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Sutter Rice Wildlife Survey

JIm Morris shoots video of wildlife from multiple Sutter County rice farms, including Montna Farms.

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February 10, 2021

Agriculture

Policy Puts Ducks in the Sky

Al Montna authors a piece about how proactive federal policy and working-lands conservation agreements ensure flooded rice fields sustain migrating waterfowl along the Pacific Flyway.

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February 1, 2021

Agriculture

Thanksgiving Reflections: Montna Farms President and CEO Nicole Montna Van Vleck

President and CEO Nicole Van Vleck shares reflections on gratitude, family, and agricultural resilience.

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November 25, 2020

Agriculture

Rice Harvest 2020 - Drone

A short compilation of aerial drone footage of harvest at Montna Farms, shot and edited by John Hannon.

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September 17, 2020

Agriculture

Rice Farmers Change How They Approach Planting, Harvesting Amid Virus Outbreak

Montna Farms responds to the Coronavirus pandemic by developing new, safe work practices.

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April 15, 2020

Agriculture

Follow Her Lead: Nicole Montna Van Vleck

Presents a profile of Nicole Van Vleck, President and CEO of Montna Farms, and highlights the business's product quality and conservation efforts.

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March 18, 2020

Agriculture

DU's Rescue Our Wetlands Campaign

This piece features comments by Al Montna about how Ducks Unlimited's partnership with the USA Rice Federation benefits both rice farmers and waterfowl.

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August 29, 2019

Agriculture

Defying the Odds to the Benefit of People and Wildlife – Al & Nicole Montna

The story of how Al Montna began rice farming, and how Montna Farms grew into what it is today.

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July 18, 2019

Agriculture

Fields of Dreams

This piece by Edible Sacramento focuses on the Sacramento Valley rice farming community, and features a spotlight of Montna Farms and its CEO, Nicole Van Vleck.

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February 7, 2019

Agriculture

About Montna Farms

Montna Farms is a family-owned, vertically integrated rice operation in California’s Sacramento Valley. For decades, we’ve grown premium short-grain rice while leading the way in conservation practices that support over 200 species of wildlife. By combining tradition, innovation, and land stewardship, we’re proving that farming can nourish people and sustain ecosystems for the future.