Monday, April 9, 2012

New Josh Sheppard video- Clay soil helps efficiency

Family rice farmer Josh Sheppard describes how the heavy clay soils of the Sacramento Valley help growers achieve peak water efficiency on the crop.




Josh Sheppard is proud to be part of the fourth generation of his family that have been farming rice in Butte County for many generations. After receiving degrees in Agribusiness and Water Science from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo in 1997 he returned to the 3,000 acre family rice operation with his parents, a brother, and a sister. Josh and his wife, Kathryn, have two children.

When he’s not on the farm, he enjoys time as a volunteer for the California Waterfowl Association and his children's youth basketball programs.

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