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How new FCC “Covered List” restrictions on foreign-made UAS and critical components may shape future drone access and operations.
Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

FCC Covered List Update: Two Temporary Exceptions for Drone Supply in 2026

January 12, 2026
By Paramveer Singh
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC)'s January 7, 2026 notice builds on its December 22, 2025 Covered List update for foreign-made drones and “critical components,” but it creates two temporary exemptions through December 31, 2026. Drones and components on the DCMA Blue UAS list and those meeting the…
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goats grazing a hillside, three cattle dogs and a man with a cowboy hat trees and mountains around
UCCE Central Sierra: Event

California Targeted Grazing Short Course

Feb 17, 2026 - Apr 21, 2026

Once-weekly Zoom webinars culminate in a Davis field day  Practitioners, resource managers, landowners, and students: Learn how targeted grazing can address fuel and vegetation management with UC Cooperative Extension! Join this workshop to learn: The fundamentals of small-ruminant targeted…
UCCE Central Sierra
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Colusa County: Event

2026 UCCE Rice Winter Grower Meeting - Woodland

Jan 23, 2026

Program  8:00 am Doors open, sign-in, coffee 8:30 am Rice Research Board Nominations – Lacey Stogsdill, Rice Research Board Rice Research Trust Membership – Steve Willey 8:40 am County Agricultural Commissioner Updates 9:00 am Drones in rice for pesticide application, Dustin Harrell,…
Colusa County
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Colusa County: Event

2026 UCCE Rice Winter Grower Meeting - Yuba City

Jan 22, 2026

Program  1:00 pm Doors open, sign-in, coffee 1:30 pm Rice Research Board Nominations – Lacey Stogsdill, Rice Research Board Rice Research Trust Membership – Steve Willey 1:40 pm County Agricultural Commissioner Updates 2:00 pm Drones in rice for pesticide application, Dustin Harrell,…
Colusa County
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Colusa County: Event

2026 UCCE Rice Winter Grower Meeting - Colusa

Jan 22, 2026

Program  8:00 am Doors open, sign-in, coffee 8:30 am Rice Research Board Nominations – Lacey Stogsdill, Rice Research Board Rice Research Trust Membership – Steve Willey 8:40 am County Agricultural Commissioner Updates 9:00 am Drones in rice for pesticide application, Dustin Harrell,…
Colusa County
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Colusa County: Event

2026 UCCE Rice Winter Grower Meeting - Willows

Jan 21, 2026

Program  1:00 pm Doors open, sign-in, coffee 1:30 pm Rice Research Board Nominations – Lacey Stogsdill, Rice Research Board Rice Research Trust Membership – Steve Willey 1:40 pm County Agricultural Commissioner Updates 2:00 pm Drones in rice for pesticide application, Dustin Harrell, Rice…
Colusa County
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Event

Third Friday: Things from the Field

Jan 16, 2026

Join us for the Third Friday Things in the Field meeting on Friday, January 16, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the UCCE Yuba-Sutter Office. Special guest Raymond Mireles, UC Farm Advisor (Fresno County), will present on spider mite management in California almonds, including best practices, current…
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties
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Colusa County: Event

2026 UCCE Rice Winter Grower Meeting - Richvale

Jan 21, 2026

Program  8:00 am Doors open, sign-in, coffee 8:30 am Rice Research Board Nominations – Lacey Stogsdill, Rice Research Board Rice Research Trust Membership – Steve Willey 8:40 am County Agricultural Commissioner Updates 9:00 am Drones in rice for pesticide application, Dustin Harrell, Rice…
Colusa County
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Upcoming Winter Grower Meetings

January 12, 2026
By Sarah Marsh Janish
2026 Rice Winter Grower Meetings CE Credits: 2 DPR (0.5 L&R, 0.5 Aerial, 1 Other) & CCA Pending Wednesday, Jan 21Richvale: 8:00 AM @ Evangelical Church (5219 Church St)Willows: 1:00 PM @ Willows Memorial Hall (525 W Sycamore St)Thursday, Jan 22Colusa: 8:00 AM @ CIP Conference…
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