Rice
By: Periann Larsen
Rice
Where rice is grown
- India
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Korea
- Japan
- China
- USA
Uses
- Protein
- Syrup
- Starch
- Oil
- Flour
Planting/ Harvesting
-March farmers begin to prepare for planting
-Fields are leveled and fertilized and planted into the shallow furrows
-By September fields are ready to be planted
-You can plant the rice by plane
-Rice reaches about 3 feet farmers are careful and make sure they only have 5 inches of water by summer
-Before harvest fields must be drained
-Each acre will yield about 8000 pounds of rice
Milling
-Rice goes to mill after being harvested
-The hull is first removed leaving brown rice
-White rice comes after you take off the bran layers
Pests
-Fungi
-Birds
-Bacteria
-Viruses
-Nematodes
-Water Weevil
could prevent by pesticides or by treating the field
Facts
You can plant rice by airplane
1 acre will yield about 8000 pounds of rice