Water regulations could destroy family farms in Idaho

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East Idaho farmer Brian Murdock details the water restrictions that he and other farmers are facing on ‘The Bottom Line.’
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@homermtz Ай бұрын

CHECK THAT GOVERNOR'S BANK ACCOUNT ASAP

@mattx9260 23 күн бұрын

Brad Little is a republican.

@sbidaho426 22 күн бұрын

He's a Republican Rino

@ImaCensored Ай бұрын

Democrat or Republican there is no wonder why people hate our government -- this action is reprehensible

@tristenklein5940 Ай бұрын

Yeah, these rhino Republicans are just Democrats in disguise!

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

Democrat or Democrat, no Republicans were involved.

@AlanBaum Ай бұрын

This fight is mostly Farmers against farmers. Those who have senior rights. If you understand the whole issue you would not want politicians to get involved until the people have their say in resolving the problem. Do you want the government to resolve their issue?

@osamawilliams9042 Ай бұрын

@@AlanBaum WTF are You Talking About??? Food is FOOD for EVERYONE!!! For ANY ETHICAL Farmer to do this is a DISGRACE before GOD!!!! How the HELL is THIS supposed to be GOOD on ANY LEVEL??? GTFOH IDIOT!!!! This is for NEXT YEARS Eating and WHAT??? You THINK that Shutting OFF WATER to PLANTS/FOOD in the GROUND is OK???? Someone needs to FIRE you from SAYING/SPEAKING on Any ADULT Conversations!!!!🤬🤬🤬

@davidcoleman8048 28 күн бұрын

Cobalt mining or either lithium mining takes a lot of water and they want to be able to build the batteries for the electric cars they want everybody to buy

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY BY IDAHO GOVERNOR!!!

@hanshansen3885 Ай бұрын

Who is by the way a Republican.. In all seriousness there is just not enough water for everyone. It is not about east Idaho vs west Idaho. It is about those districts that follow the rules and those who dont. Idaho's ground water (Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer) have been depleting rapidly in the last 50 years. From 18 million acre-feet to about 3.5 million acre feet.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

@@hanshansen3885 Wrong. You sound like AI. There is plenty enough water.

@mackm1456 Ай бұрын

The aquifer level was raised far higher than its natural capacity due to surface irrigation in east idaho from the late 1800’s to the mid 1900’s before commercial sprinkler systems became feasible. Now, ironically, the same region responsible for raising the aquifer is now being punished by the state which handed out water rights to southern idaho based on poor information about the water supply. It’s not a fun situation for anyone, but the onus comes down to the state and a realistic solution would be to change our water laws. Not fun or easy, but until that is done this cycle of threats and endlessly changing agreements will continue. By the way, Gary Spackman and Matt Weaver (Dept. of water resources directors) altered the 2016 agreements significantly from when the pumpers originally signed on to it- changing baseline levels and water models- while refusing to hold hearings about the changes.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

@@mackm1456 "From 2016 through 2022 groundwater pumpers, on average, conserved (through pumping reductions and aquifer recharge) over 312,000 acre-feet of water annually - much more than was required under the 2015 settlement agreement between canal and groundwater users," he adds. There have been additional efforts made by farmers and other groundwater users to modernize, for instance, the Twin Falls Canal, only to have their offer rejected. It is almost as if the powers that be in Idaho want to starve the state's farmers of water in order to create a food crisis. "It's hard to understand why the department chooses to be so openly hostile to groundwater irrigators or why they decided to inflict widespread, massive curtailment on the state in a year when water is abundantly plentiful," Young writes. "This is not what sound resource management looks like."

@hanshansen3885 Ай бұрын

The Dept. of water resources in Idaho have released a statement so you can just look there.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

3:30 He said it right there, "these guys are attacking our food supply"

@danskeeloNotHacked Ай бұрын

Yep. We've been sold out

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

@@danskeeloNotHacked well people need to be outraged and tell them to STOP DOING THIS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT YOUR SHENANIGANS!

@AntoineWilliams7118 Ай бұрын

Your comment is going to be deleted and your account is going to be blocked and you’re gonna have to knock on the front door in the middle of the night

@hanshansen3885 Ай бұрын

Yes, the Republican Governor is attacking the food supply... Get real and read about the situation before you show your ignorance to the world.

