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2023 Rice Production Workshop

February 9, 2023
By Luis A Espino
2023 Rice Production Workshop An in-depth workshop that covers the principles and practices of rice production in California March 15 and 16, 2023 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Lundberg Family Farms 5311 Midway, Richvale, CA 95974 Cost: $200 Program DPR, CCA, and CDFA N management continuing education credits r...
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2023 Rice Grower Meetings

January 17, 2023
By Luis A Espino
2023 RICE GROWER MEETINGS Woodland: Monday, January 23, 9:00 am, Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood St, Woodland Richvale: Tuesday, January 24, 9:00 am, Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St.
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Preventing Fires in Baled Straw

November 21, 2022
By Luis A Espino
Recently, there have been several rice straw bale fires and there could be more. CALFIRE suspects the cause is the higher moisture in the straw at the time of baling due to the lack of north winds during harvest and baling.
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Annual California Rice Field Day

August 19, 2022
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
The annual Rice Field Day will be Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Rice Experiment Station (RES), Biggs, California. We cordially invite you and your associates to join us for this event.
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Are those taller plants bakanae?

August 11, 2022
By Luis A Espino
I have been getting several messages about off-type plants that are starting to head. They are taller, paler, and could be confused with watergrass. Some of them have a flag leaf that is yellow and stands out. These plants are most likely infected with bakanae.
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