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River Refuge Seed
United States
Registrace 2. 05. 2019
We are a family run farm specializing in native seed from Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Our farm encompasses over 700 acres in the Mid-Willamette Valley that not only produce many varieties of wetland plants but are home to hundreds of nesting birds and a resting area for thousands of migrating waterfowl. We love what we do and love sharing how to do it. This channel will be a resource for people who are interested in knowing how to farm and build ponds.
Building A Wild Rice Pond Using An Excavator
In this video, Dave Rogers gives us step-by-step instructions on how to build a wild rice pond using an excavator. Visit our website for more information about our seed farm. www.RiverRefugeSeed.com
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Building Goose Islands
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In this step-by-step video, we show you how to build a goose island in a pond. Geese, and sometimes ducks, love to nest on these islands because they are well protected from predators. Visit our website for more information about our seed farm. www.RiverRefugeSeed.com
Our Refuge Ponds
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Our family’s long time passion for waterfowl hunting led us to be avid proponents of wetland conservation. We run a duck club on our farm but also take pride in providing resting areas for the birds. This is a video of one of our refuge ponds. www.RiverRefugeSeed.com
River Refuge Seed Farm
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Here is a bird's eye view of our farm in Brownsville, Oregon. Most of these are seasonal ponds that we drain and farm in the late spring and summer. Others are kept full for wild life habitat. Visit our website www.RiverRefugeSeed.com to learn more about our family run business.
Planting Wild Rice
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In this video, we show you how to plant wild rice, in both the fall and spring, from start to finish. Visit our website www.RiverRefugeSeed.com for prices and more information.
How to Build a Duck Hunting Pond
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In this step-by-step video, we show you how to make a duck hunting pond by building a dike with a transit level and dozer. Visit our website www.RiverRefugeSeed.com to learn more about our family run business.
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What a great instructional video on building a wild rice pond. So helpful for all who want to restore wetlands and help wildlife in the process. Great job Dave Rogers, Scott Erion and Melissa Rogers. We need more wetland habitats in Oregon and Dave, you've contributed a lifetime of effort to make it happen. Thank You for showing us how this can happen !
Thanks Dan!
Nice video. Thank you young man.
Very interesting
Will it take over a body of water? Do you have to clear out a hole for water fowl?
No, it stays where you plant it pretty well. The ducks will land in it just fine, just depends if you want an open water landing zone.
@@riverrefugeseed9558 so do you just decoy in the rice?
Great job guys! Loved see the process begging to end.
Thanks so much!
So, that's why we saw so many ducks dropping into Scott's area this past season!! Thanks Dave for a great instructional video and also to Melissa for the video work! What a great area you all are creating!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Great video
So I’ve got a beaver pond right next to a large creek in North Carolina. Probably 2-3 feet where I would want to plant it. I could literally broadcast the seed into the water and it will grow? And if so when should I plant it if I want it ready by end of October-early November? Sorry. I know this question has been asked many times. I just want to make sure I’m reading it right.
Hi Jeremy, yes the seed can be broadcasted directly into standing water up to 3 feet deep as long as you have good water clarity, little to no weed competition, and good sunlight. I would recommend planting sometime between March and the end of April.
Great video
How salt tolerant is it
Any answer to salt tolerance?
Hello, wild rice has little to no salt tolerance and is not a good choice for areas with brackish water.
wow what a treat for you guys to share your knowledge thank you much. I am planning to do one of these in the future
When should this rice be planted in the mississippi delta for duck hunting?
I have read spring planting. Fall planting only works in the cold climates.
Hi Nick, sorry for the delayed response. For the MS delta I would recommend planting sometime between March and the end of April.
Nice to have a neighbor with a dozer too!
Imagine saying you created your own flyway lol
Look at the size of that land. There are islands all over the world with smaller flyways than that property
I'm wanting to plant this in ohio. I have some great beaver sloughs with wet banks and fresh water flow. Wondering what the best way to plant ? Don't want the seed to wash down away. Just looking to plant along the banks less than an acre.
Hi Featherz & Bonez, it really depends on how strong the current is. If it's relatively weak/slow you should be able to water broadcast the seed and get it stick to the bottom. If you'd like to discuss it, feel free to give us a call at 541-466-5309
Wow this was a great video! Thanks for sharing!! Oregon is the best state in the union!!
I just found this channel and binged all 5 of your videos! I can't get enough. Keep up the work and I eagerly await any new content!
Thank you! We enjoy making them. We have 2 in the works right now. One on canary grass management and another on how to build a rice pond using an excavator. If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe to our channel to get notifications when our new videos come out. Thanks for watching!
@@riverrefugeseed9558 Subscribed, can't wait for the new videos!
