UC Cooperative Extension will host a Weedy Rice Meeting on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 from 10:00am to 1:15pm at the Roberts-Union Farm Center in the Delta (4925 Howard Road, Stockton, 95206). The meeting will focus on the biology and management of this important pest and on general weed management for a drill-seeded system. Continuing education credits have been approved for this meeting (DPR 2.0 of Other; CCA 2.0 of PM and 0.5 of CM). Lunch will be provided, so we request registration to help us with planning. Registration is free. Please see the agenda below and a downloadable version attached at the bottom of this post.
Agenda:
9:30am Arrival and sign-in
10:00am Introduction to Weedy Rice and its Distribution in the Delta: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UC Cooperative Extension
10:10am Historical Overview and Ongoing Survey Efforts: Luis Espino, UC Cooperative Extension
10:30am Weedy Rice Biology, Ecology, and Genetics: Whitney Brim-DeForest, UC Cooperative Extension
11:00am Seed Certification and Quality Assurance Program: Timothy Blank, CA Crop Improvement Association
11:20am Weedy Rice Management: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Whitney Brim-DeForest, UC Cooperative Extension
11:40am Weedy Rice Identification – Hands-on Learning: Whitney Brim-DeForest, Luis Espino, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Sarah Marsh Janish
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm Weed Management Updates: Kassim Al-Khatib, UC Davis
1:00pm Discussion and Evaluation
