CalAg Rice Straw MDF Plant
Here’s how the new CalPlant I (CalAg) rice straw based MDF plant in Willows, California looked as of February 5, 2019, compliments of CEO Jerry Uhland. The $315 million facility is expected to start up in the third quarter and will have a production capacity of 140MMSF annually and process 275,000 tons of rice straw annually.

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