Carl Johnson Obituary and Live Stream Link
Following is the obituary for Carl Johnson, a longtime rice breeder at the Rice Experiment Station. Included is a link for a live stream for those who are unable to attend the service.
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Recent News
2023/24 Grower Nominations and Elections – CRC Board
The timeline for nominations and elections has been moved back a month, to allow for expanded qualification for growers who did not plant rice last year due to the drought. District calculations will also include planted and prevented planted acres. Both of these changes are included in AB 454, which is now making its way through the legislature and expected to be signed by the governor by July 15.
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Newly Released 2023 Rice Production Manual
The UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has released the 2023 Rice Production Manual, an in-depth guide addressing the principles and practices specific to rice production in California.
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Applications Now Open for Fall Bid4Birds
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is now accepting applications for its Fall 2023 Bid4Birds Program. Applications are submitted through the Foundation website and the enrollment window will be open until Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
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Upcoming Enrollment Opportunity for Fall Flooding through Bid4Birds
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation), is happy to announce the upcoming enrollment period for the Fall Bid4Birds habitat program.
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GoBiz Moves Drought Grant Applications Opening to July
Reflecting further delays in the process to set up an administrator for the California Small Ag Business Drought Relief Grant Program, the office of GOBiz is now reporting that applications will now be available in July.
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USDA Rice Production Program
By now you should have received a pre-filled application in the mail for the newly announced U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rice Production Program (RPP), which offers assistance rice farmers during the 2022 crop year.
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Armyworm Monitoring: 2023 Season Starts
The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has started the first checks of the season for armyworms throughout the Sacramento Valley.
According to the UCCE, traps will be set up at all 15 monitoring sites that have been used in prior years. Below is a map of those locations-
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USDA Rice Production Program, Pre-Filled Applications and Deadline Details
USA Rice details newly announced USDA Rice Production Program (RPP). Read below for program information, when to expect pre-filled applications and deadline details on the assistance provided to rice farmers.
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Ricelands Salmon Project Update & TV News Story
It has been about six weeks since we concluded our fieldwork and drained our Ricelands Salmon Project field. Our primary objective was to practice the draft salmon management practice on a full-sized rice field and assess the extent to which natural-origin or “wild” salmon used the 125-acre Sutter Bypass rice field after the floodwaters had receded. A special shout-out goes to Steve Neader for the use of his fields and his continued willingness to devote his time and energy into helping to us to test-out the draft management practice.
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