The Intrepid® 2F Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 62719-442) Section 18 Emergency Exemption has been issued for use in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Merced, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Counties. The effective dates are April 20 to October 4, 2020.
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There have been a number of COVID-19 outbreaks in the San Joaquin Valley, including almond and pistachio processing and walnut hulling facilities and two farms. Two deaths have occurred. OSHA is conducting inspections. Additionally, the California Attorney General has been sending letters to Ag operations, asking detailed questions about their COVID-19 preparedness.
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The steady flow of information from UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) rice experts continues with two new posts.
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Several industry members have asked why 2019 production volume needs to be reported on the Major Amendment Ballot. Others have asked if the information is made public. Here are answers to these two important questions.
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Please see guidance from CRC counsel Kahn, Soares & Conway for employers implementing the face coverings:
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The number of armyworm moths trapped in Sacramento Valley rice fields continues to grow.
Here’s the latest update from University of California Cooperative Extension Rice Farm Advisor, Luis Espino:
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Nominations for Commission board and alternate seats are now open. Any grower who produces rice is eligible to serve in a district. Nomination forms must be postmarked by July 15, 2020. If you need another form, contact Tim Johnson at tjohnson@calrice.org or call 916-387-2264.
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The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation), in collaboration with the Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership, is happy to announce the upcoming enrollment period for the Fall 2020 Bid4Birds habitat program. Bid4Birds is the Foundation’s partner program to The Nature Conservancy’s BirdReturns program.
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Monitoring results were at the performance goal of 1.5 µg/L on May 12 and May 28. The detections were noted at the Colusa Basin Drain 5 and Butte Slough 1 sites. On June 2, the duplicate sample for quality control had an exceedance of 1.8 µg/L while the standard lab result was at 1.2 µg/L. The samples were from the Colusa Basin Drain 1 site outside Knight’s Landing. All sampling results recovered to non-detection levels on June 4.
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The trend of greater armyworm numbers in the Sacramento Valley continues. Here’s the latest from UCCE Rice Farming Systems Advisor Luis Espino:
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