The sun sets over a field of irrigated rice.

An irrigated rice field at sunset.

The rice crop will turn from green to yellow to brown before it is cut.

Combines are used to cut the rice.

Once cutting begins, the rice will be tranferred to a hopper trailer on the fly allowing the harvest to continue unstopped.

The harvest continues into the night to avoid the threat of bad weather later in the week.

Many of the cut fields will be flooded in coming months to attract waterfowl for hunting during the winter months.

Rice will be stored in silos like this one until it is sold.