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Deadline for Submitting Referendum Ballot Rapidly Approaching 

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A reminder that the deadline to submit your referendum ballot to continue activities of the Commission is March 6, 2024. 

If you need a replacement ballot or did not receive a ballot for all of your entities, please contact Ben Kardokus with the CDFA’s Marketing Branch at (916) 900-5018 or (916) 749-5473.

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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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