Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Waiting out the rain

Grower Charley Mathews Jr. comments on the impact of early spring rain on fieldwork.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Field Preparations Underway

Field work will be starting soon for the approaching season and growers are getting ready.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Preparation Starts

Tom Butler shares the prep work that is beginning on his farm during March and April.

Monday, March 13, 2017

Winter of Our Discontent

As signs of spring emerge, we look back at the turbulent winter we've seen in the valley.

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Rice likes water - right?

Flood control will likely take precedent this year in some bypass farmland.

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

From Generation to Generation

Rice Farming in the Sacramento Valley has strong family ties. Katie Moos writes about someone special she has worked with – Harlan Van Dyke.

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Summer Internship

The application period has begun for the California Rice Summer Internship Program.

More information and the application

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The sun is shining but the flood waters keep coming

Levees and reservoirs are still under pressure - even in with the current sunshine.

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

24/7 Levee Patrol

Grower Mike Daddow is helping watch for potential levee issues along the Sacramento River.

Thursday, February 2, 2017

So much of a good thing may not be great for California Rice this Spring

The tremendous rain and snowfall has widespread benefits for our state, but it may challenge the next rice season.

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Monday, January 30, 2017

California Bird-watching

Ornithologist David Allen Sibley talks about birds and their habitat in California.

Preparing the Seed

Grower Josh Sheppard talks about how his family farm gets their seed rice ready.

Monday, January 23, 2017

Life on the Flyway

A great part of being a rice farmer in the valley is wintering birds in your fields.

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Chasing a Flycatcher

When a rare bird shows up in California rice country its worth the trip to see it.

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