Rice industry members have until August 3 to cast their vote on a California Rice Commission (CRC) major amendment. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has mailed out a…
Rice Growers Monitoring for Weedy Rice
…closely monitoring for weedy rice and stay in contact with local farm advisors to allow for sampling. Listen to the radio report below. Rice Growers Monitoring for Weedy Rice About…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-06-20
…task force, details on the Paycheck Protection Program extension deadline, and a new herbicide that’s available to rice growers. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
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…
Signup Period for USDA Coverage Programs Ends June 30
…enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 will need to do so with their local FSA office before the signup period ends….
Plants You Can Grow to Feed Ducks
…birds like parrots and cockatiels, too. Ducks also love fairy moss, peas, and wild rice. As long as you mind nutrient ratios to give your ducks the most balanced diet…
Regional Conversation Partnership Program Applications Accepted Through May 29
…the California Rice Commission. More than $5 million in support is being provided for implementing wildlife practices to increase the nesting value of rice lands for wetland-dependent birds in the…
Rice Weeds Growers Need to Look For in 2020
There are two species of rice weeds that growers will want to be closely monitoring for this year. The perennial aquatic weed marshweed, which was initially found in California in…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-08-20
…the pandemic, a UC rice advisor says to be on the lookout for Marshweed in rice fields and hear from a lemon grower about the recent drop in lemon movement….
Rice Growers Look Forward to ‘Normal’ Planting Season
California rice growers are looking forward to a return to average conditions for planting this year, after experiencing inclement weather over the past few years that created delays for growers….
California Rice Salmon Pilot Project Making Steady Progress
COURTESY: JIM MORRIS, CRC COURTESY: JIM MORRIS, CRC COURTESY: JIM MORRIS, CRC COURTESY: JIM MORRIS, CRC COURTESY: JIM MORRIS, CRC The California Rice Commission’s (CRC) salmon pilot project has now…
New Test Identifies Poisonous Mushrooms
…of as little as 10 parts per billion (equivalent to 10 cents out of $10 million) of amanitin in about 10 minutes from a rice grain size sample of a…
Third MFP Payment Coming This Week
…and medium grain rice, as well as alfalfa hay. The assistance provided for non-specialty crops is derived from a single county payment rate which is multiplied by the total amount…
Positive Trade Outlook for California Rice
…in 2020. Some of the most substantial progress was made with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “That’s helpful on a number of fronts. Canada for our rice; Mexico for southern grown rice,”…