Blog post by Sean Doherty: Finally done

Rice harvest is done! If I never see another year like this one again it will be too soon. It seemed to be a perfect storm of bad spring, summer and fall weather, all in the same year. Thankfully I did not fare too badly, and I’m very grateful to have finished up harvest with few difficulties - and most importantly - no accidents.

Throughout the rice producing areas of the state I’ve heard the crop mostly faired okay with just a few disappointments. After such a trying year, to have this happen is quite a testament to the exceptional rice varieties we have in California. All of the credit belongs to the rice breeders and staff at the California Rice Experiment Station. If not for their varieties, a year like this could spell doom for growers like us.

All that is left now is to clean and put away all the equipment, and start in on the office work of budgets and expenses, and planning for next year.