Waiting out the rain

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

Field Preparations Underway

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

Preparation Starts

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

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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Rice likes water - right?

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

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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.

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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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24/7 Levee Patrol

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

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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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.

Life on the Flyway

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

Chasing a Flycatcher

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

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Counting Birds

It's Christmas Bird Count time and valley rice fields can be the perfect place to find them.

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Holiday Traditions

Holiday traditions and creating memories with friends and family - that's what the holidays are about.

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Teamwork for the win

California rice farmers take a break to celebrate the holidays with their employees.

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Christmas Rice

Colorful peppers add some festivity to this side dish, perfect for the holidays.

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Feeding Fish

Winter-flooded rice fields may have a new benefit: producing food for fish.

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Hope for the Holidays

Many in the Sacramento Valley reach out to help those less fortunate. Jim Morris blogs on his run on behalf of an organization in Chico.

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