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A
Stalk of wild rice just hours before the harvest |
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The
early morning light of the last moment before
the wild rice
harvest. The beautiful crop of majenta, purple,
pink and
lavender hues of wild rice. |
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Spider
webs on wild rice stalk. |
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Wild
Rice under a stronger light. _01 |
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Wild
Rice under a stronger light. _02 |
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The
whole field in early morning light. _01 |
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The
whole field in early morning light. _02 |
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Majenta
hues of wild rice under a sun just rising,
a gentler light. _01 |
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Majenta
hues of wild rice under a sun just rising,
a gentler light. _02 |
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More
sunlight, the gentler hues fade. _01 |
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More
sunlight, the gentler hues fade. _02 |
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More
sunlight, the gentler hues fade. _03 |
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A
whole field of wild rice. _01 |
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A
whole field of wild rice. _02 |
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Early
morning light shows the beauty of each stalk
of wild rice individually. _01 |
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Early
morning light shows the beauty of each stalk
of wild rice individually. _02 |
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Early
morning light shows the beauty of each stalk
of wild rice individually. _03 |
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Early
morning light shows the beauty of each stalk
of wild rice individually. _04 |
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This
self designed cage roller works the straw into
the soil,
speeding up decomposition. The flocks of geese,
ducks,
and swans help decompose the straw and stubble
by
trampling it into the soil. |
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Mike
Felkin inspecting Arborio crop and soil. |
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After
the harvest, about 3 tons of straw per acre
are left in the field.
This straw is then worked into the soil as part
of
Lundberg's soil enhancement program. |
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Field
supervisor Mike Felkin inspecting Arborio crop
6 weeks before harvest. |
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Early
morning start for rice harvest. |
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Rice
starting to be cut for harvest |
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Close-up
view of rice being harvested. |
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Close-up
view of rice being cut. |
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Rice
being poured into trucks. |
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Harvested
rice is trucked to large storage bins |
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Large
air tight rice storage bins. |
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Rice
is stored in large air tight bins, which are
air conditioned
to regulate the tempature and moisture of the
rice.
during the hot summer months |
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