@jacksek12 Ай бұрын

Thats exactly what their doing. Globalist control power

@dalehansen5050 Ай бұрын

Water your crops! Ignore the tyrannical government!

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

When the water runs out, it is called gone.

@sweettoothmomma2621 Ай бұрын

They actually put locks on the wells for the local canals.

@deborahwhit118 25 күн бұрын

Right...F that!

@AlleyCat-1 24 күн бұрын

@@donaldkasper8346we have plenty of water. They're just shutting access down.

@AlleyCat-1 24 күн бұрын

@@sweettoothmomma2621all the headgates in most area's have chains & locks on. Twin falls canal company has had their headgates locked for 40+ yrs. North side canal company put chains & locks on their headgates, 2 yrs ago.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

GROSS IRRESPONSIBILITY BY THE IDAHO DEPT OF WATER RESOURCES

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

Called an water emergency the aquifer is overdrafted.

@kc4e841 24 күн бұрын

Hypocrites in the govt are out on the watered golf course every day!!

@bobwhite2 Ай бұрын

They want to own everything.

@j.wrightwheyfarmingandstuf9695 Ай бұрын

Government is out of control

@hanshansen3885 Ай бұрын

Yeah, the Republican Governor is out of control. Just because this guy whines on F0x then you believe everything that is said. Wake up.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

@@hanshansen3885 You're either ai or a troll.

@SuccessMindset2180 Ай бұрын

State regulations need to get fixed

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

From 2016 through 2022 groundwater pumpers, on average, conserved (through pumping reductions and aquifer recharge) over 312,000 acre-feet of water annually - much more than was required under the 2015 settlement agreement between canal and groundwater users," he adds. There have been additional efforts made by farmers and other groundwater users to modernize, for instance, the Twin Falls Canal, only to have their offer rejected. It is almost as if the powers that be in Idaho want to starve the state's farmers of water in order to create a food crisis. "It's hard to understand why the department chooses to be so openly hostile to groundwater irrigators or why they decided to inflict widespread, massive curtailment on the state in a year when water is abundantly plentiful," Young writes. "This is not what sound resource management looks like."

@deborahwhit118 25 күн бұрын

Time for change! NOW

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

How the heck does the Idaho water resources dept prevent farmers from using water???

@jameskerrigan2997 Ай бұрын

Needed to be done,but why let them plant first? Should sue because of that. No reason they couldn't have told them last season aquifer was low.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

@@jameskerrigan2997 No it absolutely DIDN'T need to be done. Watch again. The aquifers are busting at the seams.

@jameskerrigan2997 Ай бұрын

@@sl4983 report I seen aquifer is at about 75% but like I said should have told farmers last year not after planting crop.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

@@jameskerrigan2997 Well that tells you it's not up and up.

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

@@sl4983 Sure.

@publicdomain3378 Ай бұрын

But they let people water their precious lawns.

@Nnn0cxf Ай бұрын

What a communist thing to say

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

My lawn doesn't use 50 million gallons a day but local alfalfa farmer says that is what he pulls. Oh those shitty lawns. The lawns keep the carpenter ants out and the sand down so we can live here. Also keeps the house cool. Also allows dogs on the property. Alternative is filaree thorns. Thank you Mennonites in 1880s for bring that contaminated wheat from Russia with filaree, tumbleweeds, thornbush. Last week finished hauling out 20, 55 gallon trash cans of filaree weeds, then the mustard weed, then the tumbleweed, now the horsetail weed.

@mackm1456 Ай бұрын

Alfalfa irrigation needs vary with a lot of things, but 33” per season a decent estimate. Watering your lawn with 1.5” water per week May-September puts you a mere 3” less total use, and a lot of people over water their lawns. So yes, on a per area basis, you are using very nearly as much water as that guy.

@publicdomain3378 Ай бұрын

@@donaldkasper8346 160, 320, 640 acres of your lawn would use millions of gallons. think to scale one mans lawn vs a city of lawns.

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

@@publicdomain3378 In California 85% of water goes to farms. I think it should be the other way around and cities should get the 85% but I am not in politics to give cities a break. Overdrafting here going on just decades and finally state moved in and cut water drawdown for big operators 50%. So what are farmers here doing? Selling out their water rights and land to solar farms. Farming in a desert is a problem. You can only mine so much Ice Age fossil water.

