Just a few more days to find this envelope and vote on the CRC Major Amendment by August 3!
Let us hear your voice on an increase in the assessment cap to cover increased monitoring, reporting and fees for the Rice WDR. Our current low per acre cost (paid by the CRC) of $1.60 per acre will almost certainly go up over the next nine years. We need to be positioned to meet those demands.
by USA Rice
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency launched the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), providing $10 billion in economic relief to producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year.
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“Unquestionably, rice agriculture plays a significant role in providing food resources and wildlife habitat to many species of California native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.” – A Conservation Footprint for California Rice, UC Davis, January 2025
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Working with Tim Kelleher, we have updated the decision tool that assists growers in calculating expected PLC and ARC payments. As previously noted, PLC target price for 2025 is $19.90. Here is a link to the updated tool.
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