Rice Herbicide System Opens Door to Technology
By Brad Robb, Delta Farm Press
Armed with a degree in ag business from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Christian Richard went back home to the Kaplan, La., family farming operation in 2000 and planted his first rice crop. It covered 200 acres and was supplemented by 40 acres of crawfish ponds. Richard knew he wanted to do nothing else but farm. “In high school, my grandfather allowed me to maintain a crawfish pond,” says Richard, whose thick Cajun brogue confirms his French descent.