Send us a text Feedback Poll Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. We're doing a rerun episode today: Luis Espino and Sarah Marsh will be talking about Rice Armyworm Monitoring Program and the second generation of armyworms in rice. We're using this episode as the second peak of armyworms is approaching quickly! Two true armyworm generations occur in rice; moths fly in spring and early summer, laying eggs in...
Aug 13, 2025•25 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Send us a text Feedback Form Sarah Marsh Janish and Billy Abbott discuss the upcoming BirdReturns program, the Sandhill Crane Program, which incentivizes farmers to provide roosting and forage habitat for the Greater Sandhill Crane, an threatened bird species in the Sacramento Valley and CA Delta regions. BirdReturns Sandhill Crane Application Applications open on July 25 and close on August 17. Upcoming Events Weedy Rice Workshop - August 5, 2025, 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM, Roberts-Union Farm Center, ...
Jul 31, 2025•31 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Send us a text Feedback Form Sarah and Luis discuss armyworms as a significant pest in California rice production. The discussion included Luis providing current updates on armyworm populations, scouting techniques, treatment thresholds, and management options for rice farmers. Upcoming Events Rice Production Workshop - POSTPONED TO MARCH 2026 Weedy Rice Workshop - August 5, 2025, 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM, Roberts-Union Farm Center, 4925 Howard Rd, Stockton, CA 95206 Rice Field Day - August 27, 2025, ...
Jul 07, 2025•34 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Send us a text Feedback Form The UCCE Rice group discussed various agricultural topics including no-till rice field demonstrations, pest management challenges, and new tools for detecting tadpole shrimp, followed by updates on ongoing research projects and planting trials in the 2025 rice season. Upcoming Events Rice Production Workshop - POSTPONED TO MARCH 2026 Weedy Rice Workshop - August 5, 2025, 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM, Roberts-Union Farm Center, 4925 Howard Rd, Stockton, CA 95206 Rice Field Day ...
Jun 30, 2025•58 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Send us a text Feedback Form Today's mini-episode concerns the 2025 spring planting report and current CA rice marketing prices. USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin USA Rice Spring Planting Report Weekly National Rice Summary from the USDA AMS Upcoming Events No-Till Rice Field Day - June 10, 2025, 9-11am, 694 Watson Road, Biggs, CA 95917 Rice Production Workshop - POSTPONED TO MARCH 2026 Weedy Rice Workshop - August 5, 2025, Delta Other Resources UC Rice Blog UC Agronomy - Rice Rice Briefs (C...
Apr 30, 2025•9 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Send us a text Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish sits down with Dr. Kassim Al-Khatib, who is responsible for the Herbicide Resistance Screening Program that UC Cooperative Extension provides, free of charge, to rice growers and PCAs who are interested in determining the herbicide resistance status of their rice weeds. Herbicide Resistance Testing Form Resistant Weed Seed ...
Apr 07, 2025•30 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Send us a text Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish sits down with Kate Walker, a representative from FMC, to discuss some of the latest developments in the rice chemical market. Mention of an agrichemical does not constitute a recommendation, merely the sharing of research findings. Always follow the label. The label is the law. Find out more at ipm.ucanr.edu . The views, t...
Mar 24, 2025•17 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text Feedback Form In honor of UCCE Colusa's upcoming Centennial Celebration, Sarah Marsh Janish takes a trip back in time, outlining the development of the Extension Service in California and how, despite shifts in funding and leadership, the mission of UCCE remains to serve the communities in which the offices are housed. For more information, see the links below: History of UCCE California Agriculture : 100 Years of Service History of the Agriculture Experiment Stations Science and ...
Mar 10, 2025•30 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Send us a text Feedback Form In honor of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Sarah Marsh Janish discusses the recent focus on nutria in California. Although this semi-aquatic mammal is not new to California, the surge in population and range across the state is of some concern, especially to those of us who work in the habitats they prefer to inhabit. Report Nutria: "Suspected observations or potential signs of nutria in California should be photographed and immediately reported to CDFW ON...
Feb 26, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Send us a text Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish sits down with Sharon Bell, Ashley McWilliams, and Mike Martin, representatives from UPL, Wilbur-Ellis, and Valent USA, to discuss some of the latest developments in the rice chemical market. Mention of an agrichemical does not constitute a recommendation, merely the sharing of research findings. Always follow the label. Th...
Feb 10, 2025•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Send us a text Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish and Luis Espino discussed the 2024 Rice Disease Survey, the results of which showed a low incidence of blast and similar levels of other diseases compared to previous years. The conversation also covered the influence of agronomic practices on diseases in rice crops, the importance of fungicide applications, and the differe...
Jan 27, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send us a text Feedback Form Sarah Marsh Janish sat down with Tim Johnson, the President & CEO of the California Rice Commission, also known as the CRC. The CRC makes it their mission to support the family farmers and mills who have excelled for more than a century. This support looks like engaging in a number of comprehensive regulatory programs such as managing water quality programs, maintaining an active industry communications program, and coordinating wildlife habitat conservation prog...
