Cindy Siddoway on family ranching, Hall of Fame honors and the future of Idaho agriculture

About this episode

Cindy Siddoway discusses her family's ranching legacy, their Hall of Fame induction, and the challenges facing Idaho agriculture.

Jeff and Cindy Siddoway are among this year's inductees into the Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame. The Terreton couple are fourth-generation sheep ranchers and will be among six recipients who are recognized in a banquet at the Shoshone-Bannock Event Center on March 20 . On this episode of "It's Worth Mentioning," Cindy speaks with host Rett Nelson about this induction. Like the ranch, the induction is a multi-generational tradition. Jeff's father was inducted in 1975, and some of Cindy's relatives are also in the Hall of Fame. RELATED LINK: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/02/former-lawmaker-and-fourth-generation-sheep-rancher-being-inducted-into-the-eastern-idaho-ag-hall-of-fame/ Cindy took time out of lambing season to discuss what it's like to work the sheep, spread across 450,000 acres on federal, state, and private land. In 2001, the couple launched an elk and bison operation called Mountain Juniper Ranch. She explains their motivations for diversifying their livestock and why it appealed to them. One of Cindy's responsibilities is processing H-2A visa applications for Peruvian migrants who work with them on the sheep ranch every summer. As the Donald Trump…

People in this episode

Host: Rett Nelson

Guest: Cindy Siddoway

Topics covered

• family ranching
• agriculture
• Hall of Fame
• Idaho
• immigration
• livestock diversification

Keywords

• Cindy Siddoway
• Jeff Siddoway
• Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame
• sheep ranching
• Mountain Juniper Ranch
• H-2A visa
• immigration reform
• Idaho agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame, Mountain Juniper Ranch, Donald Trump Administration

Places: Terreton, Idaho, Peru

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