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Board Elections Underway 

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Elections for the California Rice Commission Board of Directors are underway. Ballots were mailed last week and are due August 15, 2022. CDFA will count the ballots and announce the results the end of the month. 

If you did not receive a ballot contact Summer Lane at 916-387-2264.

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Requirement to plant certified or QA seed

Requirement to plant certified or QA seed

A reminder that all rice in California must be planted using certified seed or seed that has gone through a quality assurance program. This requirement is in place to reduce the spread of weedy rice (red rice) through the planting of contaminated seed, one of the major vectors for the pest. CCIA certifies seed for owned varieties and provides quality assurance programs for off patent varieties. 

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