UC Rice Blog

The demands of agriculture are unique, often blending long hours, unpredictable weather, and financial pressure. Taking care of your mental well-being is just as vital as tending to your crops. Whether you are looking for proactive stress management or need immediate support, there are resources specifically…

Azoxsytrobin (Quadris, Tetraban) is the most used fungicide on rice in California. Azoxystrobin has been in use since the late 1990s. This fungicide was registered after rice blast was discovered in California in 1996. More recently, several years of trials showed that when azoxystrobin is used at the late…

Background Since 2010, most on-road and many off-road vehicles and equipment have used selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to inject diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) into exhaust streams with the intended goal of nitrous oxide (NOx) emission reduction. In cases where DEF levels ran low or unexpected…

Reprint from Rice Farming, March 2026Early season weed control is vital to keeping yield potential high in California rice. Most of our yield potential is lost to weed competition in the first 30 days. The vast majority of that yield loss is due to watergrass species (Echinochloa spp.) including…

This post is somewhat a repeat of last year’s. However, while last year the rice price was low, this year we have both low rice prices and high fertilizer costs. Therefore, there is even more reason to carefully manage your fertilizer input costs. Below are some suggestions on how you can reduce your costs…