Register in advance to attend the broadcast using the following link
The webinar is live from 10 am to 11 am on Friday, February 19. Or you can watch the recorded stewardship training at your leisure. Look for future emails with links including the CRC YouTube Channel information.
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We have added nearly 30 new images to the photo library available to industry members. The nearly 180 photos provided are a mix of landscapes, environmental scenes and shots of various stages of rice, from planting through harvest. Please credit the “California Rice Commission” for any images used.
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The CRC will provide growers an easy way to complete the annual thiobencarb stewardship training this year – online! Future communications and links to this training will be forthcoming from the Commission very soon.
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The Thiobencarb Mandatory Stewardship Training is a regulatory requirement for the CRC to provide. Training will be a separate online course available later this month with continuing education credit pending, so watch for our future updates.
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The California Waterfowl Association (CWA) is now soliciting application for their 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 Friday, February 26, 2021.
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In what promises to lay the groundwork for a significant improvement in COVID-19 vaccinations, the Newsom Administration announced today the creation of a statewide vaccine delivery network. This aims to simplify delivery of vaccines to local healthcare providers, county health offices and other providers through a third-party administrator to maximize distribution efficiency.
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Several more rice industry meetings are coming soon, with virtual formats based on the COVID-19 situation.
Here’s a link to our industry calendar, which has more information, including dates and links to the Corteva and Gowan Rice Herbicide Seminars and the UCCE Rice Growers Meeting. The Rice Commission will be part of the group of presenters at these meetings.
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Here’s a link to a page on our industry website, where you can view every presentation made during our 2021 virtual grower meeting.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we needed to shift to a virtual format for our meeting. The presentations provided this year cover a wide range of key topics, from changes in Washington D.C. to the water outlook for the coming year.
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Here is the link to the second day of the 2021 California Rice Commission Virtual Grower Meeting.
Today’s speakers include Tyson Redpath of The Russell Group with a look at federal issues impacting our industry, David Guy of the Northern California Water Association on our water outlook and Betsy Ward of USA Rice with updates on key trade and policy initiatives.
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Here is the link to the first day of the 2021 California Rice Commission Virtual Grower Meeting.
Today’s speakers Jim Wiesemeyer of Pro Farmer and Louie Brown of Kahn, Soares & Conway provide their insights into politics in Washington, DC, and Sacramento, focusing on key issues impacting our industry.
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