|
|
Post by tims70ar on Sept 10, 2023 19:12:09 GMT -5
I thought I would share a few pictures from our rice harvest today.We raise over 2,400 acres of Long Grain Rice.This rice still has the hull and bran.We will dry it and ship it to mills in January.The farm always has something going on.Oh...and By the Way..... EAT MORE RICE !!!
|
|
|
|
Post by merasmag on Sept 10, 2023 20:02:37 GMT -5
got any coupons?
i have a 3.99 5lb bag on my list
justincase
|
|
1hooper
UpInClass Steward
Posts: 6,765
|
Post by 1hooper on Sept 10, 2023 20:21:47 GMT -5
Congrats on what looks like a good crop. That is some fancy ($$) equipment.
|
|
eye123
UpInClass Steward
Posts: 2,735
|
Post by eye123 on Sept 10, 2023 21:37:42 GMT -5
2.8 Million NICE ! (It's what's for dinner...yeah I know that's the beef commercial.....but on a bed of rice...oh yeah)
|
|
|
|
Post by PonyGirlJCM on Sept 11, 2023 3:59:07 GMT -5
Wow…. that’s a lot of rice….. thank you for helping to keep those who enjoy it supplied…
|
|
eye123
UpInClass Steward
Posts: 2,735
|
Post by eye123 on Sept 11, 2023 10:41:04 GMT -5
Tim, maybe give us an idea of how rice goes from ground to table.(rice at about $1.35 lb retail ?) Considering the size of your operation (I've never considered the US to be much of a rice producer....but after looking at #'s I was surprised at what is produced here) I'm guessing at 2,400 acres you're producing about 75 100 lb bags per acre at about $15.50 per bag.(to mill) (15 cents a lb ?) From what you said it will take 90 days to dry then ship to be milled. (could you not mill on the farm...box and sell a farm brand ?) Curious at who the "middle" men are and the difference in 15 cents vs $1.35.(mills,packagers,transport etc) (if I've got those #'s right) PS rice seems to be produced in but a few states, why is Arkansas conducive to growing rice? (You can see you got me interested in US rice production)
|
|
|
|
Post by cherokeescot on Sept 11, 2023 12:55:08 GMT -5
Love your pictures , Tim. I’m glad you are enjoying a bountiful harvest . How’s your other crops doing or are you putting all your eggs in one basket 😜
|
|
|
|
Post by spiderjohn on Sept 11, 2023 16:30:40 GMT -5
Interesting and amazing
Congratulations and good luck with superbru!
|
|
5wide
UpInClass Member
Posts: 1,382
|
Post by 5wide on Sept 11, 2023 16:49:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics. Glad you good a good harvest !
|
|
Badactor
UpInClass Member
Posts: 7,980
Member is Online
|
Post by Badactor on Sept 11, 2023 18:24:24 GMT -5
Terrific photos!
|
|
eye123
UpInClass Steward
Posts: 2,735
|
Post by eye123 on Sept 11, 2023 18:51:41 GMT -5
Fascinating the technology that goes into harvesting.....
|
|
|
|
Post by tims70ar on Sept 11, 2023 22:17:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliments and well-wishes.
Eye is a little high on the production.
We yield between 180 - 220 bushels per acre. (A bushel is 45 lbs.) The price is higher this year at about $7.00 per bushel.
If we can make 200 bushels at 45 lbs. that's 9,000 lbs. per acre.
Once the rice is hulled it has about 71% of its weight left.
Once it is milled (the bran taken off) it is left with about 55% of its original weight.
Thus each acre will produce about 4,950 lbs. of white rice.
As the guy said in the video Eye posted said, enough to feed 200 people for a year.
(Note: Rice is usually traded and marketed by Hundredweights which is abbreviated cwt. A hundred weight is approximately 2.22 bushels.)
Rice is only raised by a few states with Arkansas accounting for exactly half of the U.S. production. Rice Production by State <<-----Click this link
This link tells a little about how our climate is suited to raising rice but the biggest factor is available water. Rice must have irrigation and the surface water and aquifers in our area give us access to much needed irrigation water.
State Rice Production (CWT)
Arkansas 80.3M
Louisiana 27.6M
California 22.3M
Texas 12.1M
Missouri 11.8M
Mississippi 6.2M
United States 160.4M
We sell to local mills which then sell their own brand or ship it in bulk to distant lands.
The reason we wait to sell later is it takes a while to dry it to the correct moisture level. We harvest it with a moisture of 17% to 20% but it has to be about 13% for the mills to process it.
We usually begin shipping after the new year.
