The crop is coming along okay, albeit slowly, with a lot of late weeds showing up. I don't expect much of an improvement in the yield from last year to this. We just have not had enough heat to set a real good crop, I believe. We will just have to wait and see to know for sure. One thing I do know is that it won't be an early harvest by any means.
We haven't even harvested this year’s crop and were already working on next year’s rice crop. One of our fields that had rotated out of rice for a couple of years is going to go back in rice next spring so we have started to get it ready to produce the best crop it can.
As soon as the winter wheat crop came off, rather late, we worked in the residue and smoothed off the field. Then we came in with our field leveling scraper that uses GPS technology to give the field a uniform slope so we can use the minimize the amount of water and herbicides needed to raise a good crop. It is an ongoing battle to keep the fields in good shape, but at least we’re making headway, I hope.
Sean Doherty is a 3rd generation rice farmer living out his dream, being a rice farmer in Dunnigan.
He farms in Yolo, Colusa, and Sutter Counties with his wife Melissa, and three kids, Hannah, Gus, and Mary. He enjoys being in the fields, watching the seasons, and sharing it with his family.
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