New Blog- Faster Track

We are ahead of schedule for this rice season; a welcome change from recent years when spring rains brought delays.   I'm almost complete preparing my rice fields.  The water will be going on soon and airplanes should carry out the seeding process in a matter of days.  There already have been some airplanes flying seed around Richvale so my neighbors are on a good schedule as well.

Winds have proven a bit challenging in recent days.  They can be helpful for drying out the ground but we have had some gusty winds that can delay some of our work.

All in all things have started well this year.  This earlier start is a big help. Late plantings like we have had in recent years leads to the risk of not as much yield during the fall harvest.

This will be my seventy-second consecutive rice crop, something I derive a lot of satisfaction from.

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Dennis Lindberg has grown rice in Butte County for more than 70 consecutive years. He’s a well-known author and metal artist, taking scrap metal and creating beautiful animal sculptures. His civic work and love of community is evidenced by his being honored as “Outstanding Citizen of the 20th Century” by Lundberg Family Farms. He and his wife Charlotte have two children – Gary and Sherry. Gary farms with his father in the historic community of Richvale, which recently celebrated its centennial.