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The Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) is never alone. It loves company, attracting scores of insect guests, from honey bees to bumble bees to butterflies. We've seen monarchs, Gulf Fritillaries, Western tiger swallowtails, buckeyes, and fiery skippers nectaring on our Mexican sunflowers.

When the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, hosted an open house showcasing specimens collected last summer in Belize, attendees came from far and wide, from senior citizens to pre-schoolers.

Whitney Brim-DeForest is the newest addition to the UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor rice team. She will be based out of the Sutter-Yuba Office, but will serve Placer and Sacramento counties as well. She holds a Ph.D. in Horticulture and Agronomy and an M.S.

If you didn't get a chance to meet Whitney Brim-DeForest at Weed Day 2016, here's a little background information on her (from the Rice Notes newsletter July, 2016): Whitney Brim-DeForest is the newest addition to the UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor rice team.

Here's a little information on our NEW Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor Amber Vinchesi (pronounced Vincasey).

An exciting opportunity for rice growers to create on-farm habitat will have a final enrollment opportunity on July 29th.

UC Cooperative Extension annually sponsors four rice grower meetings in the Sacramento Valley. This year, the meetings will be held on Tuesday, January 19th and Wednesday, January 20th. The schedule and locations are as follows: Richvale: Tuesday, Jan.

UCCE Rice Production Workshop An in-depth workshop that covers the principles and practices of rice production Friday, July 24, 2015 The Refuge Restaurant 1501 Butte House Road Yuba City, CA 95993 Program: 8:30 Sign in, pick up class materials 9:00 Introduction and Workshop Overview 9:10 Rice Growth...

The 2015 Rice Production Workshop will be held on July 24th, at The Refuge Restaurant, 1501 Butte House Road, Yuba City, CA.

By California Rice Commission http://www.calricenews.org/2015/03/11/water-allocations-challenged-by-another-disappointing-winter/ We are in regular contact with the Northern California Water Association and area water managers to assess likely impacts from year four of the drought.