Elections for the CRC Board are underway. Ballots have been sent to all known eligible growers to vote in the 2025/26 elections. A reminder that the ballot must be postmarked and returned to CDFA by Friday, August 15, to be counted.
If you are a grower and did not receive a ballot for each entity, please contact CDFA at 916-900-5018, and they will send you a ballot.
For more information, contact the CRC’s President & CEO, Tim Johnson, at tjohnson@calrice.org.
California Waterfowl Association (CWA) will soon be soliciting applications for the Rice Levee, Road Edge, and Ag Corridor Program. This program is funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, through the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, which pays private landowners 80 cents per linear foot 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, vegetation on rice levees and roads must be left from the previous growing season. Enrolled areas must be left undisturbed until July 15th. To find out more about the program or to apply, visit the California Waterfowl Association’s website.
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The 2025 USA Rice Outlook Conference will bring the industry together to learn, network, and celebrate excellence. Keynote speakers Nik Badminton and Steve Lerch will talk about innovation and a futurist mindset. Education sessions will cover every aspect of rice farming, marketing, and agriculture policy, while conference-wide events will foster new partnerships and reenergize old ones.
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The Commission 2025/26 elections are complete with the following growers elected to director or alternate positions as noted:
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