Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
How organic rice is farmed in California may surprise you! In order to kill early competitive weeds the rice must be nearly drowned with high water. Then to kill other varieties of weeds, further down the growing season, the rice must be nearly killed agin by drying out the field. All this stress certainly stunts the rice and affects yield but with a dedicated and pro-active rice farmer doing his best--a solid crop of rice should be harvested in the fall.
Chicken manure is used as natural fertilizer and a spreader truck is used to apply it to the rice field. Afterwards a tractor and disc goes over the ground, lightly incorporating the manure.
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How organic rice is farmed in California may surprise you! In order to kill early competitive weeds the rice must be nearly drowned with high water. Then to kill other varieties of weeds, further down the growing season, the rice must be nearly killed agin by drying out the field. All this stress certainly stunts the rice and affects yield but with a dedicated and pro-active rice farmer doing his best--a solid crop of rice should be harvested in the fall.
Chicken manure is used as natural fertilizer and a spreader truck is used to apply it to the rice field. Afterwards a tractor and disc goes over the ground, lightly incorporating the manure.
If you have any questions please let me know.
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Please share this episode if you found it entertaining and/or educational.
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