- Author: Taiyu Guan
Date: July 18, 2024
Location: Granzella's Banquet Hall,
457 7th St., Williams, CA
Registration Required! (Please Click Here for Registration)
Free (Lunch & refreshments provided)
Meeting Agenda:
8:30 Coffee and light breakfast items
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
(Bruce Linquist, UC Rice Specialist)
9:05 CA industry perspective of rice quality
(Rick Rhody, President & CEO of Farmer's Rice Cooperative)
9:20 Rice quality parameters in rice breeding
(Dustin Harrell, Director of the Rice Experiment Station)
9:35 Calrose rice varieties and rice quality
(Dustin Harrell, Director of the Rice Experiment Station)
9:50 Effects of climatic stress, variety type, main vs ratoon production, and yield on grain quality
(Ted Wilson, Professor, Director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center)
10:10 Agronomic impacts on rice milling quality
(Bruce Linquist, UC Rice Specialist)
10:30 Break
10:45 Effect of field pests on the quality of rice
(Luis Espino, UCCE Farm Advisor Butte and Glenn Counties)
11:05 Rice handling in a warehouse and settlements
(Carl Hoff, President/CEO of Butte County Rice Growers Association (BUCRA))
11:15 Sampling methodologies
(Timothy Blank, Director of Seed Certification Operations, Executive Director of Foundation Seed Program, and Advisor of the Certified Seed Program)
11:25 The USDA grade: CalAgri inspections, how are they done and what do they mean?
(Vic Anand, President/CEO of the California Agri Inspection Co., Ltd)
11:40 How to dry rice for good quality
(Eddie Gaspard, VP, Drier and Seed Division Manager (BUCRA))
11:55 What pesticide MRLs Mean to You
(Roberta Firoved, Pesticide Regulatory Consultant)
12:15 Factors affecting the spoilage in stored rice and shrink
(Zhongli Pan, Adjunct Professor Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering,
UC Davis)
12:35 Lunch
*DPR Credits: Pending*
***Applied for CCA Credits***
2024 July Rice Quality Workshop Agenda
During the Rice Quality Workshop, August 28: Rice Field Day was mentioned. Would you please email me more information. Is this something we need to register or be invited to attend?
Very curious and interested.
Thanks
Maggie
Thank you for your interest!