LIVE: How to Plant Rice Q&A

[@mooorecowbell4222]

Thanks Matt for letting us tag along this morning. It looks so peaceful out there in the rice fields. Being Mother's Day you have to get back home for all that so it was good to see LIVE content as it really happens. I don't have questions because you were so thorough in explaining what stage you are at in the rice growing process.

[@chrisgossman6512]

I always find these videos fascinating. Please say Happy Mothers Day to your wife.

[@wendyc.5769]

Hey Matthew!!! Wishing you well with your crop this year!!!!!👍

[@mikehorst4506]

Mike from Minnesota! Raised on Nebraska dry land hard red wheat farm. Thanks for teaching me about rice farming, LIVE!!!

[@themerrigans2734]

That was an interesting stream and answered questions I had about fertilizer application. Keep em coming.

[@denomahadeo6064]

Hey Buddy, as always very informational. Keep up the good work.

[@shaunroberts9361]

Nice. Thank you Matt.

[@robertreznik9330]

The N is really NH4+ and OH- that bonds with the negative charges on the clay and organic partial. The displaced Ca++ is then in the soil water solution held by surface tension. The negative charges is known or expressed as CEC or cation exchange capacity. The reason for partly drying the soil is for physically altering the soil, not for chemical reasons. If the soil was actually dry then the ammonia would move to the atmosphere when the water or aqua part is evaporated. Aqua ammonia is 25% NH3 and 75% water. Anhydrous ammonia is 100% ammonia.

[@Dextamartijn]

Very interesting I just learned this from bigtractorpower where you collabed with him. Your channel is another great Channel that I just subscribed to greetings from Alberta

[@seanpacificrailroad3700]

Hi Mathew I think that's what you listen to in the gym when working out too 💪

[@franksmith2200]

I got into your live feed about half way, great job. It sounded like Glridley is getting hot early this year. Question: when you look at the flooded fields, which fields had two passes and what field has three passes with the tractor? Is it just to get the ground as flat as can be before flooding, so the rice can be planted in a uniform flat field? Is it to get rid of last years stubble to get it to decompose? Last week you were worried about the field being too wet. The field subject to compaction from the tractor tires. Then this week the fields had been flooded. The flooding of the fields does not take care of the compaction in the field by the tractors? After seeding, would you be able to see what areas were compacted by a lack of growing rice? This is Sunday, Have a great Mothers Day with your wife and children.

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Hi Frank, the fields that had an extra pass with the sweeps were the ones that were to wet to continue with our normal order of operations (2 chisel plow passes, two disc passes and a land plane pass) + fertilizer. The tillage work is to create a dry seed bed and level out the field as best as possible. -M.

[@lizj5740]

Frank Smith I believe the stubble decomposes during the winter while the fields are flooded with "winter water". The birds love it. You may recall that the first step in this season was to remove the water from the fields. The reason Matthew wants the fields dry is to avoid compaction while he does the 6 tractor passes. Matthew doesn't always show the same fields, video to video. The ones that needed to be dried out have not yet been flooded. The flooded ones had all their field work done before they were irrigated and then seeded. I hope that helps answer your questions.

[@shaunroberts9361]

Nice Matt.

[@leonardmiller721]

Hi Matthew, Are you planting any new hybrid rice this year?

[@robertreznik9330]

Does rice pollen travel very far or is it not likely to cross pollen from plant to the next plant like wheat? Does not the foundation seed next door have some pollen drift.

[@leevanruler119]

How much does evaporation impact your overall use of water?

[@johnbox6796]

What does the fertilizer cost per year? Im doing research if its not too secret.

[@dvalenciazuniga]

Hi, which college in California teach about planting rice? I follow your channel fron Panamá 🇵🇦. Thanks

[@dennisspencer1113]

Say "Hi" to Steve for me from cousin Bub from Alaska. Do you springtooth before water to give the rice a planted in rows look?

[@samueldeborba4686]

Are you planting hibrid rice tec?

[@zedantXiang]

Do you about the sea rise breed?

[@lizj5740]

Pick UP (from the live chat comments): It sounds like you have fields that are next to a river that regularly overflows onto your fields. Before the Oroville Dam was built with its concommitant flood control structures, Matthew's fields would have flooded when the river got too high but not in a way that would allow him to grow rice because he would not be able to control the water. Now the water is controlled from Oroville Dam all the way (several hundred miles) to southern California (near Los Angeles) so the water stays within the river banks (usually!), and it is also controlled on Matthew's fields by the irrigation infrastructure he has built. If you look at Matthew's fields, you will see he has a lot of infrastructure to control the water as it comes onto the fields (and to get it onto the fields initially). He has built checks (the banks between the fields), installed gates to let water in and out of the field, and so forth. I am afraid you will not be able to grow rice on your land until you figure out how to control the river water. Which country do you live in, and what is the name of your river?

[@JoseAguilar-rv7dr]

Its almost that time to get the airplane in the air rice 2020 on its way

[@Ricefarmingtv]

That’s right-we’re getting there. Light the fires, lift the tires! -M.

[@scott7006]

@@Ricefarmingtv: From an former MS Delta Resident; Interesting you flood fields then plant. Recall 30 years ago they would drill the rice into the ground and if no rain they would irrigate. As a former Cotton & Soybean farmer hats off to you all! Thanks for sharing your farm, brings back wonderful memories.

[@SILLYCATSY2310]

Hi I am interested to learn Rice farming what i have to to do for this

[@KCAATV]

What is your water source?

[@Ricefarmingtv]

Lake Oroville Dam. We are about 40 miles down stream from it. -Matthew

[@Yusuf.gormedengecme]

Is fresh running water like a river or stream better than water well? In terms of quality and taste of the rice?

[@OkineAddyDennis-rx6nv]

S O S . Please respond as though it's a request from God . Kindly direct us urgently to the the exact institution / association etc for RICE production technology ( know - how ) this info had for years eluded us thanks .

[@tylerscriven3324]

Did you get a degree in AG if you did where?

[@samueldeborba4686]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🌾🌾verri ricer

[@hanhdangle709]

Your nead worker