UCCE Provides insight on Rice Field Draining
The newest UC Rice Blog delves into a subject growers will soon be dealing with – when to drain their rice fields.
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Rice Leadership Applications now being accepted
The application period is underway for the Rice Leadership Development Program, which provides future leaders a comprehensive review of the industry, emphasizing personal development and communication skills.
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CRC Board Elections Underway – Nominations Due July 14
Rice growers will be receiving nominations forms for available CRC Board of Director seats mid-June. Please take a minute to nominate eligible growers to represent your district.
This year there are 18 eligible board seats, that have been allocated to each of the five districts based on 2020 planted acres. Open seats by district are indicated in the following table:
2021/22 CRC Board
Available Seats for Election
| Total Seats | Avail Seat | |||
| Member | Alt | Member | Alt | |
| Dist 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dist 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dist 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dist 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dist 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Includes filling current vacant member/alternate seats
Ballots, based on nominations received, will be mailed July 30.
Contact Tim Johnson at 916-387-2264 or tjohnson@calrice.org with questions about the election.
Upcoming Workshop deals with Groundwater Management for Sutter Subbasin GSP
Next week marks the continuation of public workshops by the Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) of Sutter Groundwater Subbasin in preparing a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) in response to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
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Lambda-cyhalothrin to be extensively monitored in Rice this year
We start monitoring Lambda-cyhalothrin (Warrior, Lambda-cy, Silencer, etc.) in the water column plus sediment sampling this year. The sampling takes place at the drain sites we use for thiobencarb monitoring. This will be our first experience with compliance to the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements. The TMDL is a forever monitoring program and we anticipate positive results leading to future modifications. We have never had an issue with our long history monitoring the pyrethroid insecticides. However, we have no ability to correlate the past results with the newer and much lower analytical methods.
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Here are Key Links and Updates for Rice Pesticides
The following links include select pesticide updates as an effort to provide you with easy access to the information. Please remember the pesticide label is the ultimate level of enforcement and the county permit conditions can supersede the label with more restrictive requirements. You will find permit conditions and supplemental labels for thiobencarb. Permit conditions for some pesticides have been changed to active ingredient rather than trade or product name due to new product registrations. Products such as Butte Herbicide, RebelEx CA and RiceEdge 60DF are combination formulations and permit conditions could apply to one of the active ingredients. The EPA Reg. No. provides additional identification of the individual pesticide products on the Rice Pesticide Update Table.
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Reminder: Please provide feedback on our Industry Communications
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Rice Pesticide Registration remains a Major Focus
Many of you may be aware the state and federal offices have been closed for a year with staff working remotely. The government agencies are anticipating reopening around June. This has been less an issue for the CRC, since we have been working remote for several years and maintain a satellite office in downtown Sacramento.
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Your Feedback Requested on Rice Industry News Survey
Your assistance is helpful in making sure we provide industry news to you in the most valuable way possible.
Please click on this link to take a brief survey, covering the best way we can keep you up to date on news impacting your farms and mills. This is an updated survey, including a question about online industry training.
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ARC/PLC Deadline One Week Away
A reminder that next Monday, March 15, is the deadline to enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2021.
Those who have not yet signed a 2021 enrollment contract or who want to make an election change should contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to make an appointment. Elections for the 2021 crop year are optional and otherwise remain the same as elections made for 2020.
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