UC Rice Blog

Over the years, I have heard from several growers and PCAs that after a dry winter like we just had, the soil profile can be really dry, and it may take longer to flood fields.

With planting season coming up, thinking about appropriate variety selection is key, and one of the first steps towards ensuring a good 2021 crop. Each year the California Rice Research Board funds a statewide variety trial testing program. Here I summarize some of that data.

Considerations for choosing the right medium grain rice variety With planting season coming up, thinking about appropriate variety selection is key, and one of the first steps towards ensuring a good 2021 crop.

2021 Rice Growers Meeting When: February 11, 2021, 9:00am-12:00 PM Where: Virtual via Zoom Registration: $10 Register at: https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.

In 2017, I started getting reports of a watergrass biotype/species (Echinochloa spp.) that was difficult to control using our suite of herbicides registered in rice.