Straw Blowing

Straw blowing is used for large areas that need added eroson-control; usually roadsides,
fields, and highways. Straw blowing is the act of spreading straw over newly seeded areas.
Straw acts as an insulator; in the erratic spring of Eastern Idaho, straw cover insulates and
keeps the newly seeded area warm when the temperature dips. In the high heat of the
summer, straw cover acts as an insulating material to keep the high temperatures from
leeching the moisture out of the soil.