Plenitful Rice for Ducks and People
2013 Ducks Unlimited Annual Report DU Article-Rice for Ducks and People
Ducks and rice have been linked for centuries , and as far as rice farmer Al Montna is concerned, that bond will remain strong.
Lack Of Water Taking California Farmers Into Uncharted Territory
Ian Schwartz, CBS Sacramento, May 1, 2014
SUTTER COUNTY (CBS13) – For months farmers have only been able to guess how the drought would affect them, but this year’s planting season brings bad news. Not only are the crops hit hard, other businesses are feeling the pain. (more…)
Sisters – third generation on land are a rarity
Stacy Finz, San Francisco Chronicle, April 14, 2013 Keeping the farm in the family SF Chronicle
Sisters Michelle Vogt and Nicole Montna Van Vleck are the third gerneraion to run their family rice farm in Yuba City (Sutter County). They have also protected the land so it will remain in use as a farm and a bird habitat.
WHEP Program a Win-Win for California Rice Waterbirds
Cary Blake, Western Farm Press,
April 8, 2013 WHEP program a win
The Montna farming family of Dingville, CA., successfully integrates commercial rice production on its 3,000 acres of land with habitat enhancement practices which benefits waterbirds, thanks to a partnership with California’s Natural Resources Conservaton Services (NRCS).
Paul Harvey, ‘And God Made a Farmer’
SLO Country Magazine Article
Why rice is not grown in San Luis Obispo County
Published Summer 2011
With the bounty of agriculture products in San Luis Obispo County, you many wonder why rice is not a local crop. After all, thousands of varieties grow in more than 100 countries as a staple food for over half the world’s population, and rice has fed more people a longer period than any other crop. But the climate and resources determine where rice can grow – and SLO County lacks the warm summer nights, vast level acreage and water necessary to flood fields.
