Rancho Llano Seco

Wheat
Spelt
Corn

Rancho Llano Seco is a 6th generation 17,000 acre family farm located on the Sacramento River. We have a rich history of balancing agriculture, livestock husbandry and conservation. Established in 1861, we are one of the last intact Mexican land grant properties in California. Our grain program includes both whole grain wheat berries (bran, germ, and endosperm intact) and flour. By keeping all 3 components of a single grain, with none removed by industrial milling methods such as those that give us white refined flour, all the nutritional value and goodness of each kernel is retained.

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Rancho Llano Seco

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Crops Grown

Crop Varieties Grown

Patwin

Patwin is a hard white spring wheat. It was developed by the University of California, Davis and released in 2006. It was selected from the cross Madsen/2*Express. Its experimental designations were UCD 03010/24 and UC 1419. It has short stature (average plant height is 38 in, similar to Blanca Grande and Clear White) and excellent straw strength. It is medium late maturing (flowers approximately 6 days later than Clear White and 10-12 days later than Blanca Grande). It has a 2NS/2AS translocation from Ae.ventricosum carrying leaf rust resistance gene Lr37, stripe rust resistance gene Yr17, and stem rust resistance gene Sr38. It has a semi-erect juvenile plant growth habit. Flag leaves are recurved and twisted. It has mid-dense, inclined strap shaped heads with white awns, and white glumes that are long and medium length with square shoulders and acuminate beaks. Kernels are oval, white, and hard. Seed has a midsize germ with a narrow crease, rounded cheeks, and a medium sized, non-collared brush. It contains the high molecular weight subunits 5+10 (Glu-D1). Patwin has high loaf volumes which are not significantly different from Blanca Grande but that are significantly larger than those observed for Clear White. All three cultivars have similar flour extraction rates. At the time of release it was resistant to stripe rust, leaf rust, and powdery mildew, moderately resistant to Septoria tritici leaf blotch, and susceptible to BYD. It subsequently became moderately resistant to leaf rust. It is resistant to the root-knot nematode due to the presence of the 2NS translocation from Ae.Ventricosum. It was evaluated as Entry 1419 in the UC Regional Cereal Testing program from 2004-present for late fall planting in the Central Valley, surrounding areas, the south-central coast region, and southern desert areas of California and in the Oregon Spring Wheat Elite Yield Trial conducted in cooperation with the UC Regional Cereal Testing program from 2007-2009 for spring planting in the intermountain region of northern California.

Additional Details

General Details
Years in Business

159

Type of farming
Organic practices
Acres allocated to grow grains

Less than 50 acres

Wholesale (grain elevators)

Yes

Do you sell at farmers' markets?

Yes

Do you sell at grocery stores?

Yes

Direct Retail?

Yes

No

Direct Retail?

No

Farmers' Markets
What farmers' markets do you sell at?

Chico, Sunset Mercantile and Fort Mason in SF, Midtown in Sacramento

Grocery Stores
What grocery stores do you sell at?

Nugget, Cal Mart, Chico Natural, Bi-rite, Luke’s Local, God Eggs, Canyon Market, Taylor’s Market, Smallgoods, S&S Organic in Chico and many more...

Direct Retail
Direct retail
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Website
Minimum bulk grain purchase amount

Interested in direct contract farming

Yes

On-farm cleaning capability for grains?

No

Do you have a grain mill?

No

Grain Mill
Type of milling system

Sifter

Number of Mills

Brand name

Scale (mill maximum capacity MT/day)