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Rice Field Day – August 30

August 1, 2023
By Taiyu Guan, Consuelo B Baez Vega
California Rice Field Day is scheduled for Wednesday, August 30, at the Rice Experiment Station (RES) in Biggs. The annual event provides growers and other interested parties a chance to see and discuss research in progress at the RES.
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Organic Rice: Current Research and Future Needs

July 6, 2023
By Luis A Espino
Organic Rice: Current Research and Future Needs July 26, 9:00 am 2:00 pm UCCE Sutter-Yuba Conference Room 142 Garden Hwy Yuba City, CA 95991 In this meeting, the UCCE rice team will present general guidelines and recent research that can help California organic rice growers improve management.
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Potrait of Carl showcasing a rice plant
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A Celebration of Life - Remembering Dr. Carl William Johnson

June 9, 2023
A Celebration of life will be held on June 25, 11:30 am for Carl William Johnson, which follows the regular Sunday service that concludes at 11 am. Guests will have an opportunity to share their memories and reflection on Carl's life. A reception will follow the service.
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Trying out no-till, drill-seeded rice

June 7, 2023
By Bruce A Linquist
We are trying something this year that we have not ever tried. We are drill seeding rice into fields that have not been tilled this season. Why are we doing this? It is one way to save considerable amounts of irrigation water. We estimate that up to 0.5 ac ft/ac of water could be saved.
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