It’s a great time of the year when rice harvest begins. One of our favorite parts of harvest is the aroma of a freshly-harvested rice field. Maybe it has something to do with the bran or bran oil on the rice grain where the aroma is released in part by the harvest process. Whatever it is, it is earthy with a mildly sweet overtone. At least to many, the aroma is comforting. Have you driven the backroads at rice harvest time, rolled down a window and breathed in the sweet smell of harvested rice?
One Against Many?
The Conservancy uses a variety of tools to manage vegetation on its preserves, guided by a strategy known as “the soft path first.” One of those tools is grazing. Over the years, the Conservancy has used large grazing animals to manage marsh and adjacent upland vegetation, including Hereford, Black Angus, …