Resources for Agricultural Producers
We believe that well-managed family farms and conservation can, and should, go hand-in-hand. In partnership with agricultural producers, water managers, elected officials and conservation groups we are developing locally-based solutions for maintaining the viability and health of our working lands, open spaces, and stream corridors, while improving surface and ground water resources for the benefit of people, fish, and wildlife.
We work with agricultural producers to provide the financial support to plan, implement, and monitor innovative methods, reducing the financial risk associated with trying a new farming or ranching practice while also providing support for education through workshops and peer-to-peer learning. Are you a local agricultural producer interested in adopting regenerative agricultural practices? We’d love to work with you — contact us.
Farms and Fish Program: Producer Incentives and Resources
Published 2025
Read the Community Action Plan for Agriculture!
Published 2022
The Teton Valley Soil Health Initiative is focused on the implementation of no-till methods, planting cover crops, using strategic crop rotations and implementing adaptive grazing practices.
The Teton Valley Aquifer Recharge Program works with agricultural and livestock producers to manage water on farms and ranches early in the irrigation season, to sustain water supplies for humans, fish, and wildlife into the late summer months.
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Betsy first visited Teton Valley as a 10-year-old from Atlanta, GA, on a family trip west (station wagon and pop-up camper in tow), and knew from that point that the Tetons were amazing and the Rockies were where she wanted to be when she grew up. With a B.A. in Biology and an M.A. in Geography, she enjoyed a career in natural resource management with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service, the last 20 years in Utah and Montana. In 2022, she and her husband Dan started building their home in Tetonia, moving here in 2023, and are enjoying the outdoor joys of the Tetons and getting to know Teton Valley. She enjoys all things outdoors, particularly hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and trying to dabble in bikepacking; loves traveling although finds leaving their senior tabby to be so hard.
Rafe owns and operates Canewater Farm in Victor, Idaho. Rafe studied business at The University of Georgia and organic agriculture at the University of California Santa Cruz. Rafe brings the unique perspective of the local agricultural community to Friends of the Teton River. He is a farmer and a fisherman who views the Teton River as the lifeblood of the community. He advocates for collaboration between agricultural and recreational stakeholders. He is a proud father of two children, Rowan and Emmalou. He and his family sneak away from the farm any chance they can to camp, fish, ski, bike and explore the beautiful mountains and rivers of the area.