The Northern California Water Association has released the latest water year update and
outlook for the Sacramento River Basin.
The update includes current surface water supplies in all Northern California reservoirs, the
latest allocations for North-of-Delta contractors including wildlife refuges, a link to weekly
updates to the State Water Board’s current curtailments, and live monitoring of groundwater
conditions.
Working with NCWA, the California Warehouse Association, the California Ag Aircraft Association and the Western Plant Health Association, the California Rice Commission is actively pursuing relief for our employees, mills, dryers, applicators and suppliers to offset an estimated $250 million in indirect losses as a result of the drought.
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The California Waterfowl Association (CWA) is still soliciting applications for their Delayed Wheat Harvest Incentive Program, which incentivizes the delayed harvest of winter planted cereal grains like wheat and triticale for the benefit of nesting waterfowl. The application deadline is Monday, May 2, 2022.
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The application deadline for practices through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is fast approaching. To be eligible for participating in any practices this fall, producers must sign up by May 2, 2022. Applications must be submitted through Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices. Below is a summary of the practices that are currently open for enrollment.
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The University of California Cooperative Extension’s April 2022 Rice Notes newsletter features drought conditions posing a possible risk to rice fertility and delivers ways to manage those issues.
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Thiobencarb monitoring starts April 26 and ends June 28, 14 times at the four core sites. We base the monitoring on planting dates and timing of thiobencarb applications from the county agricultural commissioner offices sharing dates on the notices of intent. Some rice has been planted and treated, which will be captured with the current monitoring plan.
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Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) recently introduced a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives recognizing the decades of work California’s rice industry has done to support our environment.
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In the latest episode of MeatEater’s Cal in the Field, avid outdoorsman and conservationist Ryan Callaghan shined a spotlight on the Sacramento Valley.
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The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has completed the initial data and application review to support a permanent maximum residue limit (MRL). Corteva submitted the application and the information now appears on the MFDS database public facing page.
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As field work begins for this severely limited planting season, there are a few actions that rice farms can take to help breeding waterfowl in the Sacramento Valley. While we know all practices are not practical for everyone this season, a list of management actions that can be implemented on rice fields to help breeding waterfowl is provided for your consideration.
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