UC Rice Blog

N management in wet year: revised based on cool weather. Earlier this week I sent out a blog discussing N management during a wet year. In the blog, one scenario (Scenario 2) mentioned was I decided not to apply aqua but just go ahead and flood field when the rains started.

Rain in May, especially in the amounts we have seen this year are far from ideal for rice growers. It makes establishing seedling, N management and weed control extra challenging. Rain in May is not new. In 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005 average May rainfall in the Sacramento Valley was 2.

Over the winter, I gave a few presentations that touched on armyworms. In the presentations, I usually had pictures of adult armyworms.

Where: Lundberg Family Farms, 5311 Midway, Richvale, CA When: Friday, March 22 Agenda 1. 9:45 Refreshment & Registration 2. 10:00 - Welcome & Organic Rice Production - Jessica Lundberg, LFF 3. 10:15 Cover Crops in Annual Rotations - Sarah Light, UCCE Agronomy Advisor 4.

Join UCCE, representatives from Local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies and DWR, for a regional forum to discuss how local agencies are progressing in the implementation of SGMA.