CRC Board Elections Start Soon
Elections for the 2021/22 CRC Board of directors start July 30 and extend until August 16. Be sure to look for your ballot and vote!
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Recent News
UCCE Provides insight on Rice Field Draining
The newest UC Rice Blog delves into a subject growers will soon be dealing with – when to drain their rice fields.
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Thiobencarb Season Ends with Successful Results
A special thank you to the rice growers, pilots, applicators and PCAs who steward thiobencarb through usage, applications, and recommendations. This season ended with no exceedances.
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Here’s how you can keep up to date on Weedy Rice
We are nearing the part of the growing season to begin scouting for weedy rice. The University of California Cooperative Extension has a wealth of information, to help with weedy rice identification, reporting and more.
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Rice Leadership Applications now being accepted
The application period is underway for the Rice Leadership Development Program, which provides future leaders a comprehensive review of the industry, emphasizing personal development and communication skills.
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Armyworm Season is underway
As we enter summer, armyworm monitoring and trapping efforts will intensify.
Moth numbers are starting to increase along the northern part of the valley, according to UC Rice Farming Systems Advisor and Butte County Director, Luis Espino.
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Bid4Birds Habitat Program Updates
Due to the dry conditions and a serious need for shorebird habitat the California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation has made two changes to its program this year to increase the flexibility for growers.
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More Positive Results from Thiobencarb Monitoring
Good news continues as the thiobencarb monitoring results hit a peak detection of 1.2 ppb on May 20 at the CBD5 site, which is below the performance goal of 1.5 ppb. Monitoring results at the CBD5 site recovered to 0.79 ppb and 0.73 ppb on May 25 and 27. Sight detections were discovered at the lower Colusa Basin site (CBD1) and Butte Sough. We are halfway through the monitoring season and will continue share monitoring results throughout the season.
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Bid4Birds Enrollment Deadline fast approaching
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is currently soliciting applications for its Fall 2021 Bid4Birds habitat program. Applications are submitted through the Foundation website and the enrollment window is open until Thursday, June 24, 2021.
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CRC Board Elections Underway – Nominations Due July 14
Rice growers will be receiving nominations forms for available CRC Board of Director seats mid-June. Please take a minute to nominate eligible growers to represent your district.
This year there are 18 eligible board seats, that have been allocated to each of the five districts based on 2020 planted acres. Open seats by district are indicated in the following table:
2021/22 CRC Board
Available Seats for Election
| Total Seats | Avail Seat | |||
| Member | Alt | Member | Alt | |
| Dist 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dist 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dist 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dist 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dist 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Includes filling current vacant member/alternate seats
Ballots, based on nominations received, will be mailed July 30.
Contact Tim Johnson at 916-387-2264 or tjohnson@calrice.org with questions about the election.