California Rice Production

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California rice production provides approximately 500,000 acres of habitat annually. This habitat provides nearly 60% of the food resources consumed by wintering waterfowl in the Central Valley and is the sustenance for 2.5 million of the 5 million ducks using the Pacific Flyway.

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Harvested Rice Field

california rice fields

When the California rice crop is harvested, the leftover rice serves as an important food sources for millions of ducks, geese, pheasants and other wildlife

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