Flooded Rice Fields

ID: 1614 ~ Source: The KONRIKO general store museum. ~ Creator: Marie Hamilton

This file appears in: Against The Grain: The Endurance Of The Conrad Rice Mill

A picture of flooded rice fields to keep weeds at bay.

This file appears in: Against The Grain: The Endurance Of The Conrad Rice Mill

Against The Grain: The Endurance Of The Conrad Rice Mill – The 112-year-old Conrad Rice Mill is the oldest operating rice mill in America.

Philip Amalus Conrad, a true entrepreneur, founded the Conrad Rice Mill and Planting Company in 1912. Following in his father's footsteps as a rice planter, Philip saw an opportunity for growth. Instead of shipping his rice to New Orleans, a…