UC Rice Blog

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…

This video is a short summary of a research grant funded by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. This project addressed various aspects of tadpole shrimp management in California rice including shrimp damage potential, interplay between planting timing, temperature, and damage, biological…

IPM Rice Workgroup Meeting: Drip Irrigated Rice and Tomato RotationsAll are welcome! We are soliciting feedback, experiences, and opinions about rotating rice with tomatoes, with a focus on drip-irrigating rice. Lunch will be included. Please Click Here for the Registration Form! Date:…

UCCE is currently conducting a survey of fields known to have weedy rice. The objective is to determine if the infestations have increased in the past five years, since the last survey was conducted. We are contacting growers that we know have the weed to let them know about the survey. But if you suspect…

Short answer: Not like we did in 2022. However, in the northern part of Sacramento Valley, temperatures are forecasted to be warm and chalkiness may be an issue for a sensitive variety like M-211. You can read on for more. Grain chalkiness occurs when there are high temperatures (especially at night)…