As field work begins for this severely limited planting season, there are a few actions that rice farms can take to help breeding waterfowl in the Sacramento Valley. While we know all practices are not practical for everyone this season, a list of management actions that can be implemented on rice fields to help breeding waterfowl is provided for your consideration.
We are providing this update on work supporting the Rice Footprint – the number of rice acres needed to support our communities and the environment.
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Here, we share a brief update on the winter-flooding programs being implemented this winter. We are happy to report that an additional $1 million has been added to the State’s California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program, which provides payment for winter flooding for next winter (2025-26).
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California Waterfowl Association (CWA) is currently soliciting applications for the Rice Levee and Ag Corridors Program. This program is funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, through the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, which allows private landowners to submit bids for the management of their internal rice levees or road edges for upland nesting bird species (Mallard, Gadwall and Pheasant). To participate in this program, rice levees and roads must be reconstructed or mowed before January 1st or left from previous growing season. Enrolled areas must be left undisturbed until July 15th.
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