UC Rice Blog

Learn how to identify weedy rice Learn to differentiate weedy rice from other grassy weeds See what weedy rice looks like in the field UCCE Rice Farm Advisors will be at two weedy rice locations to show growers, PCAs and other interested parties how to spot and identify weedy rice before it is heade...

As many of you are aware, many of our grass species in California rice are resistant to multiple herbicides. Late watergrass aka "mimic" (Echinochloa phyllopogon), early watergrass (E. oryzoides) and barnyardgrass (E.

Moth catches have come down considerably. Looks like the worst of the infestation has passed. There are still worms out in the field; keep an eye on late planted rice.

August 9, 9:00 am-12:00 pm New Earth Market Harvest Room 1475 Tharp Road, Yuba City August 10, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Colusa Casino 3770 Hwy 45, Colusa In the workshops, UCCE will give updates on the current weedy rice situation and research being conducted in California. Dr.

We are seeing severe armyworm infestations in the field. Moth numbers have stayed relatively constant in a few locations, still on the increase in Sutter and Yolo counties. This means that egg laying may continue and we may have more worms coming up.