UC Rice Blog

Rice acres approved for seed production in 2024 totaled 24,000 acres, of which, 872 acres were in the Quality Assurance (QA) program.

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It is time again for the Rice Diseases Survey. The objective of the Survey is to document the incidence of rice diseases in Sacramento Valley rice fields so that the Air Resources Board agrees to continue to allow the rice industry to burn up to 25% of the acreage.

I just wanted to do a quick update on blast. I have not seen any other blast besides the one I reported on an earlier post. PCAs that I have spoken to have not seen blast either. With the cooler temperatures, conditions for blast are not as good.