Rice paddies have now become part of the Chatham-Kent agricultural landscape, thanks to a collaboration between industry and University of Guelph researchers.
Rice paddies have now become part of the Chatham-Kent agricultural landscape, thanks to a collaboration between industry and University of Guelph researchers.
Ontario FangZheng Agriculture Enterprises along with researchers from U of G’s Ridgetown Campus recently unveiled the one-hectare trial rice crop growing on a farm west of Chatham.
“This is the first Canadian commercial rice production,” said Wendy Zhang, project and farm manager with Ontario FangZheng Agriculture Enterprise, who recently graduated with an M.Sc. from the Department of Plant Agriculture.
The company has been working with U of G’s Ridgetown Campus on the project since 2016.
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Image: Prof. John Zandstra (Credit: University of Guelph)
