Rice Briefs Newsletter
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
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 management recommendations for drill‑seeded no‑till rice and lists several upcoming meetings and workshops for growers.
Contents
- 2025 Year in Review
- Statewide Variety Trial Results
- Stem Rot Monitoring Guidelines for the Mid-Boot Stage
- Update on Nutria Populations
- Pyrethroids and Tadpole Shrimp in Rice
- Weed Management Considerations for Drill-Seeded No-Till Rice
Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - November 2025
Contents
- Fall Updates: Rice Research Projects in the Sacramento Valley
- Weedy Rice Survey Update
- 2025 Delta Rice Recap
- Rice Seed Production Update
- White Water Fire Weed Morphology and Control in CA Rice?
- Nickels Soil Lab Fundraiser Dinner Set
Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - July 2025
In This Issue:
- POSTPONED - Rice Production Workshop
- 2025 Was a Spread-Out Planting Season for California Rice
- Summary of the California Rice Commission Rice Footprint Report
- 2025 Pest Issues Update
- Drill Seeding: How Deep is Too Deep?
- An Attempt to Improve Scouting for Tadpole Shrimp Using a Novel Sampler
- Weed Updates 2025
Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - April 2025
In this Issue:
- Chlorine Seed Treatments
- Summary of the 2024 Variety Trials
- The Usual Suspects - Arthropods
- Late Season Control Options for Watergrass – 2025 Updates
- Emergency Commodity Assistance Program: Long and Medium Grain Rice Qualify for Relief
Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - February 2025
In this Issue:
- Reducing Fertilizer Input Costs
- R.O.U.S. – Rodents of Unusual Size
- Take The Time to Evaluate the Level of Stem Rot
- Hedgerows in Rice Update
Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - November 2024
In This Issue:
- UCCE Rice Launches a Podcast!
- 2024 Rice Season in Review
- 2024 Delta Rice Recap
- Seed Production Update
- 2024 No-Till Update
- Weeds in 2024 Update
- Heat Stress in 2024
- Rice Levee Program - Enrollment Open
- Economic Needs Assessment for Butte, Glenn, and Tehama
- Pesticides and the Endangered Species Act
Announcing a new rice podcast, Thoughts on Rice!
The UCCE Farm advisors have created a podcast, "Thoughts on Rice" for the rice industry! Thoughts on Rice is a podcast for growers, PCAs, consultants, and other industry professionals in the California rice industry. We'll primarily be focusing on the Sacramento Valley and Delta Region of California. We aim to deliver extension information relating to the California rice industry.
On the upcoming episode of Thoughts on Rice, Luis Espino and Sarah Marsh will talk about the second flight of armyworms and the Armyworm Monitoring Network.
You can find this Thoughts on Rice on any audio streaming platform, or at our website https://thoughtsonrice.buzzsprout.com/
Those interested in submitting ideas for episodes can do so in the Feedback Form, which can be found in the show notes on each episode. Follow along to keep informed about the current rice season!
Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - July 2024
Contents
- Upcoming Events
- No-Till Drill Seeded Rice Field Day Report
- Bakanae Symptoms to Look For
- Monitoring Weather Conditions for Blast
- Your Herbicide Program is Not Working Well: Now What?
Upcoming Event - Rice Quality Workshop -registration required-
The California Rice Commission, UC Davis and the UC Cooperative Extension are hosting the 2024 Rice Quality Workshop on July 18th from 9:00 AM to 12:30PM. The event will be held at Granzella’s Banquet Hall located at 457 7th St., Williams, CA.
The registration fee is $50/person and includes all instruction, a copy of the Rice Quality Handbook, coffee and lunch. Registration is limited to the first 100 participants. Industry experts will speak on various topics relating to key aspects of California rice quality. the meeting agenda is attached to this announcement.
Click here to register for this event.
Colusa/Yolo Rice Briefs - June 2024
Contents
- Upcoming Events
- Pendimethalin Use in CA: Clarifications
- No-Till Drilled Rice – 2nd Year Updates
- Tadpole Shrimp Issues in 2024
- Late Season Control Options for Watergrass
- Cover Crop Variety Trial
- Be Wary of ChatGPT for Ag Questions