Farm Journal
When harvest ends and the combines quiet down, the work doesn’t stop. For us, it’s when the real rebuilding begins. Beneath the golden fields of Missouri, life in the soil is just getting started again, and cover crops are the...
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When you think of fall, you probably picture golden leaves, cool mornings, and the comfort of a warm meal. But here at Castor River Farms, the taste of fall begins long before the harvest. It begins beneath the surface, in...
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At Castor River Farms, we’ve learned that the way rice cooks is shaped long before it ever meets a pot of water. The difference isn’t just in the variety, it’s in the soil, the grain structure, and the way the...
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Brown rice has worn the crown of “health food” for years. Walk down any grocery aisle and you’ll see it framed as the smarter choice, the clean alternative, the grain for people who care. But when you look closer: at...
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Most people think “long grain” and “brown rice” are two sides of the same coin. They’re not. One is about the shape of the grain. The other is about what happens after harvest. Mix them up, and you miss what...
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