…heat over the weekend, farmers have been preparing their fields accordingly. Meanwhile, in the Sacramento Valley, rice fields have been receiving applications of herbicides and fertilizers. In the San Joaquin…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 06-20-23
…water basins, the cost of converting land to rice production, and the results from a California wheat variety survey. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
Week in Review: WOTUS Reined In & Fewer INSV Issues Than Last Year
…the cost study provides information on a hypothetical farm with 1,000 acres of annually planted rice. Get the latest agricultural headlines directly in your inbox by subscribing to the newsletter….
Cost of Production Study Updated for Delta Rice
…a goal of getting those conversion costs into the study so that folks who are new to rice growing or are thinking about growing rice can have an understanding for…
Alliance Wants to Protect Specialty Crop Program
…United States except wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco. “It’s not a big program. It’s $9 million or so, but we do think that’s one of…
Some Food Prices Rise in April
…rose in April for the first time in a year. The organization says the increases stem from higher sugar, meat, and rice prices. The Food Price Index, which tracks the…
Rice Production Program to Begin Accepting Applications
The signup period is opening for the new Rice Production Program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Prefilled applications will begin being mailed to rice producers the week of…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 05-05-23
…fallowed rice fields are possibly facing lower weed pressure, pest issues on dairies and the second installment of the Growing Matters campaign focusing on applicators being good stewards of the…
Week in Review: Wet Weather Allows for Full Allocations & ‘Screams’ for More Storage
…need for water infrastructure improvements. Rice planting season is getting a late start with the rainy weather in April having pushed back the timeline. The comment window for the draft…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 04-28-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the potential challenges with rushed rice planting, producers spending nearly half of a…
Rice Planting Gets Late Start with Wet Spring
Rice planting season is getting a late start with the rainy weather in April having pushed back the timeline. UC Cooperative Extension Rice Advisor, Whitney Brim-DeForest said growers are just…
DPR Confirms Another Reduction in Pesticide Use in 2021
…interest.” Alfalfa, carrots, cotton, rice, walnuts, pistachios, processing tomatoes, and peach and nectarines are also in that category. Collectively, commodities of interest represent 72 percent of the total amount of…
The California Kitchen: Arroz Paella
…start then add 2 more 2 C Arborio Rice 2 C Diced Roma Tomatoes 1 Cup at a Time Chicken Stock Total will be 6 -7 C 1 T Garlic…
California Represented in Netherlands Trade Mission
…are based in California. Blue Diamond Growers, Sun Valley Rice, and Redwood International representatives will be participating in the trade mission. Representatives from American Commodity Company, MEM Fairway, and American…