Raw phosphate ore is extracted from a mine near Montpelier, Idaho. The process is simple and requires minimal machinery.
Fertilizer products can be loaded as bulk product directly into a truck. We also offer bagged product in 1000-2200 lb tote bags and in smaller bags such as these 50 lb bags of pelletized gypsum.
This 1200 acre farm has been used to test our products since we acquired it in 2012. We have seen outstanding improvements in soil quality each year.
At 6100 ft of elevation, the weather makes it extremely difficult to successfully harvest a third crop of hay. This healthy third crop of alfalfa has been grown where, historically, it has been next to impossible.
Early generation seed potatoes were added as a crop in 2021. We have had great success with production in soils amended with Ida Gro Fertilizers. Yields and seed quality have exceeded expectations, even with a short growing season.
Our first (pictured) and second crops have also shown outstanding results. Both have tested with a relative feed value of more than 180 while producing a high yield of hay.