@edwardabrams4972 Ай бұрын

The government thinks it OWNS the water😳 talk about government mismanagement 😡

@hanshansen3885 Ай бұрын

Republican Governor with all Congressional seats filled by Republicans... Why are F0x viewers so easily manipulated?

@tristenklein5940 Ай бұрын

@@hanshansen3885 their Democrats in disguise! They run as Republicans because they can’t getelected as Democrats!

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

It's intentional destruction of our food supply

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

Fed owns all water coming off Federal land, which is most all of it. Water coming off cities is contaminated with sewage and petroleum.

@EL.JEFE1231 Ай бұрын

In the state of Idaho they do own the water, we have usufructuary rights

@samthomas6354 Ай бұрын

What is going on .....this is insanity.......

@lovinglife330 Ай бұрын

Flood the borders, cut the food chain, restrict the 💦's. Sounds like the agenda is going as planned. Governor Little is a useful tool, service to self.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

And YT is blocking comments!!

@danw6014 Ай бұрын

@@sl4983yes they are

@Brian1961-ep4bq 29 күн бұрын

Well you've got a lot of Californians that moved here and everybody else it could be that it could be the Chinese watch your land

@deborahwhit118 25 күн бұрын

It's called... COMMUNISM

@Duben-ym5vi Ай бұрын

Wake up America! Henry Kissinger, Claus Schwab's college professor said "control the food, control the people." We are experiencing different farm attacks here in PA.

@brendahere Ай бұрын

Farmers had no warning. 4k to put an acre in, just to be left dry. Question, how many farmers got loans and who from? How many people are going to lose money and maybe their farm?

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

Good question

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

Sounds like you had a poor snow year, the reservoirs were not recharged. You did not bother to follow the runoff rate because why? You would ignore it only if you don't use that water.

@mackm1456 Ай бұрын

A quick look at the Bureau of Reclamation’s upper snake reservoir page would tell you that Palisades and American Falls (the two largest reservoirs in the are) are at 98 and 98% capacity. So yes… they are definitely full and you must not live anywhere near here.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

"From 2016 through 2022 groundwater pumpers, on average, conserved (through pumping reductions and aquifer recharge) over 312,000 acre-feet of water annually - much more than was required under the 2015 settlement agreement between canal and groundwater users," he adds. There have been additional efforts made by farmers and other groundwater users to modernize, for instance, the Twin Falls Canal, only to have their offer rejected. It is almost as if the powers that be in Idaho want to starve the state's farmers of water in order to create a food crisis. "It's hard to understand why the department chooses to be so openly hostile to groundwater irrigators or why they decided to inflict widespread, massive curtailment on the state in a year when water is abundantly plentiful," Young writes. "This is not what sound resource management looks like."

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

@@sl4983 So you are saying state river discharge is at an all time high? Then you sue and get an emergency injunction using that data. Oh I see.

@psalmo15 Ай бұрын

Reserved by chinese farms maybe?

@fumanchu7563 Ай бұрын

You are a capitalist economy the owner of a resource can do what the hell they want with it ..... anything else is socialism

@hanshansen3885 Ай бұрын

Nothing to do with chinese farms but F0x would surely like to imply that.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

@@hanshansen3885 Has to do with Georgia Guidestones.

@hanshansen3885 Ай бұрын

@sl4983 Ofc it is.... 🙄

@Brian1961-ep4bq 29 күн бұрын

I think that could happen too cuz they're buying everything up is there allowing that to happen

@charleszeitler8536 Ай бұрын

Follow the money

@sweettoothmomma2621 Ай бұрын

Thank you Mr. Murdock for all your hard work and your voice!

@Farmersforever1993 Ай бұрын

As a farmer that depends on putting water on his crop i feel them. Funny thing farmers are the most responsible water users. Unlike a majority of people that live in towns and cities, not saying everybody but a majority. Got to have that green lawn, got keep that golf course looking green.

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

Golf courses here in SoCal High Desert are commonly watered with city waste water.

@chewinbubblegum2695 Ай бұрын

17 comments left, only 12 showing. YT censorship continues...

