by USA Rice
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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“Unquestionably, rice agriculture plays a significant role in providing food resources and wildlife habitat to many species of California native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.” – A Conservation Footprint for California Rice, UC Davis, January 2025
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Working with Tim Kelleher, we have updated the decision tool that assists growers in calculating expected PLC and ARC payments. As previously noted, PLC target price for 2025 is $19.90. Here is a link to the updated tool.
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With rice prices predicted to remain challenging for the balance of this marketing year, many have asked about triggers for the Agricultural Risk Coverage program (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage program (PLC) for temperate japonica rice. Below is a brief outline of each program and relevant triggers.
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We anticipate the website for the online (only) mandatory thiobencarb stewardship training will be active within the next few weeks. Please check the calricenews.org website and sign up for industry communications emails to be alerted when it becomes available.
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The 2024 California Rice Commission digital annual report is now available.
Click here to view the 2024 CRC digital annual report
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Join us for the CRC Annual Grower Meetings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, in Williams and Yuba City. Discover the latest developments on important issues facing our industry, including the Rice Footprint report, the next farm bill, state and federal policy, the water year outlook, and key CRC programs.
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The 2025 CRC calendar is available as a helpful resource to view upcoming industry meetings that are currently scheduled.
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Join us for the CRC Annual Grower Meetings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, in Williams and Yuba City. Discover the latest developments on important issues facing our industry, including the Rice Footprint report, the next farm bill, state and federal policy, the water year outlook, and key CRC programs.
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For several years, CRC worked in partnership with a few other agricultural groups to intensively focus on California’s Zero-emission Forklift (ZEF) Regulation. In the Summer of 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) formally adopted the regulation after multiple years of work by our coalition resulting in solid regulatory relief for CRC members and all of California agriculture.
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