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CRC Board Elections Underway – Nominations Due July 14

CRC Board Elections Underway  – Nominations Due July 14

Rice growers will be receiving nominations forms for available CRC Board of Director seats mid-June. Please take a minute to nominate eligible growers to represent your district. 

This year there are 18 eligible board seats, that have been allocated to each of the five districts based on 2020 planted acres. Open seats by district are indicated in the following table: 

2021/22 CRC Board
Available Seats for Election

Total Seats Avail Seat
Member Alt Member Alt
Dist 1 3 3 1 2
Dist 2 4 4 1 3
Dist 3 3 3 1 2
Dist 4 5 5 1 1
Dist 5 3 3 0 0

Note: Includes filling current vacant member/alternate seats

Ballots, based on nominations received, will be mailed July 30. 

Contact Tim Johnson at 916-387-2264 or tjohnson@calrice.org with questions about the election. 

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2025-26 CRC Board Nominations Open

2025-26 CRC Board Nominations Open

Producer nominations for the 2025-26 Board elections are now open. All eligible producers should receive a letter outlining the available seats and a nomination form. The form must be returned by July 15, 2025. 

The following are the available seats:

Total SeatsAvailable SeatsDistrict
MemberAlternateMemberAlternate
33-1-1District 1: Butte County
5501District 2: Colusa County
3311District 3: Glenn and Tehama counties, and counties north thereof
5533District 4: Yuba and Sutter counties
3322District 5: Sacramento, San Joaquin, Placer and Yolo counties, and counties south thereof

Contact Tim Johnson at tjohnson@calrice.org with any questions.

Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

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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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