So is Steven Sutter, CEO of California Heritage Mills ... including the ducks and geese who use rice fields as a natural habitat.” Johnson said more than 230 species of wildlife use rice ...

Montgomery and his crew from California Trout head out along ... At one time, Doherty and rice farmers would burn their fields after the fall harvest to prepare for the spring, but the state ...

A recent report from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences shows how flooding California rice fields can support a wide range of wildlife. The report was prepared for the California Rice ...

About 30 percent of California waterfowl hunters hunt primarily in flooded rice fields, he said. Typically, there are about 300,000 to 350,000 acres flooded by December, but Smith thinks that ...

“This Rice Footprint report by the University of California, Davis, details how these same fields that grow America’s sushi rice serve as the economic driver for our small communities and are ...

In the winter, rice fields in the Sacramento region are flooded with water. It’s a common method to prepare the field for new growth. With the help of a program led by California Trout ...

The giant garter snake is one of many species reliant on California's flooded rice fields. (California Rice Commission photo) The California rice industry is getting a chance to showcase its ...

(Just this year, a California bill went into effect banning ... compared to continuously flooding rice fields. Regenerative organic advocates say implementing these practices—and transitioning ...