Salute to Idaho Agriculture: Lanting Enterprises

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Two generations in the past Chase Lanting’s grandfather, and his brother, purchased a number of cows at a chapter public sale and thus… Lanting Enterprises was born.

“They began out from fairly shut out right here with only a couple cows and made it as much as what it’s,” mentioned Chase Lanting.

The enterprise has been handed down by means of the household tree twice now, to Lanting’s father and now to he and his brother. However all generations nonetheless work collectively as a tight-knit group.

“We work collectively fairly a bit. It’s an entire household operation, everyone has a little bit half and it really works collectively solely as a result of everyone has their half,” mentioned Lanting.

Lanting has deep respect for the groundwork his predecessors laid for him and his household, saying they’ve created one thing the household will be capable to carry for generations into the longer term.

Now, he has the glory, and strain, of constant that legacy.

“It’s each. It’s an honor and it’s fairly a little bit of strain. I really feel the identical manner my grandfather did, and my father, to cross it on and make a chance for my children,” mentioned Lanting.

The work to cross the enterprise to his kids has had its personal challenges.

Like all industries, the previous few years have been riddled with obstacles, however like those that got here earlier than him, Lanting and his brother will forge ahead.

“Holding crops rising, now we’ve the drought coming such as you mentioned, we don’t have water at Salmon Falls. It’s all robust, however you do what you may, attempt your greatest,” mentioned Lanting.

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