Watch one year in the life of a Northern California rice farm in one minute

The California Rice Commission released a video on Thursday showing all that happens on a rice farm throughout the year.

The time-lapse video used clips taken at the McKenzie family rice farm in Sutter County. Jim Morris, communications manager for the California Rice Commission, shot the footage and edited the video.

The nation’s second-largest rice producing state, California cultivates about 500,000 acres of rice, he said. Each year, the state produces more than 4 billion pounds of rice, and 97 percent of the state’s rice acreage is in the Sacramento Valley.

Morris said California rice growing provides 25,000 jobs and adds more than $5 billion a year to the economy.

As a side benefit, area rice fields are home to nearly 230 wildlife species.

Morris noted Sacramento Valley rice fields provide more than 60 percent of the fall and winter diet for the 7 million ducks and geese that migrate through the Central Valley.