Before you go to figuring how much we make, I can also post some expenses. Diesel is up along with all petroleum products, the war in Ukraine has made fertilizer prices very erratic and the seed not only looks gold they price it like it is gold!
Thanks for all of the interest. I may post some pics of the bins a little later.
In the meantime, here is a Youtube channel of a large family farm which raises many varieties of rice including one used to make Sake in Arkansas.
Isbell Farms Homepage
Isbell Farms Youtube Page
Oh, by the way. Anheuser Busch is one of the largest purchasers of rice. Most of their beers are made with rice.
See link here
As the largest end user of rice in the country, Anheuser-Busch, the U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest brewer AB InBev, sources all of its rice from American farmers, totaling more than USD 120 million of rice and nearly 20 million bushels (about 400,000 mt) last year alone. According to Anheuser Busch, “Rice helps provide the clean, crisp taste that has been a Budweiser trademark since its creation in 1876 and remains a prized ingredient in Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra, among others.”
|
|
|
|
Post by tims70ar on Sept 11, 2023 22:24:07 GMT -5
Love your pictures , Tim. I’m glad you are enjoying a bountiful harvest . How’s your other crops doing or are you putting all your eggs in one basket 😜
We've harvested some of the soybeans but we have a long way to go. We might finish in a little over 2 weeks if the weather stays nice. |
|
|
|
Post by tims70ar on Sept 11, 2023 22:33:52 GMT -5
A video of Isbell Farms' Sake rice being milled.
|
|
eye123
UpInClass Steward
Posts: 2,735
|
Post by eye123 on Sept 11, 2023 23:08:13 GMT -5
Tim, I have a bad habit. When I see a subject that I have no knowledge about, I try to learn something. Wheat,corn we all hear about(had a friend who grew winter wheat in Washington...had problem with feral rye...needed to weed it out )...but rice, never even knew we grew any in the US. The water (availability) makes sense as to why it works there. Always thought of Asia when the subject of rice came up. Great information, good to have at least an understanding of what growers are up to and the headwinds they face. Thanks
|
|
|
|
Post by mysaladdays on Sept 13, 2023 6:26:02 GMT -5
Sept 10, 2023 19:12:09 GMT -5 tims70ar said: Oh...and By the Way..... EAT MORE RICE !!!I have a list of "things I would grab quick if the house caught on fire". My Zojirushi Rice Cooker, with fuzzy logic, is on that list. This is the best appliance I have ever owned. And, I love rice. I'm always experimenting with new dishes that involve..............................RICE! At the moment I have about 6 different kinds, including some I use when roll sushi and also some wild rice. Thank you for growing it. This is very cool. I see you are familiar with the Sake brewery (Origami) that opened in Hot Springs? I keep wanting to do a tour. Do ya know anyone there I'm sure you probably would as I believe there was some involvement with Isbell Farms as their grower, as I remember? I haven't kept up as I wanted to, really meant to get over there. Problem is I don't have a "group" to go with. I think you have to have a group for a tour. origamisake.co/www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/feb/26/sake-to-me/arktimes.com/eat-arkansas/2022/10/11/origami-sake-brewery-in-hot-springs-aims-to-make-the-natural-state-the-napa-valley-of-american-sake
|
|
|
|
Post by tims70ar on Sept 13, 2023 11:24:41 GMT -5
I have no affiliation with the Sake brewery. I just know that the Isbell Farm grows rice for them. That would make for a great tour! Thanks for all the "rice eating love". I'll keep growing it ... you keep eating eat. Tim |
|
|
|
Post by spankyupinclass on Sept 16, 2023 22:55:03 GMT -5
I think we have discussed rice pudding recipes here. I love rice Just like Bubba Gump named all the ways you can eat shrimp I am the same on rice. I eat rice at least 5 days a week in some form.
|
|
|
|
Post by merasmag on Sept 17, 2023 0:17:56 GMT -5
anybody remember the ole campbell's souper rice recipe?
i don't
but it involved mushroom soup, rice, broccoli? and other stuff like onions? and maybe
chicken
it was quite good
|
|
|
|
Post by spankyupinclass on Sept 17, 2023 9:26:17 GMT -5
besides the obvious...what is the difference between brown and white rice? I have never heard about the "hull" of rice. Please explain?
|
|
|
|
Post by PonyGirlJCM on Sept 17, 2023 16:54:35 GMT -5
I am trying to do my part….
Ate Chipotle and Chinese this week……
|
|
|
|
Post by tims70ar on Sept 17, 2023 23:00:58 GMT -5
|
|
