The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation, in collaboration with BirdReturns and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, is currently soliciting applications for the Bid4Birds habitat program this late summer and fall. Applications are submitted through the Bid4Birds website and the application period closes on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at noon.
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In the last several months, the Rice Footprint report from UC Davis has been rolled out to our conservation and water partners. The response has been very positive, with great comments on the importance of rice habitat and the groundbreaking multi-species look at working agricultural lands.
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May is a critical month for water quality results
Mid-May is the typical 50% plant date for rice in the Sacramento Valley. As such, it is also the month for pre-emergence pesticide application and thus a critical time for water quality results.
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The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation) is happy to announce a collaboration between Bid4Birds and BirdReturns. We will work together, with funding from the Foundation and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, to incentivize habitat for early migrating waterbirds this late summer and early fall.
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The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation) is happy to announce a collaboration between Bid4Birds and BirdReturns. We will work together, with funding from both the Foundation and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, to incentivize habitat for early migrating waterbirds this late summer and early fall.
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Water Quality Is Our Collective Stewardship
The water quality monitoring under the Rice Pesticide Program (RPP) will begin on April 29th. The RPP monitors for thiobencarb for 10 consecutive weeks at 4 agricultural drain sites and one site in the Sacramento River near downtown Sacramento.
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The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership (Audubon California, The Nature Conservancy, and Point Blue Conservation Science), with funding from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, is now accepting online bids for the BirdReturns-Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program.
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program (NBHIP) is partnering with the California Waterfowl Association to accept applications for a variety of programs for farmers and private landowners this spring. Applications will be open until March 31st and include the following programs: Fallow Agriculture, Delayed Cereal Grain Harvest and Upland Management Agreements. Below are key details for each of the programs.
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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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The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership (Audubon California, The Nature Conservancy, and Point Blue Conservation Science), with funding from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, is now accepting online bids for the BirdReturns-Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program.
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