Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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The tractors are all ready to start planting rice but now we need to start working on the implements. We will begin with our pull-chisels by changing the worn chisel teeth. Also we visit downtown Chico and watch the Chico Stage Races, kicking off the 2017 cycling season. I get a new pickup truck to cruise the rice fields and also receive some fan mail!

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Matthew Sligar is a third generation rice farmer in northern California; farming medium grain rice in Gridley, Biggs and Richvale (in Butte County). Rice Farming TV is a weekly vlog that follows his life as a farmer and young family man. Please subscribe to stay updated.