The 2021 Weedy Rice Workshop in Yuba City provided industry members with some insight into the latest efforts to address the issue. Researchers and personnel from the California Rice Commission …
Reduced Rice Plantings Provide Opportunity to Address Weed Issues
With rice acreage down this year, it presents an opportunity for growers to address weed issues, particularly weedy rice. University of California advisors are suggesting the fallowing of fields where …
UCCE Rice Team Sums Up 2020 Weedy Rice Issues
Researchers from the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) summed up the weedy rice issues that growers experienced in 2020. Overall, it appears that industry members are working together to …
Concerning Year for Weedy Rice With Discovery of New Biotype
The last year seemed to be a concerning one in terms of weedy rice issues in California. While the year ultimately ended with overall low occurrences of the weed species, …
Weedy Rice Concerns in California
Growers in California have been experiencing a significant increase in the prevalence of weedy rice over the past year. It has been more than 50 years since California has been …