@scotimotti Ай бұрын

Idaho, Colorado, Kansas, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Missouri...control the food, control the people

@donaldkasper8346 Ай бұрын

Water is not infinite.

@stephanielegarda5443 Ай бұрын

"These guys are attacking the food supply" said it right there. These regulations don't sound ethical, they should sue the government. Power to the people, let's all support our local farmers and pray for the ones facing such obstacles all around the country - one story after another....

@duanescarpetcleaningutah8999 Ай бұрын

Tell the state and governor to pound sand and water your fields. There is plenty of water in your state.

@jacksek12 Ай бұрын

Has to be stopped

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

What does

@sheilahucke4204 Ай бұрын

Oh Lord plese pray Trump get's back in the Whitehouse.

@sheilahucke4204 Ай бұрын

@@sl4983 Biden's wanting to regulate the water now.

@jacktomasek7171 Ай бұрын

I thought the governor of Idaho is a Republican ? Is he a " Rino Republican " who is " In Bed with the Democrats " ? The State Senate has to act FAST !

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

Yes they do!

@gorillamomma4478 27 күн бұрын

Yes gov. little is a rino. He’s in bed with China.

@deborahwhit118 25 күн бұрын

BOTH PARTIES HAVE THE SAME AGENDA fact

@AlleyCat-1 24 күн бұрын

He's a Rhino. He couldn't decide if he was going to roll over for Biden or grow a pair & say no .. he rolled over.

@Mk101T 17 күн бұрын

@@deborahwhit118 And then there is Maga , that has the same agenda as Russia .

@Fletcher-Boy Ай бұрын

Ignore them

@lv4tmnt90 24 күн бұрын

Food or cobalt? We all need to keep corporate elites from F ing with farmers.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

What In The World????

@IdahoIsaiah67 Ай бұрын

Hmm sounds like state made food shortage. No wonder food prices are going up, they always wanna screw with the farmers and ranchers these days

@hanshansen3885 Ай бұрын

Yes, the very Red state is making food shortage...

@joanaguerrero4464 29 күн бұрын

If there is a water shortage why are they not stopping new subdivisions with a ton of green lawns and pools from being constructed in the area?

@user-vg9dg4pu7o Ай бұрын

Time for subdivisions thats what going to happen.developers are waiting to buy the land cheap.

@user-zj3pb4ey2w Ай бұрын

Homes for all the illegals and we can eat bugs 😢

@EL.JEFE1231 Ай бұрын

Even if it went there they aren't going to get it cheap in Idaho

@kc4e841 24 күн бұрын

All the jobs in that area depend on Ag. Who will buy the houses?

@zayonkiber2510 Ай бұрын

Manwhile rich communities can water their acres of lawns 🤦‍♂️

@kc4e841 24 күн бұрын

Hypocrites in the govt are out on the watered golf course every day!!

@thefix2573 Ай бұрын

It goes deeper. The guys that ran the Twin Falls Canal company, got into positions at Idaho Dept of Water Resources and changed the formula that everyone was going by, to benefit the Twin Falls canal Co. FOLLOW THE $$

@Jpaydirt Ай бұрын

Idaho power just entered the chat..........................they can't use all the water so where's it going to go? thru the turbines and into the ocean

@EL.JEFE1231 Ай бұрын

As someone who lives in Southern Idaho, mainly Twin Falls, I know the TFCC also bent over twice to meet Eastern Idaho Jr shareholders on changes in 09 and 15. Still, if TFCC or Southern Idaho didn't fight for it, Eastern Idaho would have gobbled this up and left everyone else high and dry over here. When the aquifer is full, you can drive to Thousand Springs, which tells you everything you need to know because it isn't flowing like you think. TFCC still needs to fill the canal system to total capacity because I'm not getting my shares.

@thevikingwolfpack836 Ай бұрын

But yet they got water for the golf courses and the swimming pools at the richh peoples houses.

@donaldhackneyii1761 23 күн бұрын

Shut down the unnecessary car washes. I would rather eat than worry about a clean car.

@jared6234 Ай бұрын

Meanwhile the mega apartment complexes don’t have a limit on the water usage.

