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Our Second-Year Testing No-Till Drill Seeded Rice

June 19, 2024
By Consuelo B Baez Vega, Taiyu Guan
No-till drill seeded planting offers some real opportunities to conserve water, plant early, save on tillage costs, and use herbicides with different modes of action. Last year we did a pilot study looking at the potential of no-till rice in California.
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Tadpole Shrimp Issues in 2024

May 31, 2024
By Luis A Espino
I received several calls and comments about issues with tadpole shrimp this spring. While this pest is well known to growers and PCAs, it can still be difficult to manage during planting time. Mistiming of insecticide application can result in shrimp damage.
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