If you were unable to watch The Northern California Water Association’s 30th Annual Meeting live, you can now view both sessions in their entirety here.
This year’s NCWA meetings were titled “The Evolving Landscape in the Sacramento River Basin: Ridgetop to River Mouth Water Management”
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The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the RCPP application deadline to May 1, 2022. The previous deadline was originally set for today, April 1.
Below is a summary of the practices currently open for enrollment.
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The Northern California Water Association has just released the latest water year update and outlook.
The March update includes current surface water supplies in each Northern California reservoir, details from the Northern California Coordination Task Force on how each river system is undergoing separate scenario planning, and where current allocations stand.
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The CRC recently moved the form and informational materials from the AgCEU online course to our CalRiceNews.org website. A button “Drinking Water Well” has been added for your convenience.
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The California Rice Commission was awarded a $5.5 million Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to help increase the availability of conservation practices for rice producers in California. The first major enrollment period is currently underway and the deadline to apply is fast approaching.
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Today marked our first Circle of Life reception since 2019, with a strong turnout to help celebrate the value of California Rice to our state. A major focal point was the value of rice fields for wildlife habitat; especially vital during drought.
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The Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) is offering FREE technical assistance, milkweed plugs, and a regionally specialized ‘More than Monarchs seed mix‘ for pollinator plantings on private working lands in central California. To learn more about this program, please visit the MJV’s California Working Lands Free Seed Program.
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UCCE’s 2022 Winter Rice Grower Meetings are set to start next week. Prior meeting dates had been postponed. There is a virtual option in addition to the five in-person meetings.
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This current conservation opportunity is for rice producers that are planning to idle any acres this growing season and have live vegetation on those fields. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting application for idle fields until this Friday, March 11.
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