Hewitson Farms

Wheat

Family-owned business for three generations caring for the land and providing food for our country. We have 20,000 acres of Certified Organic farmland.

Name of farm

Hewitson Farms

Phone Number

559-386-5829

Email address

djh@rlhewitson.com

Website

Crops Grown

Red Wheat

Crop Varieties Grown

Yecora Rojo

Yecora Rojo is a red seeded Yecora 70, short-statured, hard red spring wheat, 10-15 cm shorter than Anza. The spikes are white glumed, moderately lax with long spreading awns; spikes curved at maturity. Yecora Rojo is medium maturing, 2-3 days earlier than Cajeme 71 and should adapt to areas where Cajeme 71 is used. Quality Lab is Organic Yecora Rojo from 2020 Harvest.

Additional Details

General Details

Years in Business

Type of farming

Certified organic

Acres allocated to grow grains

More than 500 acres

Wholesale (grain elevators)

Yes

Do you sell at farmers' markets?

Do you sell at grocery stores?

Direct Retail?

Yes

Direct retail

No direct retail offered

Minimum bulk grain purchase amount

5 loads, (250,000 lbs)

Interested in direct contract farming

On-farm cleaning capability for grains?

Do you have a grain mill?

Grain Mill

Hewitson Farms

Name of farm

Phone Number

Email address

Website

Crops Grown

Red Wheat

Crop Varieties Grown

Yecora Rojo

Additional Details

Years in Business

Type of farming

Acres allocated to grow grains

Wholesale (grain elevators)

Do you sell at farmers' markets?

Do you sell at grocery stores?

Direct Retail?

Direct Retail?

What farmers' markets do you sell at?

What grocery stores do you sell at?

Direct retail

Minimum bulk grain purchase amount

Interested in direct contract farming

On-farm cleaning capability for grains?

Do you have a grain mill?

Type of milling system

Sifter

Number of Mills

Brand name

Scale (mill maximum capacity MT/day)