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This newsletter is released on a quarterly basis and recounts relevant topics to the California rice industry, including research updates and topical news. To be added to our email list, our physical mailing list, or both, please contact smarsh@ucanr.edu.

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Rice Briefs Newsletter - February 2026

January 16, 2026

By Sarah Marsh Janish

The February 2026 Rice Briefs newsletter highlights key updates in California rice production, including a review of the 2025 season, statewide variety trial results, guidance on stem rot monitoring, and emerging issues such as nutria spread and pyrethroid resistance in tadpole shrimp. It also provides weed…

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Winter flooded rice fields and one field burning against the sunset

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Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - November 2025

November 5, 2025

By Sarah Marsh Janish

ContentsFall Updates: Rice Research Projects in the Sacramento ValleyWeedy Rice Survey Update2025 Delta Rice RecapRice Seed Production UpdateWhite Water Fire Weed Morphology and Control in CA Rice?Nickels Soil Lab Fundraiser Dinner Set

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Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - July 2025

July 9, 2025

By Sarah Marsh Janish

In This Issue:POSTPONED - Rice Production Workshop2025 Was a Spread-Out Planting Season for California RiceSummary of the California Rice Commission Rice Footprint Report2025 Pest Issues UpdateDrill Seeding: How Deep is Too Deep?An Attempt to Improve Scouting for Tadpole Shrimp Using a Novel SamplerWeed…

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Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - April 2025

April 14, 2025

By Sarah Marsh Janish

In this Issue:Chlorine Seed TreatmentsSummary of the 2024 Variety TrialsThe Usual Suspects - ArthropodsLate Season Control Options for Watergrass – 2025 UpdatesEmergency Commodity Assistance Program: Long and Medium Grain Rice Qualify for Relief

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