@user-es3zh3jk5o Ай бұрын

This is B.S. Idaho get a crazy amount of snow. This is Democrats cutting off the food supply. Don't let this happen. Vote Trump 2024

@tr7b410 20 күн бұрын

Idaho is a Republican party state.

@spideyphd Ай бұрын

This is a wet year! What kind of conspiracy is driving this stupidity!?

@EL.JEFE1231 Ай бұрын

Where? It rained 3 times in the spring where I live on the Snake River Plains..

@skitoseawealth 21 күн бұрын

The Gov. Of Idaho needs to do the right thing by the farmers and the state. I wish thee interviews would tell us what we could do to raise a voice and stop this.

@SecondDwight Ай бұрын

There is plenty of water in Idaho. Current government wants population depletion.

@duanelee6208 Ай бұрын

Sounds like the governor is either an ignoramous or has an agenda not in Idaho's best interest.

@SuperMaxMartinez 21 күн бұрын

This needs a lot more Public Attention!!! Someone is making a lot of money off of this and it’s wrong!

@sirnicholibraden86 20 күн бұрын

How TF is this legal? Stand strong and armed.

@appahoopjack2514 24 күн бұрын

Glad that Fox is making this national news.... I voted against Governor Little 2 years ago in the Primary and General... He's the biggest RINO in the entire USA

@MJC1121 Ай бұрын

Thats the plan, now you’re dependent on the government

@PCParagliders 29 күн бұрын

DO NOT COMPLY

@ianfortuna9385 17 күн бұрын

The water belongs to the people! Not the government

@JeffSherlock Ай бұрын

Government destroying farming.

@Brian1961-ep4bq 29 күн бұрын

This is what you get when you have California and everybody else moving here the governor is a rancher he's not going to let this happen but he'll keep raising those property taxes where nobody can afford their rent or their house bills

@mikehocking4836 20 күн бұрын

Ya it's IdaFornia now God help us

@x1777-x 21 күн бұрын

I support the farms and oppose government overreach. We need smaller national and local governments. Just leave us alone. Let us live in peace. Stop the endless wars. 🇺🇸🙏

@danskeeloNotHacked Ай бұрын

So these are the repercussions of all the Californians that recently moved to Idaho. Ridiculous.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

@EL.JEFE1231 Ай бұрын

Only if they are the Snake River Plain and ground pumping wells, which most towns and cities have a reliance on the aquifer.

@Tobstertacoma Ай бұрын

People should thank Brandon and his Bideonomics!

@poormiserablesinner4600 Ай бұрын

Does anyone know what that's going to do to the cost of potatoes and byproducts. Yeah

@shawnhayhurst9445 Ай бұрын

Not only potatoes but corn wheat barley sugar and many many other food items prices are about to be jacked up like no other

@rosaannalana Күн бұрын

You never know what you had until it’s taken away from a self substantial business.

@Adele-bo2zg 22 күн бұрын

where’s the people???? don’t give up your farm? fire the governor. He’s compromised.

@Spyrit2011 Ай бұрын

Here is what is going to happen, family farms are put out of business and corporate farms take over. The current governor did not write the bill, the bill that was put in place was written a very very long time ago, farmers at that time lacked the foresight to protect their ground water rights. At the heart of this is a power company btw. The people must stand up for family farms and private property against this hostile take over by corporations all across the nation. If corporations have a right to own land so should the people. End of story.

@EL.JEFE1231 Ай бұрын

Yes and no. Twin Falls Canel Company has existed since 1909, which makes them the senior shareholder for water in the Southern part of the state. ground pumpers came in the 1950s, making them Jr, so it's a matter of water rights. TFCC has come to the table multiple times, but Eastern Idaho keeps wanting more, and TFCC is doing what it feels is in the best interest of its shareholders, who are farmers as well. In the end, dang, nearly every city that is on the Snake Riber Plain is getting their water from the aquifer that the Eastern Idaho farmers are using.

@mikenicholas1019 21 күн бұрын

Funny how a lithium mine also in Idaho was grant 24 hr work schedule 1 day prior to this water restriction. Which requires alot of water. Hmmmmmm?

@noahriding5780 25 күн бұрын

70% of all Idaho potatoes come from this affected area. If they allow this to occur without immediate intervention and punishment it will starve the country. Idaho is also the top #1 producer by rank in potato production. This is too important for the country to be allowed to happen. This could create actual food riots.

