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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Monitoring for 2025 is complete.
The 2025 surface and groundwater monitoring under the RPP and WDR programs was completed by August.
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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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The following winter flooding program is available to rice producers this winter. Please read below for a brief description of the program and visit the link to the website to learn more.
Application Deadline extended for an additional 3 days. The New Deadline is September 11, 2025, at Noon.
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The following winter flooding program is available to rice producers this winter. Please read below for a brief description of the program and visit the link to the website to learn more.
Application Deadline Approaching!
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Here is a summary of the new Commodity Title of the Farm Bill for California rice recently passed by Congress along with selected tax provisions important to agriculture.
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The following winter flooding program is available to rice producers this winter. Please read below for a brief description of the program and visit the link to the website to learn more.
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Two major environmental permitting milestones were achieved in July for the Sites Reservoir project:
- July 16: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issued a Biological Opinion assessing impacts on endangered and threatened species.
- July 7: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife approved a Master Streambed Alteration Agreement allowing changes to local waterways at the construction site.
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Complete the required annual testing for 2025
Nitrate (NO3) in soil can often be found in rural and agricultural areas due to fertilizer, livestock waste, and septic systems. When present in groundwater, nitrate can cause serious health effects if consumed.
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