Is this possible to accomplish on 50 acres? I'm backed up to over 2000 acres of timber company and I would like to do something similar on the back on the property.
Hi Don, yes this can definitely be accomplished on 50 acres. May have to develop in to multiple ponds depending on grades but it can definitely be done.
good video
Thank you Frank
I live in Minnesota, people go nuts for wild rice here. It sells for $5-$8 a pound. I can't imagine just feeding it to ducks.
Thank you for this information. I have two ponds. There is however no way to drain the water down for a dry harvest. so we will probably do it the native American way with a boat and a flail.
I live in north east Texas, Marshall Texas. I need it to mature in October, is that possible??
James, for the sake of maximum seed viability it is best to get it planted by May. At 100-120 days to maturity, it puts your rice crop finishing late August/early September at which time the mature seed shatters off the stalk, back in to the water where it waits for the birds to feed on it. That puts it a little before your October target but not by enough that I would think it would greatly effect your seasons bird production.
How much quantity wild rice seed need in 1 hectare land
Our recommended seeding rate is 50-75lb per acre so one hectare being close to 2.5 acres would put it at about 125-185lb to cover a hectare.
Great vedio
If we used seed drill machine
No, wild rice cannot be drilled. Since it is a wet seed it will not feed through a drill. Best to either hand broadcast or use a broadcast spreader that has an agitator wheel in it.
Fantastic! Cannot wait to see the harvest in fall.
What a great video!!! Thanks for sharing!!
I wanted to mention what a great job Melissa Rogers has done in editing all of their videos. Great work Melissa and I look forward to the next videos.
Thank you Dan! It's been fun putting all of these together. - Melissa
I always wondered how wild rice is planted and grown. Great video Dave and Griffen. I learned a lot and appreciate your sharing this!
Dave and Scott, two adjoining property owners who each are working to restore wetlands for waterfowl and wildlife. These two properties over 500 acres and adjoining land to the south is another wetlands property of 600 acres. Almost 1200 total acres between these three properties. Dave and Scott, thank you both for what you are doing that benefits wildlife. Thank you also for sharing your knowledge.
This video shows what one man can do to improve habitat for waterfowl and many other species of wildlife. I met Dave Rogers in the 1980's when he had already started building some of these ponds and was raising wild rice. He has continued to acquire surrounding properties to expand the wetlands project near his home to over 500 acres. His grandsons and their families joined the business and with all of them now working on the properties, the business has grown to include raising all types of seeds for wetlands restoration and sold all over the country. More property was purchased nearer to my home and Dave and family have continued to restore wetlands there. They together have done more than anyone I know to benefit wildlife. They are an amazing family and accomplished so much. I'm so glad to have them as neighbors. Thank You Dave and the Rogers family.
Another great video from River Refuge Seed. I appreciate every thing that has been shared in all of their videos. So much knowledge to share. Thank You!
Thanks Dan!
Enjoyed video! Planted 15 acres of corn in West TN between a National Refuge and a WMA (Wildlife Management Area) this past Fall. Lots of ducks fly over and see it, but just not interested. Thought we might want to try something different next year!
Can you throw the seeds in the water and will they grow?
Yes it can grow in up to 3 feet of water.
Where can us Texans get some of the stratified seed?!!
Our spring seed is stratified and ready to sprout. Give us a call at 541-466-5309
Awesome info thanks
Great video. Gonna do some research and see if it will be perennial where I am.
How well does this type of water control system work? Is there a lot of adjusting the pipe as the water level rises?
It works great. It is good to add some support to the pipe (fence post, T post, etc) once the water gets high, to help support the pipe as the weight and pressure of the water build. We also use flashboard riser headgates attached to culverts to control water as well.
Please post a video of it with water on it. How do you plan on getting water on it? Natural rainfall?
Run off from the grass fields above it was enough to fill this pond. We could tell where the water was draining off by a shallow ditch it had made, so we positioned our pond around this ditch. There is a clip at the end of the video that shows it full of water.
i wouldn't mind buying some property up there and doing the same thing. Great video!
That was a great short video showing the development of your neighbor's pond. Also good to see that you refer to the soil survey to understand the soil types. I have access to a soils lab, so I just collect samples from the surface and 2 and 4 feet down and run a sieve analysis to know the distribution of particle sizes. But those old soil surveys are really good. I'll be calling Chris tomorrow to place my order for wild millet. Just 550 pounds. Looking forward to my ponds have millet all over.
Great video!
Thanks for that great video! It is impressive how you can plan and create such great waterfowl habitat from rye grass fields! I hope the April storms didn't do too much damage. I will look forward to see Scott's pond evolve and mature.Excellent job of videoing and editing Melissa!
Thank you!
Great video!
Thank you!