidaho.edu/4t8dESy) via Amphibious Zoo.

Chapters (0:00) How much are you spending on groceries? (2:20) Getting to know Brett Wilder (3:11) Ag economic impact in Idaho (9:59) Beef economics in Idaho (14:48) Grains economics in Idaho (20:01) Potato economics in Idaho (22:46) Impact of tariffs on agriculture (25:50) Final thoughts