UC Rice Blog

If you grow rice in California, you already know that effective weed management is not only essential for economical rice production, but also very challenging, complex, and regulated.

Weedy Rice Workshop 10:00 12:00 followed by lunch August 1st, 2019 Colusa Casino Chairman's Room Agenda 9:30 Doors Open, Sign In 10:00 12:00 Presentations Introduction and Update on Weedy Rice Distribution Regulatory Update Rice Seed Quality Assurance Program Update Weedy Rice Biology, Ecology, Ge...

N management in wet year: revised based on cool weather. Earlier this week I sent out a blog discussing N management during a wet year. In the blog, one scenario (Scenario 2) mentioned was I decided not to apply aqua but just go ahead and flood field when the rains started.

Rain in May, especially in the amounts we have seen this year are far from ideal for rice growers. It makes establishing seedling, N management and weed control extra challenging. Rain in May is not new. In 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005 average May rainfall in the Sacramento Valley was 2.

Over the winter, I gave a few presentations that touched on armyworms. In the presentations, I usually had pictures of adult armyworms.