Description
Variety
Local Italian variety, created in 1946.
Farmers
See identity card at the bottom of the packaging.
Region
See identity card at the bottom of the packaging.
Seeds
Italian seeds are sown in May.
Breeding
Biological standard. Intercropping: wheat, maize, soya, ryegrass. Fertilisation with organic fertiliser (intercropping with vetch).
Soil maintenance
Surface work with brushing and ploughing. Weeding of plants by hand, mechanical means and false sowing techniques.
Handling
Only when necessary and according to biological standard.
Yield
Average 4 tonnes/hectare.
Dipping
Diving from springs and the irrigation ditch and the Ticino River.
Collection by
in October using cutting machines. Cutting and ploughing.
After harvesting and processing
After drying in hot air, the rice is sent for processing and stored in special silos. This is followed by mechanical cleaning, removal of the husk by roller milling, stone milling and optical sorting, vacuum packing.
Further information
Organic rice growing is one of the most demanding and requires a lot of work, often by hand, due to weeds. Croods, among the weeds, are the most common; we control them by harvesting by hand and with a rake, as in the old days.
Packaging
Paper (box)
Plastic (bag)
Use
Cooking time: 14 – 16 minutes
Sales denomination
Organic Arborio rice
Trademark
ALCE NERO
Storage
After opening the package, store the rice in a glass jar, closed and in a cool, dry place.
Country of origin
Raised in the Piedmont and Lombardy regions.
Italy / Italian product
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