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USDA seeking Industry Feedback

USDA seeking Industry Feedback

Please take the time to respond to U.S. Department of Agriculture interviewers who may call to help you complete the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), Rice Production Practices and Costs Report for 2021. We understand we’ve asked a lot from you in the past year but this information is vital to the work of the California Rice Commission for representing California rice growers’ interests in Washington, D.C. Although the UC Davis report is useful for working with California issues, the USDA report will provide continuity with previous USDA Rice Cost of Production Reports (typically done every six years).

Data collection will continue through January 14, 2022. 

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Requirement to plant certified or QA seed

Requirement to plant certified or QA seed

A reminder that all rice in California must be planted using certified seed or seed that has gone through a quality assurance program. This requirement is in place to reduce the spread of weedy rice (red rice) through the planting of contaminated seed, one of the major vectors for the pest. CCIA certifies seed for owned varieties and provides quality assurance programs for off patent varieties. 

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