Family owned & operated since 1950

We are a family owned and operated farm located in north central North Dakota, U.S.A. We produce Durum Wheat, Hard Red Spring Wheat, Barley, Flax, Canola, Sunflowers, Green and Yellow Field Peas. Our farm is located in the prairie pothole region of North Dakota, therefore there is a abundance of waterfowl and upland game.  Video of Flax Seed: From Field to Fork

Stevens Farm History:

My father Howard was born and raised in this area. He helped his father farm until he was called for duty in World War II. After serving in the Navy, he returned to Washington D.C. and worked as a welder. It was at that time Howard and Josephine were married. My mother was born and raised near Sykesville, Maryland. My parents had four children Robert, Mary, Beth, and March. (I was named after my Grandfather March Stevens.)

Howard always loved farming. In 1950 the two of them purchased 480 acres of land in Renville County. They both worked very hard with the farmland in addition to milking between thirty and forty dairy cows. My older brother married and he and his wife raised a family of four.

Robert and Howard farmed together for some time. Currently two of their sons farm in the area. My sister Beth lives in Minot, N.D. Beth and her husband Keith have two sons. She owns and operates an art supply store.

Farming for the Future

Our regions yearly total precipitation is only 16 inches per year. That is one of the reasons we have switched to minimum tillage and direct seeding on our farm.   Soil conservation is also a concern and basic economics has guided us in this direction.  We have have been continuous cropping for 30 years.

I view the farmer who wants to leave the land in better shape when he leaves it to the next generation as the role model for civilization.
— Charles Walters Jr.