CRC Board Election Results
The following growers have been elected to the CRC Board for terms beginning in 2021/22. Congratulations to all.
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Industry News
New Rice Experiment Station Director named
The new director for the Rice Experiment Station will be Dr. Dustin Harrell of Louisiana State University.
Harrell spent more than a decade at LSU’s Rice Research and Experiment Station and expects to be at his new job by November.
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Remembering Bill Huffman, 1945-2021
With great sadness, we share the news of Bill Huffman’s passing on August 3, 2021 after years of struggling with ALS.
Bill was a fixture in the industry during his 33 years of service to Farmers’ Rice Cooperative. He was an encyclopedia of industry knowledge and made it his life’s work to advance California rice. Bill made an effort to befriend everyone he ran into whether a politician or a doorman. After a few minutes of banter he figured out that he likely knew someone they knew. Bill loved politics and always a gentleman. Ever quick with a joke or a prank, he will be missed.
Flooding Opportunities – Drought Relief Waterbird Program
In response to extreme drought-related concerns for Pacific Flyway waterbirds, the California rice industry has teamed up with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to fund a special $8 million Drought Relief Waterbird Program. This program seeks to create waterbird habitat through the operation of groundwater wells to winter flood rice fields for migratory birds. The program will be rolled out on an expedited timeframe, given the rice harvest schedule this year.
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UC Rice Pest Management Course coming September 10
The fourth rice-specific pest management course will take place Friday, September 10, at the Hamilton Road Field and Rice Experiment Station in Biggs.
The event includes weed and pest identification, regulatory updates, new herbicides for resistance management and constructing a weed management program, among other topics.
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McKenzie wins prestigious award at California Rice Field Day
Hundreds of growers and industry officials gathered in Biggs today, for the annual Rice Field Day at the California Rice Experiment Station (RES) in Biggs.
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Rice Field Day Coming Next Week
The annual Rice Field Day will be held Wednesday, August 25, at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs, providing growers and other interested parties a chance to see and hear about the latest information on research projects.
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CRC Board Elections Ballots Due August 16
A reminder that ballots must be voted and postmarked by August 16, in order to count for the current CRC Board of Directors elections. If you have not received a ballot, please contact the CRC offices at 916-387-2264.
NCWA on Curtailments
Read the NCWA article The Importance of Implementing the Water Rights Priority System in a Dry Year online, or download the article as a PDF
CRC Board Elections Start Soon
Elections for the 2021/22 CRC Board of directors start July 30 and extend until August 16. Be sure to look for your ballot and vote!
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