Farming in today’s world is as challenging as Utah’s weather
Once an area far away in the Salt Lake Valley distance, Riverton is now full-scale suburbia complete with a busy highway. Surrounded by many homes and neighbors, The Petersen Family Farm has had to adapt to farming in today’s world on land that has been in the family for five generations. The farm has been modified from an operation that produced mostly forage crops for animal feed to now growing almost all fruits and vegetable.