2021 UCCE Rice Grower Meeting

Jan 15, 2021

2021 Rice Growers Meeting 

Rice trials at the Rice Experiment Station, Butte County.

When: February 11, 2021, 9:00am-12:00 PM

Where: Virtual via Zoom

Registration: $10

Register at:  https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=32722 

 

Agenda: 

  • 9:00 AM Introduction
  • 9:10 Rice Research Board Nominations - Dana Dickey, Rice Research Board
  • 9:20 Ag Commissioner Update - Scott Bowden, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Sutter
    County
  • 9:40 Weed Management Update - Kassim Al-Khatib, UC Davis
  • 9:55 Break
  • 10:05 Disease Management Update - Luis Espino, UCCE Butte
  • 10:20 Arthropod Management Update - Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis
  • 10:35 Bird and Salmon Projects Update - Paul Buttner, California Rice Commission
  • 10:50 Break
  • 11:00 Emerging Weeds Issues - Whitney Brim-Deforest, UCCE Sutter-Yuba and Michelle
    Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE San Joaquin
  • 11:15 Fertility Update - Bruce Linquist, UC Davis
  • 11:30 Roxy Rice - Kent McKenzie, California Rice Experiment Station
  • 11:45 2020 Summary and Variety Update - Bruce Linquist, UC Davis
  • 12:00 PM Adjourn

Continuing education units applied for from CA Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) and Certified Crop Advisers (CCA).

Contact Luis Espino for more information.

 


By Whitney Brim-DeForest
Author - County Director, Sutter and Yuba Counties and CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor