Spring Time Can Be a Real Crunch

Wednesday, Jun 8th, 2011

Springtime, Planting Season, Time to Seed; whatever name you chose – it is crunch time on our rice farm. The window for planting rice in California begins about April 15th and ends about June 1st. However the optimal time to plant rice is from May 1st to May 15th – a very short window to … Continue reading “Spring Time Can Be a Real Crunch”

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Water Water Everywhere

Wednesday, Jun 8th, 2011

As I sit here watching the graphs of the various rivers and reservoirs, I am amazed at how much water we have received this year and how little of it we will be able to put to good use, be it for irrigation, domestic (read drinking water), generation or even the environment. I recently found … Continue reading “Water Water Everywhere”

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