UCCE 2023 Rice Production Workshop: Topics & Presenters Announced
The UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has planned an in-depth workshop aimed at providing the principles and practices of rice production in California.
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Recent News
Just Released: 2023 Water Year Update and Outlook
The Northern California Water Association has just released the 2023 Water Year Update and Outlook, which includes current reservoir storage conditions, the latest allocations with likely timing of next announcements, as well as an update on the Dry Year Task Force.
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Online Thiobencarb Stewardship Training is LIVE
The California Rice Commission, in partnership with the Sutter County Agricultural Commissioner’s office, has prepared an online course to administer the mandatory Thiobencarb Stewardship Training.
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Industry News and Reporting Updates
Rice WDR Drinking Water Well Monitoring
The Drinking Water Well Monitoring website has updated its list of certified analytical laboratories as of January 12, 2023, which can now be found here. Each drinking water well in use on a rice parcel must be sampled for nitrate + nitrite as nitrogen annually, unless you submit three consecutive years with results below 8 milligrams per liter (mg/L) or if your results are greater than 10 mg/L and both the drinking water well users and the Central Valley Water Board are notified.
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Reminder: Application Deadline Fast Approaching for Bid4Birds
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is currently soliciting applications for its Spring 2023 Bid4Birds Habitat Program. Applications are submitted through the Foundation website and the enrollment window is open until Monday, January 30, 2023.
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Application Timeline for CA Small Ag Business Drought Relief Grant Program
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GOBiz) is targeting early to mid–April 2023 to release applications for the California Small Agricultural Business Drought Relief Grant Program.
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Bid4Birds Spring Program – Application Period Now Open
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation) is soliciting applications for the Bid4Birds Program which pays rice farmers to flood their fields beyond the typical post-harvest winter flooding period for the benefit of waterbirds. For more details and to apply, visit the Foundation’s website: calricewaterbirds.org/bid4birds-overview
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Reminder – RCPP Enrollments Closing Soon
If you are interested in participating or enrolling in any of the RCPP practices this year, you must get your application into in your local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office by Friday, January 13, 2023. See below for a list of the available practices this round.
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CRC Grower Meetings happening next week
Our annual CRC grower meetings are set for Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in Colusa and Yuba City. The meetings will provide a comprehensive look at the top issues facing our industry. Information presented at both meeting will be the same.
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CRC Annual Report Now Available Online
The 2022 California Rice Commission Annual Report is now available. Click here to view and download the report.
Throughout this unprecedented drought, the theme that became so clear is how Vital California Rice is to so many – Vital to our communities, economy, and environment.
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