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From the Water Outlook to the Farm Bill, here’s a Recap of Today’s CRC Grower Meetings

From the Water Outlook to the Farm Bill, here’s a Recap of Today’s CRC Grower Meetings

We appreciate those who attended today’s CRC annual grower meetings in Colusa and Yuba City. 

Presenters covered a host of topics important to rice, including state and federal issues, the farm bill, water quality and the water outlook, among other subjects.

Here’s a link to all of the presentations of today’s speakers.

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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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