Rice of the prairies-oat that is like rice

[Catrin]

rice plant does not need to be flooded for it to grow or grow well.

The reason for the paddies is to kill competing grass and weed. Rice plant is able to tolerate drowning far better than the competition. By flooding, you weed less.

This info is from a book titled "One Straw Revolution" by Masanobu Fukuoka

Interesting, I had no idea. It makes sense...

[OakLeaf]

Cattle in India produce some methane (just as human bodies do), but not nearly as much as feedlot cattle in the USA. The real problem is that cattle can't really digest corn, yet it's most of what they're fed in feedlots. The carbon footprint of grass-finished beef (as well as the lipid profile for human consumption) is much healthier.

[smilingcat]

I'm tickled pink with this thread.

Lots of fun facts!!