Thoughts on Rice
This podcast is 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. The UCCE Rice Farm Advisors aim to deliver extension information relating to the California rice industry. Find out more about UCCE and California rice here!
Episodes
Today's mini-episode concerns the 2025 spring planting report and current CA rice marketing prices.
USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
USA Rice Spring Planting Report
Weekly National Rice Summary from the USDA AMS
Upcoming Events
- No-Till Rice Field Day - June 10, 2025, 9-11am, 694 Watson Road, Biggs, CA 95917
- Rice Production Workshop - July 23-24, 2025, Davis, CA - an introductory course ...
Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
Sarah Marsh Janish sits down with Dr. Kassim Al-Khatib, who is responsible for the Herbicide Resistance Screening Program that UC Cooperative Extension provides, free of charge, to rice growers and PCAs who are interested in determining the herbicide resistance status of their ric...
Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish sits down with Kate Walker, a representative from FMC, to discuss some of the latest developments in the rice chemical market.
Mention of an agrichemical does not constitute a recommendation, merely the sharing of research findings. Always follow the label. The l...
In honor of UCCE Colusa's upcoming Centennial Celebration, Sarah Marsh Janish takes a trip back in time, outlining the development of the Extension Service in California and how, despite shifts in funding and leadership, the mission of UCCE remains to serve the communities in which the offices are housed. For more information, see the links below:
History of UCCE
California Agriculture: 100 Years of Se...
In honor of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Sarah Marsh Janish discusses the recent focus on nutria in California. Although this semi-aquatic mammal is not new to California, the surge in population and range across the state is of some concern, especially to those of us who work in the habitats they prefer to inhabit.
Report Nutria: "Suspected observations or potential signs of nutria ...
Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish sits down with Sharon Bell, Ashley McWilliams, and Mike Martin, representatives from UPL, Wilbur-Ellis, and Valent USA, to discuss some of the latest developments in the rice chemical market.
Mention of an agrichemical does not constitute a recommendation, merely...
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Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
Sarah Marsh Janish and Luis Espino discussed the 2024 Rice Disease Survey, the results of which showed a low incidence of blast and similar levels of other diseases compared to previous years. The conversation also covered the influence of agronomic practic...
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Sarah Marsh Janish sat down with Tim Johnson, the President & CEO of the California Rice Commission, also known as the CRC. The CRC makes it their mission to support the family farmers and mills who have excelled for more than a century. This support looks like engaging in a number of comprehensive regulatory programs such as managing water quality programs, maintaining an active indust...
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Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
Sarah Marsh Janish sat down with Tim Johnson, the President & CEO of the California Rice Commission, also known as the CRC. The CRC makes it their mission to support the family farmers and mills who have excelled for more than a century. This support lo...
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Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
In this episode, Sarah and Jens Beets, a research ecologist with the USDA's Invasive Species and Pollinator Health unit, discussed the challenges of managing algae and cyanobacteria in California rice production, including the impact of excess nutrients and the ...
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Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
In this two-part episode, Sarah Marsh sits down with Dr. Sara Rosenberg, who is currently the UCCE Regenerative Agriculture Farm Advisor for Mariposa, Merced, and Stanislaus Counties to talk about her work in rice crop rotation systems. Sara worked with rice gro...
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Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
In this two-part episode, Sarah Marsh sits down with Dr. Sara Rosenberg, who is currently the UCCE Regenerative Agriculture Farm Advisor for Mariposa, Merced, and Stanislaus Counties to talk about her work in rice crop rotation systems. Sara worked with rice gro...
Together, the UCCE Rice Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
Timothy Blank (Director of Seed Certification Operations, the Foundation Seed Program Executive Director, and the Certified Seed Program Advisor for the California Crop Improvement Association) and Sarah Marsh sit down to talk about the California Crop Improvement...
Together, the UCCE Rice Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
Sarah Marsh Janish sits down with Jason Coslovich and Luke Matthews to talk about some of the bird habitat conservation incentive programs that are available for rice farmers who can benefit from incorporating these into winter off season plans.
CWA Resou...
Together, the UCCE Rice Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
Timothy Blank (Director of Seed Certification Operations, the Foundation Seed Program Executive Director, and the Certified Seed Program Advisor for the California Crop Improvement Association) and Sarah Marsh sit down to talk about the role and history of ri...
To round out the month of September and to start off October, we're going to hold a "Rice Round Table" to talk about some of the farm calls and questions we have gotten this past month, as well as discuss what to expect going forward in the season. Join members of the UCCE Rice Group, Luis Espino, Whitney Brim-Deforest, Bruce Linquist, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, and Sarah ...
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Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
Bruce Linquist and Sarah Marsh mull over the results of the rice yield contest and the future direction of yield research.
Yield Contest Resources
Rice Yield Contest Video
Purpose of the Yield Contest
Lessons from the Rice Yield Contest - 2024 Winter...
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Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
Bruce Linquist and Sarah Marsh will be discussing Bruce's research into no-till rice in California.
No Till Resources
UC Rice Blog post about no-till rice results (2023)
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Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production.
Today Luis Espino and Sarah Marsh talk about rice blast in California, weather conditions that favor disease development, and future research plans.
Rice Blast Resources
Leaf Wetness Blast Correlation Charts
Other Resources
Feedback Poll
To round out the month of August, we're going to hold a "Rice Round Table" to talk about some of the farm calls and questions we have gotten this past month, as well as discuss what to expect going forward in the season. Join Whitney Brim-Deforest, Bruce Linquist, and Sarah Marsh as they recap rice in August 2024.
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