LA Times Article Written by: Don Lee June 11, 2015
For years Charley Mathews Jr. has exported tons of his best Sacramento Valley-grown rice to Japan, but it grates on him that very little of that has ever ended up on the tables of sushi restaurants or Japanese households.
To read the full article click here:http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rice-trade-20150611-story.html
Yuba-Sutter Ag Life. – April 10, 2015, story and photo by David Bitton
Jon Munger wears a lot of hats in the world of Agriculture. Rice Farmer, president of the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau and vice president of operations at Montna Farms are some of them.
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California produces a major portion of the rice that’s grown in America. This meets a growing demand for the grain in not only domestic use, but in meeting the needs for rice sold overseas. The Montna family has been growing rice in the Sacramento Valley for generations. The Montna rice fields also provide an important watershed for birds in the region.
Click here to watch the video: http://www.americasheartland.org/episodes/episode_1019/ca_montna_rice_farm.htm
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – July 24, 2014, via ducks.org
Al Montna, of Yuba City, California, was elected to Ducks Unlimited Inc.’s national board of directors during the organization’s annual convention held recently in St. Louis.
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California Rice News, June 2014, Volume 15, Number 4
Often times when we see Agriculture in an urban setting it is in the form of farmers’ market or a farm-to-fork event trumpeting the virtues of local agriculture. Once in awhile agriculture will be mentioned as being great for exports but that’s about it. Read the full article here: The Sacramento Region Embraces Production Ag
California Rice News, March 2014, Volume 15, Number 3
Congratulations to Jon Munger of Montna Farms, who has been named to the 2014 Rice Leadership Development Program. Read more here:
