Monday, September 26, 2011

Video from Nicole Van Vleck: Rice harvest brings excitement

Nicole Van Vleck of Montna Farms near Yuba City describes the start of the 2011 rice harvest and what happens to fields once the grain is removed.



Nicole Montna Van Vleck is a third generation rice farmer who farms with her parents and sister in Sutter County. Nicole is Managing Partner of Montna Farms which grows, dries and stores super premium short grain rice. Montna Farms partners with many waterfowl organizations to protect and enhance waterfowl habitat primarily on its working rice lands.

Nicole is a graduate of UCLA and The California Agricultural Leadership Program. Nicole and her husband Stan have two school-aged children.

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