Thoughts on Rice

Let us hear from you! Feedback Form Sarah Marsh Janish sat down with Tim Johnson, the President & CEO of the California Rice Commission, also known as the CRC. The CRC makes it their mission to support the family farmers and mills who have excelled for more than a century. This support looks like engaging in a number of comprehensive regulatory programs such as managing water quality programs,...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish sat down with Tim Johnson, the President & CEO of the California Rice Commission, also known as the CRC. The CRC makes it their mission to support the family farmers and mills who have excelled for more than a cent...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. In this episode, Sarah and Jens Beets, a research ecologist with the USDA's Invasive Species and Pollinator Health unit, discussed the challenges of managing algae and cyanobacteria in California rice production, including the impac...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. In this two-part episode, Sarah Marsh sits down with Dr. Sara Rosenberg, who is currently the UCCE Regenerative Agriculture Farm Advisor for Mariposa, Merced, and Stanislaus Counties to talk about her work in rice crop rotation systems....

Let us hear from you! Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. In this two-part episode, Sarah Marsh sits down with Dr. Sara Rosenberg, who is currently the UCCE Regenerative Agriculture Farm Advisor for Mariposa, Merced, and Stanislaus Counties to talk about her work in rice crop rotation systems....

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     Together, the UCCE Rice Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Timothy Blank (Director of Seed Certification Operations, the Foundation Seed Program Executive Director, and the Certified Seed Program Advisor for the California Crop Improvement Association) and Sarah Marsh sit down to talk a...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     Together, the UCCE Rice Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish sits down with Jason Coslovich and Luke Matthews to talk about some of the bird habitat conservation incentive programs that are available for rice farmers who can benefit from incorporating these into winter...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     Together, the UCCE Rice Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Timothy Blank (Director of Seed Certification Operations, the Foundation Seed Program Executive Director, and the Certified Seed Program Advisor for the California Crop Improvement Association) and Sarah Marsh sit down to talk a...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     To round out the month of September and to start off October, we're going to hold a "Rice Round Table" to talk about some of the farm calls and questions we have gotten this past month, as well as discuss what to expect going forward in the season. Join members of the UCCE Rice Group, Luis Espino, Whitney Brim-Deforest, Bruce Linquist, Michell...

Let us hear from you! Feedback form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Bruce Linquist and Sarah Marsh mull over the results of the rice yield contest and the future direction of yield research.   Yield Contest Resources Rice Yield Contest Video Purpose of the Yield Contest Lessons from the Rice Yield Contes...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Bruce Linquist and Sarah Marsh will be discussing Bruce's research into no-till rice in California.    No Till Resources UC Rice Blog post about no-till rice results (2023)   UC Rice Blog post about no-till rice results (2024) N...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Today Luis Espino and Sarah Marsh talk about rice blast in California, weather conditions that favor disease development, and future research plans.   Rice Blast Resources UC IPM - Rice Blast Leaf Wetness Blast Correlation Charts   O...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     To round out the month of August, we're going to hold a "Rice Round Table" to talk about some of the farm calls and questions we have gotten this past month, as well as discuss what to expect going forward in the season. Join Whitney Brim-Deforest, Bruce Linquist, and Sarah Marsh as they recap rice in August 2024. Upcoming Events! Rice Pest Ma...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     Whitney Brim-Deforest and Sarah Marsh sit down to talk about herbicide resistance in California rice. Herbicide resistance is continually quoted as a primary concern among rice producers and researchers. Due to a myriad of reasons, there are very few chemistries available for weed control in CA rice; among these, herbicide resistance has been reported in all...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     Today Whitney Brim-Deforest and Sarah Marsh will be sitting down to talk about weedy rice in California. Weedy rice is the same species as cultivated rice, Oryza sativa , which contributes to the difficulty in controlling it; any herbicide that would kill weedy rice would also hurt the crop. Weedy traits of weedy rice including seed shattering and long dorma...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll     Welcome to our first mini-episode, which we're referring to as "From the Field"! Luis Espino gives some quick tips regarding the current status of blast in the fields and the first reported sighting of blast in Glenn County Upcoming Events! UCCE Hedgerow Demonstration Day on August 14 Annual Rice Field Day on August 28 Rice Pest Management Cou...

Let us hear from you! Feedback Poll Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Today Luis Espino and Sarah Marsh will be talking about Rice Armyworm Monitoring Program and the second generation of armyworms in rice.  Two true armyworm generations occur in rice; moths fly in spring and early summer, laying eggs in r...

Let us hear from you! Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Luis Espino discusses recent rice pests we have seen in the fields; specifically grasshoppers and rodents, which aren't among the most common rice pests. Upcoming Events! UCCE Hedgerow Demonstration Day on August 14 Annual Rice Field Day on Augus...

Let us hear from you! Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh will be discussing the issue of bakanae in rice. This topic has come up with some frequency in recent weeks. Upcoming Events! UCCE Hedgerow Demonstration Day on August 14 Annual Rice Field Day on August 28 Rice Pest Management Course on Se...

Let us hear from you! Welcome to Thoughts on Rice, a podcast hosted by University of California Cooperative Extension Rice Advisors. This podcast is for growers, PCAs, consultants, and other industry professionals in the California rice industry.  We'll primarily be focusing on the Sacramento Valley and Delta Region of California. We aim to deliver extension information relating to the Califo...