Hello Florida. The message posted was a forward of an email I
received from Kent Lundberg in response to a query collateral
deaths in rice production. You'll find an email address at their site.

"Florida" > wrote in message ps.com...
> Hey, Kent Lundberg, how are you? We buy your rice. Organic is
> good. Interesting that there are no collateral included deaths in
> commercial rice production.
> I hope you're making some digicam photos or videos of the birds
> you're growing along with all the rice.
> .
> > At Lundberg Family Farms, we care deeply for the animals that we share
> > our fields with. For example, every spring before field work begins, we
> > search the fields for nests, rescuing eggs for a local incubation
> > centers (mature pairs re-nest when the nests are disturbed like this).
> > After hatching, the fledglings are raised and released back into the
> > wild. Last year, we rescued over 3,000 duck eggs. After harvest, we
> > flood our fields to provide habitat for winter migratory birds and
> > waterfowl. They eat the rice that is left in the fields and contribute
> > fertilizer for next spring. There are autumn days when the sky is
> > blackened by canadian geese (and the sound is beautiful)! We see ducks,
> > geese, cranes, rails, pheasants, egrets, herons, swans, and even bald
> > eagles resting in our fields.
> >
> > We are committed to sustainable and organic farming techniques. We
> > see our farming operation as a "partnership with nature," and would
> > not continue if rice harvesting resulted in the "death toll" that this hoax
> > suggests.
> >
> > --> Kent Lundberg.
> >
> > Kent Lundberg
> > Lundberg Family Farms
> > http://www.lundberg.com
>