Great story showcasing the conservation efforts taking place on our working rice lands. Thank you Kurt Richter for helping get the word out.

My son Jack is doing field prep today for his second rice crop. He is the first of the Fifth generation of our family to farm in the Sacramento valley of Northern California.

Windy field conditions in the Sacramento valley has my rice ground sprayer parked for a couple days. Back at it next week

It’s time to drain the last few inches of irrigation water off my first planted 2020 rice. This field will be harvested in about 25 days. Down stream of my field wait 1000’s of acres of butte sink wetlands that will pick up my drain water and apply it to their lands for waterfowl

Ten years of orchard mowing and spraying had really taken a toll on the exterior of this great tractor. DuPont overhaul complete and she’s good for many more seasons of heavy use.

DWR’s Hyatt Powerplant at Lake Oroville is now offline due to falling lake levels as a result of California’s severe climate-induced #drought DWR has been in coordination with @California_ISO & California Energy Commission - ⚡#CalEnergy in anticipation of the loss of power generation: conta.cc/3rUkCMG

Cowboys win!! #dadsdayosu

The California Rice Commission has a fantastic communications opening. Do you love Ag, value conservation and have a strong communications background? Find out more about this job: calrice.org/wp-content/upl…

#riceplant22 has began for Sheppard Family Farms. 3rd consecutive year of drought in CA is putting major stress on the regions planted ac.

#riceplant22 continues on this chilly mid April morning.

Not as far along as I would like to see #rice that has been in the ground for 20 days of less than ideal growing weather but we are making progress. #plant22

Very relevant perspective of drought impacts to California Agriculture and everything that supports it.

Not much dust but it’s a start. #riceplant23

Don’t have all the horses back in the yard yet for rice planting 2023 but good to see the tillage portion come to it’s close. 3 more days for pre plant fertilizer and they will all be parked. Extremely smooth year despite the late start.

About to park the last tractor for rice planting 2023. It has been a sprint to get it all in this spring.

Great clip illustrating the environmental benefits that accompany rice farming in the Sacramento valley.

Shepppard Family Farms had 450 rice acres enrolled in the Fish Food program this past winter. Proud to be a part of the fix for salmon recovery.

Planting 2024 sushi rice in California will be happening soon. Giving it the groceries today with this Aqua ammonia and a liquid starter blend. Water seeding another 5 days out. 🌾

With areas of Moderate Heat Risk in the forecast the next several days, ensure that your loved ones who are in vulnerable populations are safe, as they can be more sensitive to increasing temperatures. #CAwx Heat Risk: wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/heatrisk/ Safety: weather.gov/safety/heat

Rice harvest 2024 began today at Sheppard Family Farms. No-till M-105 variety drilled April 21. Turned out better than expected. 🌾