ABOUT US
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide the absolute most clean Idaho beef you can experience.
Our cattle receive constant care that isn’t overbearing or stressful. All of their needs are met and they’re free to live their lives and be cows.
The way we interact with the plants, soil, water, and livestock is all the same. We let Mother Nature take the lead and thoughtfully assist her efforts. The polycultures we plant on the land are what the cows eat, providing them with a diverse and consistent diet. Our cows are healthy, strong, and free and the result is nutrient-dense clean beef.
Brandon Jones
I was born in Jerome, Idaho and lived in the surrounding areas of Shoshone until my family moved to rural Blaine County, Idaho when I was seven years old. I spent my youth exploring the fields, streams and mountains of our beautiful Silver Creek and Wood River valleys. I attended local elementary and high schools but eventually decided traditional education wasn’t the path to my future. I eventually started my own company eventually employing over 30 workers in a plaster and stucco application business. Throughout my unique endeavors I was continually supported by my mother and elder sister, who is now my CPA.
With no formal education in the agricultural business but an intense desire for such, I was hired to manage a large historic farm and ranch operation with approximately 3500 acres of crop farming, cattle production, watershed management, outdoor recreation, and facility/equipment/employee supervision.
After 12 years on the job, academic and private consultant mentorships, and a traditional “boots on the ground, hands in the soil” approach, I obtained my own “PhD” in ranch management. I specialize in soil regeneration, water conservation, poly culturing, carbon sequestration, organic crop and cattle production, recreational land management, and educating other like-minded young farmers and ranchers.
Background
Brandon has had the privilege of experiencing the traditional practices of farming and ranching in the Wood River Valley up close. It has also championed the newer conservation-oriented practices that have been developed in our industry. Learning from farming practices and employing traditional technology of the past while looking to the future of innovation in conservation and sustainability technology, SCRL has established these visions and dreams for the future in our valley.
The Past.
In the United States, 31 million acres of farmland was lost to development between 1992 and 2012. That’s 175 acres per hour or 3 acres per minute of agricultural land lost to development. This loss continues today. If radical changes are not made soon, the US will no longer be a major food producing nation.
Our County.
In Blaine County, almost 90% of our food production comes from outside of the county despite having a large agricultural presence in the area. Food insecurity drives up food prices, which contributes to Blaine County having the fifth highest cost per meal of all counties in the U.S.
Our Vision.
To reinvigorate and rethink the agricultural model of Blaine County to benefit both the producers and consumers in finances and health.