@jeffzimmers9301 21 күн бұрын

Unite farmers and an active coop. You mess with me, you mess with my whole family.

@calvinwaligora8312 26 күн бұрын

Economic Terroristism is the dictionary definition for this.

@anonamouse5917 27 күн бұрын

If they're going to cut off the water, they should do it after the harvest. Farmers made a massive investment just to get their crops to this state.

@user-xw2jf4fn1h Ай бұрын

This is a world wide problem caused by the un 2030 agreement government needs to get out of 2030 agreement government needs to be reduced

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

Un agenda 2030

@truthseeker4298 29 күн бұрын

"The season before the harvest? Harvest is when I need you the most"

@vel230 Ай бұрын

Time to drive the tractors to Bosie.....

@jared6234 Ай бұрын

How would you go about and follow the money to see who benefits from this? Maybe a big corporate buy out in a few years when all the farmers are broke?

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

Where are the comments???

@shawnhayhurst9445 Ай бұрын

Censored by yt

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

@@shawnhayhurst9445 unbelievable

@richsangberg2628 22 күн бұрын

Wow! Guess the right wing Idaho government does care about its people!

@richardfehrman2721 19 күн бұрын

Goverment is doing this in every state why?

@dahnoied6893 Ай бұрын

They interview one guy with one point of view. What's the rest of the story?

@kip3784 Ай бұрын

I live in the area. I think everyone is baffled at what the rest might be. There is a company who owns water rights for reservoir water and ground water. While the reservoirs are full the ground water is low so they are demanding their rights. Legally they can do that but the timing is critical for farmers, there was no discussion, just out of the blue (after crops were already planted and farms invested in this upcoming season) they were told they couldn't use ground water any more. It is a messy situation and hopefully can be resolved before it's dire for farmers. Farming is a dying profession and things like this will cut out even more of them. It's so disheartening.

@EL.JEFE1231 Ай бұрын

@@kip3784 It wasn't out of the blue; they gave notice in late March and April, and the Sr shareholder isn't even at Capacity, nor are they delivering at capacity.

@user-ko9lp4tw9o 28 күн бұрын

What is the city or county government doing for their towns. Just give them the water. Just use the water.

@hb7030 26 күн бұрын

Its untrue that water levels are historically high. Rivers and dams are always full during the spring due to snowmelt, but they need to manage through fall.

@bourbontrail565 23 күн бұрын

Lithium in the ground is worth more than potatoes.

@AlanBaum Ай бұрын

Idaho farmer here. I don't personally have a dog in this fight, so I hope to look at it rationally. I first thought "how can they do that to these poor farmers". The more I learn the more I see that there are deeper issues than these poor Farmers not getting their water. This aquifer, underground river through the state, is drying up and the farmers who are getting the press don't quantify that they have not been working with farmers down stream, who have senior water rights. Surface water and underground water are two different issues. It can take years for the surface water to make its way to the aquifer. This needs to be discussed with both sides in the press. No reason to make bad guys out of these politicians. This is a farmer against farmer with the Idaho department of water resources policing the issue. The governor can't take sides and shouldn't. We all need to learn more about this

@annmatthews196 Ай бұрын

The governor has the power, don't kid yourself

@Jpaydirt Ай бұрын

The aquifer is not drying up, what is the twin falls canal co. going to do with all the water they want to take? that's right, it's going down the river and in to the ocean, Idaho Power has just left the chat

@AlanBaum Ай бұрын

@@annmatthews196 I assume, yes he does have the power. Which farmer do you feel he should side with? They have the opportunity to follow a plan and so far they have chosen not follow the plan. I'm not picking sides here, but it is an issue between farmers rights. I'm sure they will get their water but it seems that it will force them to follow a plan to conserve the aquifer from depleting further. We all need to learn both sides of this issue before throwing mud, or... dry clods

@AlanBaum Ай бұрын

@@Jpaydirt sounds like an issue they need to sort out. It will force all to come to the table. This has been going on for over a decade and it has come to a head

@annmatthews196 Ай бұрын

@@AlanBaum with all due respect Sir, I am not throwing mud or anything else, I am taking a stand for The people who need to grow food and for the people who need to eat it, the government is not being transparent and that is not right

