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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“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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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 the key details for each of the programs.
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Are you interested in finding out more about conservation programs that are currently available for rice producers for the Spring and Summer of 2025? The Nature Conservancy is hosting a workshop to share information about Spring and Summer programs, including Bird Returns-Late Summer Farmlands, Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, Fall Bid4Birds, and more! Workshop speakers will provide an overview of each program and there will be many opportunities for questions from the audience. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP at birds@tnc.org
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The California Rice Commission wants to make growers aware of conservation program opportunities that are available this Spring and Late Summer of 2025 on idle ricelands. These programs are funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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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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