This week marks the start for incoming Wildlife Programs Manager, Kristin Sesser. While Kristin is new to the role, she is already very familiar with our conservation programs, working on many firsthand out in the field.
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A celebration of life in honor of Frank Rehermann will be held Saturday, March 25th at 12:30 p.m. at Peach Tree Golf & Country Club (2043 Simpson Dantoni Road, Marysville).
We are looking for fallow rice fields that will be idled during the 2023 growing season and have cover crops or significant volunteer vegetation on them. The RCPP will pay rice farmers $24.71/acre to leave vegetation undisturbed for the waterfowl nesting season (April 1 – July 15) and allow access to monitor nesting activity. To sign up, please visit your local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office and ask about this practice.
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The Central Valley Joint Venture (CVJV) recently recognized the California Rice Commission with the 2022 Conservation Partnership Award.
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Services for Alex Balafoutis will be held on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2023 at 1:00 PM in the chapel at East Lawn located at I-80 and Greenback Lane. The address is 5757 Greenback Lane Sacramento, Ca 95841.
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Medium grain rice production in the Mid-South is projected to increase significantly in 2023. Currently, all certified southern medium grain rice seed has been sold out. Some Mid-South rice growers have reached out to California seed producers to purchase California Calrose medium grain varieties.
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Below is a message of appreciation from California Rice Commission Wildlife Programs Manager, Luke Matthews, as he begins a new chapter. His replacement has already been hired. Read more on her background below:
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“We are saddened by the news of the passing of long-time CRC board and committee member Alex Balafoutis,” said Tim Johnson, President & CEO of the California Rice Commission. “His leadership and friendship will be greatly missed. Information of services will follow soon.”
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Are you are planning to idle any rice acres this growing season? If so, the California Rice Commission’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), in collaboration with NRCS, might have a program for you. We are currently soliciting applications for rice fields that can provide quality nesting cover for waterfowl during the spring and summer. We are interested in rice fields that will be idled during the 2023 growing season and currently have cover crops or significant volunteer vegetation on them. This Program pays rice farmers to leave vegetation undisturbed for the waterfowl nesting season (through July 15) and allow access to monitor nesting activity. To sign up, please visit your local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office and ask about this practice.
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The Northern California Water Association (NCWA) has released the latest 2023 Water Year Update and Outlook, which includes updated allocation information, Governor Newsom’s Executive Order and a detailed map of the region outlining snow water equivalents.
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