@SanitysVoid 29 күн бұрын

Skyler Massey Michael William Did you know the day before shutting the farmers off. The state of Idaho gave a water permit to mine Colbalt on the Salmon River. It takes roughly 34 billion gallons to irrigate the 500,000 acres yearly. The Colbalt mine will use. WALLA!!!! about 34 billion gallons a year. There is a treaty with the Tribe so much water must reach the Columbia basin a year. To mine the Colbalt there was not going to be enough water to meet Idaho's required amount of water for both. Hum, NEXT you have the biggest Chip manufacturing plant in the world being built in Southern Idaho. Does not take a Rocket Scientist to see why the farmers permits were pulled.

@jeffzimmers9301 21 күн бұрын

We need to organize.

@steven4315 2 күн бұрын

If anybody cares, they worked out a deal.

@sl4983 Ай бұрын

Force stop your KZfaq app if it doesn't let you comment. Then open it again.

@bobwhite2 Ай бұрын

Their goal

@blackout7615 Ай бұрын

Youll own nothing and be happy.

@lonelypatriot9334 25 күн бұрын

I have wonder if the presence of cobalt in that area and the Dept. of Defense putting money toward the mining of cobalt has anything to do with this water issue.

@dragonfly5895 Ай бұрын

after bankruptcy, when tractors don't sell , do the chinese come in and take off with the equipment for their land use?

@larryjackson8675 21 күн бұрын

Water is now a weapon

@stevenarnold1960 Ай бұрын

All about control and controlling our food.

@beverlyaten1775 Ай бұрын

Disgraceful. Criminal. TREASON!

@kentravis1357 Ай бұрын

They want to create land for wind and solar power generation for California and it's EV mandate.

@GameCreatorOfGod Ай бұрын

Well ask the big question. Is there really enough water? If yes then sue the state.

@EL.JEFE1231 Ай бұрын

It's not a matter of surface water. It is aquifer levels. Most of these farmers are pumping groundwater.

@jeffreyskidmore8423 23 күн бұрын

Look into the cobalt mining that happing in Idaho

@LordThomasRoy-wy8lf Ай бұрын

Why? Why is this happening?

@ruvanefriebus-cv6td 22 күн бұрын

Sell the land retire and starving America can ask the government for their food

@JamesHavlin-ez4gw 21 күн бұрын

Evil will prevail if good men stand by and do nothing……..

@scottschaeffer8920 24 күн бұрын

Not supporting this moratorium; however, regenerative farming doesn’t need irrigation. Your soils will save the day, if producers follow the 6 principles of soil health. Just a related topic.

@roninbaltao9248 27 күн бұрын

Corruption in Idaho politics

@rickleismeister7737 Ай бұрын

sounds like a dem in republican clothing

@josephsagers7888 Ай бұрын

This doesn't just effect Idaho farmers. If 1/3 of all potatoes aren't grown this year, what do you think that will do to your big Mac?

@EL.JEFE1231 Ай бұрын

It only affects it if these farmers are contracted to processing plants; otherwise, cold storage is typically used for other things, and even then, they have brought spuds in from Washington, Oregon, and all the way from Az.

@fodor7069 21 күн бұрын

What family farms? All I see is this guy’s corporation.

@Eyota567 Ай бұрын

They want us to eat bugs

@Mk101T 17 күн бұрын

1:40 There is your answer right there ... corporate greed of making sure the quality on french fries & probably potato chips does not diminish. Seeing how those items are selling at premium prices these days . And I am sure we are all aware of how many french fries just get thrown away in that farm to factory to fastfood fryer . Before they actually get handed to the customer that expects not having to wait around for french fries to get done frying . Maybe McDonalds should start selling fried grasshopper ??? And french fries could become a premium food item , made from freshly cut potatoes .

@ewokisamokis747 24 күн бұрын

It's not because there's a cobalt vein underneath this farm land is it?

@richardjensen6753 Ай бұрын

Well, all the Californians moving to Idaho is now having it's intended affect!

@BillyF-mo8wp Ай бұрын

Of course they are intentionally doing this how else are they going to drive away the landowners. How else are they supposed to get the entire state of Idaho under Federal control if they don't force out the landowners?