- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
- Posted by: Gale Perez
In 2022, I estimate rice acreage in the Delta, south of the Yolo Bypass, was at least 8,000 acres. Most Delta rice is grown in San Joaquin County, but there is some acreage in Sacramento County. While Delta rice acreage is relatively small compared to that in the Sacramento Valley, it has been steadily increasing over the last several years (Table 1).
Given the increasing interest in rice production among Delta growers, and the differences in production practices from the Sacramento Valley, UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis will be releasing a cost of production report specifically for Delta rice later this year or in early 2023. A Delta rice cost study was...
- Author: Trina Kleist
- Contributor: Mike Hsu
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Linquist, Al-Khatib and teams discuss new varieties, pests, possibilities
New varieties of rice that offer more effective weed control with less herbicide were showcased by UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences researchers at the recent Rice Field Day north of Yuba City in California's Central Valley. Amid the West's ongoing drought, green rice with heads full of grain stood tall and lush in some test plots, while dry, brown stubble poked up in others. Department researchers discussed the impact of letting ricelands go fallow, including potential for pest control and ways to conserve soil moisture.
The event was hosted Aug. 31 at the Rice Experiment Station...
/h3>- Author: Whitney Brim-DeForest
- Author: Taiyu Guan
- Author: Troy Clark
- Posted by: Gale Perez
From the CAPCA Adviser magazine :: June 2022
Whitney Brim-DeForest is a UCCE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento, and Placer Counties; Taiyu Guan is an Assistant Specialist in UCCE Sutter-Yuba Counties; Troy Clark is a Rice Junior Specialist for UCCE Butte County.
Introduction
In California rice, herbicide resistance has been documented in Echinochloa spp. since the early 2000's. Recent reports of uncontrolled grasses, as well as possible new species or biotypes have precipitated renewed...
- Author: Kassim Al-Khatib
- Posted by: Gale Perez
From the Rice Notes April 2022 newsletter
Kassim Al-Khatib is the Melvin D. Androus Endowed Professor for Weed...
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Michelle Leinfelder-Miles is the UC Cooperative Extension Delta Crops Resource Management Advisor serving San Joaquin, Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, and Contra Costa counties.
From 2019-2021, we conducted trials to evaluate the efficacy of a new herbicide product called Loyant (florpyrauxifen-benzyl; group 4 herbicide; Corteva Agriscience) in Delta drill-seeded rice. Loyant is registered in rice growing states in the southern US but would be a new chemistry in California. Previous company trials have indicated that Loyant provides good control of...