In the Camargue, the sowing of rice starts around April 20 and finishes towards the beginning of May. The rice is generally sown by scattering, in water or dry.

The water comes from the Grand Rhône from which it is pumped by our own station, then it circulates in a network of of little canals, "porteaux". The flow and drainage is carried out in the ditches that separate each parcel. During their preparation, the parcels are levelled by laser in order to maintain a regular water level during the whole cycle.

We are at the northern climatic limit for rice cultivation, especially for the long grain varieties cultivated today. The cold Mistral wind is always feared during the flowering periods.

The harvest takes place from mid-September to mid-October with the tracked harvester vehicles equipped with toothed threshers
The rice is then going to be dried and stored before its manufacturing.