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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 11 > Rice seed, planted from the air, a yearly ritual with tricky stunts

Rice seed, planted from the air, a yearly ritual with tricky stunts

By Jesse McKinley / The Bulletin
May 11, 2008

OLIVEHURST, Calif. — As rice farmers in Northern California plant their flooded fields over the next couple of weeks, most will not head for a tractor or a tiller or any kind of seeder.

They will head for the skies.

With rice selling at record high prices and global demand rising,....

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