Rice Briefs Newsletter

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…

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

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…

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

In this Issue:Reducing Fertilizer Input CostsR.O.U.S. – Rodents of Unusual SizeTake The Time to Evaluate the Level of Stem RotHedgerows in Rice Update

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...

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.

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?

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 Granzellas Banquet Hall located at 457 7th St., Williams, CA.

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...