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CRC Digital Annual Report Now Available

CRC Digital Annual Report Now Available

The 2024 California Rice Commission digital annual report is now available. 

Click here to view the 2024 CRC digital annual report

The report outlines work on the Rice Footprint Report and objectives, as well as ongoing work in key program areas including: crop protection, water quality, state and federal policy, trade, rice quality, air quality, grants, wildlife conservation programs, salmon project, public education, and industry communications.

For more information, contact the CRC’s Communications Manager Katie Cahill at kcahill@calrice.org or (916) 612-8899.

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