California Waterfowl Association is currently soliciting landowner applications for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program. The program is designed to enhance waterfowl nesting habitat this spring and summer.
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The Department of Pesticide Regulation finalized the Intrepid® 2F registration earlier this month. The label must include ‘rice’ and ‘armyworm’ for legal usage, or you must have an approved supplemental label (from Corteva) in your possession. Usage was previously available as a Section 18 Emergency Exemption dating back to 2015. As in years past, Corteva will have product available for the use season. Please remember the registration is by the trade name Intrepid® 2F and not per active ingredient.
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The Northern California Water Association (NCWA) has released the March 2023 Water Year Update and Outlook, which includes the latest on what inflows into Lake Shasta could mean for water supplies and timing of expected projections. Also included are some helpful resources for long-term weather forecasting.
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This week marks the start for incoming Wildlife Programs Manager, Kristin Sesser. While Kristin is new to the role, she is already very familiar with our conservation programs, working on many firsthand out in the field.
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A celebration of life in honor of Frank Rehermann will be held Saturday, March 25th at 12:30 p.m. at Peach Tree Golf & Country Club (2043 Simpson Dantoni Road, Marysville).
We are looking for fallow rice fields that will be idled during the 2023 growing season and have cover crops or significant volunteer vegetation on them. The RCPP will pay rice farmers $24.71/acre to leave vegetation undisturbed for the waterfowl nesting season (April 1 – July 15) and allow access to monitor nesting activity. To sign up, please visit your local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office and ask about this practice.
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The Central Valley Joint Venture (CVJV) recently recognized the California Rice Commission with the 2022 Conservation Partnership Award.
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Services for Alex Balafoutis will be held on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2023 at 1:00 PM in the chapel at East Lawn located at I-80 and Greenback Lane. The address is 5757 Greenback Lane Sacramento, Ca 95841.
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Medium grain rice production in the Mid-South is projected to increase significantly in 2023. Currently, all certified southern medium grain rice seed has been sold out. Some Mid-South rice growers have reached out to California seed producers to purchase California Calrose medium grain varieties.
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Below is a message of appreciation from California Rice Commission Wildlife Programs Manager, Luke Matthews, as he begins a new chapter. His replacement has already been hired. Read more on her background below:
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