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UCCE Launches “Thoughts on Rice” Podcast

UCCE Launches “Thoughts on Rice” Podcast

The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has launched “Thoughts on Rice”, a new podcast from the UCCE rice advisors. 

This podcast is for growers, PCAs, consultants, and other industry professionals in the rice industry. Episodes will primarily be focused on the Sacramento Valley and Delta Region of California. 

The goal is to deliver extension information relating to the California rice industry, but the UCCE is also looking for suggestions for topics that would be of interest to stakeholders.

The podcast website can be found here.

The link to the feedback form can be found here.

For more information, please contact Sarah Marsh, UCCE Rice Farming Systems Advisor for Colusa/Yolo counties at (530) 203-8585 or smarsh@ucanr.edu. You may also contact your local rice advisor.

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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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