The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has released the April 2023 Rice Notes newsletter, with a number of tips and points to potentially consider during a late planted rice season.
This month’s newsletter provides details including land preparation, varietal selection, water and fertility management as well as yields and nitrogen management following a fallow year. Also included is the latest certified seed update.
You can view this latest UCCE Rice Notes newsletter here.
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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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Rice growers and agricultural professionals from across the Sacramento Valley are invited to attend the 2026 Rice Production Workshop, a two-day educational program focused on the principles and practices of rice production in California.
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