The armyworm monitoring network started a few weeks ago. We have traps on 15 sites across the Sacramento Valley and three sites in the northern San Joaquin Valley.
I got a question from a grower recently about Bakanae. The grower is seeing bakanae affected plants in the same field where the disease was observed last year. The question was if Bakanae can survive in the field.
Over the years, I have heard from several growers and PCAs that after a dry winter like we just had, the soil profile can be really dry, and it may take longer to flood fields.
With planting season coming up, thinking about appropriate variety selection is key, and one of the first steps towards ensuring a good 2021 crop. Each year the California Rice Research Board funds a statewide variety trial testing program. Here I summarize some of that data.
