the vlaad originally obeyedhetecio d ld him not to plant rice but he insisted on planting it anywa anyway. tnsto ts t bnd ofic that i planted on may 15th. tug it essential to make deilat available including the cesium so people could judge how the rad radioactivity affected rice fain >> harvest d h arrived. >>ralator: nothing makes me feel better than harvesting rice. >> he harvested about 1 ton of rice this year but he had t thw ll away except for a small amount needed for radiation ec. rice in the zone where farming is banned must be dpod ev if it's free of radio acti active material. he hveedllhelas. now, after the harvest, not a rice plant can be seen in his paddy. >> heayeisse of the crops on his own in the presence a prefectural official. translator: i'm very sorry abouthe rice. on which i lavished smu ce for so many nt. someone had to pave the way for farmers in this remote vla to keep rice cultivation going. doing nothing would leave them with no wayoovahd. i hope my attempt leads to brki t slete >> the results of the radiation chksilbe made available in november. normally, anyone