know where rice comes from through my
visit to Philippines I was able to
observe the cycle rice production it
takes three months to grow rice the land
is prepared by flowering colouring and
leveling the field the machine or the
traditional way of using a Carrabelle
usually one paddy have rice seeds
planted to go into seedlings which are
later transplanted the rice seedlings
are then planted in a straight line
while the rice grows the plan is to
repeatedly flooded to one third of the
rice stock height to prevent weeds from
growing and drain when the fertilizer is
going to be sprayed the rice is ready
for harvest when the grain yellows and
it starts to drop the water is then
drained from the rice paddies during the
harvest season hi everyone I'm Sheila
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further in fact even we are walking
towards one of my family's farms they're
about to harvest rice right now so just
come on follow me and oh and I'm wearing
boots because it's been slogging weight
lately it's been coming home I've been
having a lot of thunderstorm cells
flooded
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the rice is harvested by cutting the
rice stalks with a sharp knife
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the grain is separated from the start by
a mechanized rusher
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the rice is then dried under the Sun
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once dried the rice is taken for milling
which removes the outer layer
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the end product is white rice which is
then ready for distribution
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Do you know where rice come from? I visited my family in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. It's a rural area where most of the land is used for farming. The main crop grown is rice, and during my visit I was able to observe rice being planted and harvest. It takes 3 months to grow rice. The land is prepared by plowing, harrowing and leveling the field by machine or the traditional way of using a carabao. Usually one paddy have rice seeds planted to grow into seedlings, which are later transplanted. The rice seedlings are then planted in a straight line. While the rice grows, the paddies are repeatedly flooded to 1/3 of the rice stalk height to prevent weeds from growing and drained when fertilizer is going to be sprayed. The rice is ready for harvest when the grain yellows and the start to drop. The water is then drained from the rice paddies during harvest season. The rice is harvested by cutting the rice stalks. The grain is separated from the stalk by a mechanized thresher. The rice is then dried. Once dried the rice is taken for milling which separates the outer layer. The end product is white rice, which is then ready for distribution Video was taken with Nokia C7 http://goo.gl/aChtw Music "How it Begins" by Kevin MacLeod