Leave it better
We try to leave fields, equipment, shops, relationships and land in better shape than we found them.
Fifth-generation family farm in the Palouse
Five Generations on the Palouse. Building What Comes Next.
Nelson Farms grows wheat, lentils, chickpeas, canola and peas in eastern Washington. We are Certified Regenerative by AGW, and we work every season to leave the land healthier, more productive, and better suited to the generations ahead.
Our Farm
Stewardship is the job. Productivity is the result.
Each generation has faced different equipment, economics, weather and agronomic challenges. The responsibility has remained the same: make good decisions today without compromising the farm for whoever farms it next.
Nelson Farms grows dryland crops across the rolling hills of the Palouse, balancing soil conservation, weather variability and the realities of a commercial farm with a long-term view.
Wheat
Lentils
Chickpeas
Canola
Peas
What matters most
Simple principles guide the way we work.
Solve problems
We do not just point out what is wrong; we work toward the fix and keep moving.
Help each other
No one farms alone. Good work depends on mutual trust, initiative and practical help.
Stay curious
Every season teaches us something. We keep learning, testing and improving without losing our footing.
How We Farm
Practical agriculture, guided by data and grounded in the land.
Certified Regenerative by AGW
Nelson Farms has earned Certified Regenerative status through A Greener World. It is an independently audited whole-farm certification, and it reflects the way we think about soils, water, biodiversity and productive land.
Crop diversity
Thoughtful rotations, cover crops, and diverse crop choices build resilience across the farm while protecting soil and long-term productivity.
Precision and stewardship
GPS guidance, variable-rate applications, drone imagery, data, and field observation all help us put inputs where they are needed and learn from the results.
Innovation
Technology has to earn its place on the farm.
Modern farming involves thousands of decisions across weather, equipment, agronomy, labor, logistics and markets. Nelson Farms uses technology because it helps solve real problems — not because it is fashionable.
- GPS and RTK guidance
- Variable-rate and individual-nozzle control
- Drone and multispectral imagery
- Farm data and equipment telemetry
- AI-assisted decision support
- Autonomous systems and practical workflow software
Does it save time, improve a decision, reduce waste, improve the crop or make farming better?
AgAnswers
Building technology from the tractor seat.
Running Nelson Farms produces an enormous amount of information: field records, equipment data, agronomy decisions, grain contracts, invoices, weather, tasks, and knowledge spread across different systems. Many of those frustrations helped shape AgAnswers, an AI-powered operating system for the farm.
AgAnswers is being built around real agricultural workflows rather than hypothetical ones. The farm provides a place to identify problems, experiment with solutions and determine whether they work during a real growing season.
Explore AgAnswers →Farm problem → build a solution → use it on the farm → improve it.