…years, it has been problematic for many rice growers. UC Rice Farm Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Sacramento Counties, Whitney Brim-Deforest reminds growers that they will want to be…
New Herbicide Available to Rice Growers This Year
A new herbicide has been made available for California rice growers this year. University of California Rice Farm Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Sacramento Counties Whitney Brim-Deforest described what…
Rice Weeds Growers Need to Look For in 2020
…said Whitney Brim-DeForest, Rice Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Sacramento Counties. “But we’ve had last year plus this year, now four sightings of it so we want to make sure…
UCCE Addressing Watergrass Issues in California Rice Fields
…we’re hoping that will help a little bit,” Brim-DeForest said. Rice Farming Systems Advisor Luis Espino and Brim-DeForest have both been working to better understand the watergrass issue, through collecting…
Rice Weed Survey to Better Understand Recent Weed Pressures
…suddenly appear and we don’t have a lot of information about how they’re distributed,” said Whitney Brim-DeForest, UC Rice Farm Advisor serving Sutter, Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento Counties. “We just…
New Resource for Integrated Weed Management in Rice
…Placer and Sacramento Counties, Whitney Brim-DeForest noted the Pest Management Guidelines: Rice web resource has recently been revised. “We do pest management guidelines for each of our cropping systems and I believe…
Concerning Year for Weedy Rice With Discovery of New Biotype
…this year, said Whitney Brim-DeForest, UC Rice Farm Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Sacramento Counties. “So, good and bad.” Brim-DeForest described the characteristics of the new biotype as being…
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Flaring Up Again in California
…metallica, the western grapeleaf skeletonizer/by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 us, Link (Lower right) Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer – Harrisina metallica /by gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K…
Series of Rice Grower Meetings Coming Up in January
…Farm Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento Counties Whitney Brim-DeForest. “Last year we added a fifth one in Woodland and we’re going to do that again this year. Seems…
Monitoring for New Problematic Weed Species in Rice
…and barnyard grass species that we have here,” said Whitney Brim-DeForest, UC Rice Farm Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Sacramento Counties. “It’s a native species, it hasn’t been found…
Western View: Proper Cowboy Hat Etiquette
…never thought you were good enough to marry her daughter. Hat Rule #3: Tip your hat like you mean it. Don’t just flick the brim, remove it from your noggin…
ROXY Rice Unveiled at Rice Field Day
…it needs to be registered,” Brim-DeForest said. “It will go through the Department of Pesticide Regulation here, so it’ll take a little while.” Listen to the interview below. Whitney Brim-DeForest…
Agri View: Who Invented the Cotton Gin?
…didn’t have Eli Whitney’s invention? The cotton gin. Wait for a minute. Did Whitney actually invent the cotton gin? Well, he received a patent in the late 1700’s. Before patents…