Monday, April 25, 2011

Video post from Charley Mathews: California rice from the ground up

Family rice farmer Charley Mathews of Yuba County discusses different aspects of the soil used to grow the state's crop.



Fifth-generation farmer Charley Mathews is continuing a family a legacy that began in the 1850s. Their first rice fields were planted in the 1940s and are still going strong in Yuba County. Charley is a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He and his wife Hilliary have two sons, Parker and Adam.

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