Truffle Hunting: A Rare Hunt Growing In Numbers

Betsy Jibben with AgDay talks with Paul Beckman, a farmer from Eagle, Idaho and owner of Bella Vista Farms and Richard Jimeaz, a chef at Chateau des Fleurs in Eagle, Idaho as they hunt for truffles.

Many people are used to hunting small and large game but what about hunting underground?

AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben takes us on a rare hunt you can’t find just anywhere.

She talks with Paul Beckman, a farmer from Eagle, Idaho and owner of Bella Vista Farms and Richard Jimeaz, a chef at Chateau des Fleurs in Eagle, Idaho about the hunt for truffles.

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