Growing Diverse Crops – Nate and Steve Riggers

Source: REACCH

Steve and Nate Riggers grow winter and spring wheat on the Camas Prairie in Idaho, but have incorporated spring broadleaf crops such as peas, lentils, and canola. They also grow less-common crops like buckwheat, turf grass seed, crested wheatgrass seed, and alfalfa in an area that receives about 22 inches of rain annually.

Length: 07:07

Year Produced: 2018

State: Idaho

Cropping Systems: Forage, Other Grains

Tags: direct seeding, diversity, dryland farming, Erosion Control