Jan 13, 2025•27 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Send us a text Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish sat down with Tim Johnson, the President & CEO of the California Rice Commission, also known as the CRC. The CRC makes it their mission to support the family farmers and mills who have excelled for more than a century. This support looks like engaging in a number of comprehensive regulatory programs such as managing wat...
Jan 06, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send us a text Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. In this episode, Sarah and Jens Beets, a research ecologist with the USDA's Invasive Species and Pollinator Health unit, discussed the challenges of managing algae and cyanobacteria in California rice production, including the impact of excess nutrients and the potential risks associated with rice cultivation. They also explored various strat...
Dec 23, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. In this two-part episode, Sarah Marsh sits down with Dr. Sara Rosenberg, who is currently the UCCE Regenerative Agriculture Farm Advisor for Mariposa, Merced, and Stanislaus Counties to talk about her work in rice crop rotation systems. Sara worked with rice growers in her graduate school experience at UC Davis, where one of her focuses was t...
Dec 09, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Feedback Form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. In this two-part episode, Sarah Marsh sits down with Dr. Sara Rosenberg, who is currently the UCCE Regenerative Agriculture Farm Advisor for Mariposa, Merced, and Stanislaus Counties to talk about her work in rice crop rotation systems. Sara worked with rice growers in her graduate school experience at UC Davis, where one of her focuses was t...
Dec 02, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text Feedback Poll Together, the UCCE Rice Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Timothy Blank (Director of Seed Certification Operations, the Foundation Seed Program Executive Director, and the Certified Seed Program Advisor for the California Crop Improvement Association) and Sarah Marsh sit down to talk about the California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA) Rice Seed Quality Assurance Program (Program), which pr...
Nov 18, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Feedback Poll Together, the UCCE Rice Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh Janish sits down with Jason Coslovich and Luke Matthews to talk about some of the bird habitat conservation incentive programs that are available for rice farmers who can benefit from incorporating these into winter off season plans. CWA Resources Rice Levee and Ag Corridor Program Egg Salvage Program Delayed Harvest Program ...
Nov 04, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Feedback Poll Together, the UCCE Rice Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Timothy Blank (Director of Seed Certification Operations, the Foundation Seed Program Executive Director, and the Certified Seed Program Advisor for the California Crop Improvement Association) and Sarah Marsh sit down to talk about the role and history of rice seed certification in California. California Crop Improvement Association Res...
Oct 21, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Feedback Poll To round out the month of September and to start off October, we're going to hold a "Rice Round Table" to talk about some of the farm calls and questions we have gotten this past month, as well as discuss what to expect going forward in the season. Join members of the UCCE Rice Group, Luis Espino, Whitney Brim-Deforest, Bruce Linquist, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, and Sarah Marsh as they recap rice in early fall 2024. Other Resources UC Rice Blog UC Agronomy - Rice Ric...
Oct 07, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Feedback form Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Bruce Linquist and Sarah Marsh mull over the results of the rice yield contest and the future direction of yield research. Yield Contest Resources Rice Yield Contest Video Purpose of the Yield Contest Lessons from the Rice Yield Contest - 2024 Winter Grower Presentation Other Resources UC Rice Blog UC Agronomy - Rice Rice Briefs (Colusa/Yolo)...
Sep 23, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text Feedback Poll Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Bruce Linquist and Sarah Marsh will be discussing Bruce's research into no-till rice in California. No Till Resources UC Rice Blog post about no-till rice results (2023) UC Rice Blog post about no-till rice results (2024) No-till, direct-seeded rice saves 15% of water, study shows Presentations from the 2024 No-Till Rice Field Day Other Resou...
Sep 16, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text Feedback Poll Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Today Luis Espino and Sarah Marsh talk about rice blast in California, weather conditions that favor disease development, and future research plans. Rice Blast Resources UC IPM - Rice Blast Leaf Wetness Blast Correlation Charts Other Resources UC Rice Blog UC Agronomy - Rice Rice Briefs (Colusa/Yolo) Rice Notes (Yuba-Sutter) Rice Leaf (Butte/...
Sep 09, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Feedback Poll To round out the month of August, we're going to hold a "Rice Round Table" to talk about some of the farm calls and questions we have gotten this past month, as well as discuss what to expect going forward in the season. Join Whitney Brim-Deforest, Bruce Linquist, and Sarah Marsh as they recap rice in August 2024. Upcoming Events! Rice Pest Management Course on September 4 * registration required* Weedy Rice Pop-Up on September 9 (Glenn County) Weedy Rice Pop-Up on S...
Sep 02, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Feedback Poll Whitney Brim-Deforest and Sarah Marsh sit down to talk about herbicide resistance in California rice. Herbicide resistance is continually quoted as a primary concern among rice producers and researchers. Due to a myriad of reasons, there are very few chemistries available for weed control in CA rice; among these, herbicide resistance has been reported in all but the most recent. Upcoming Events! Annual Rice Field Day on August 28 Rice Pest Management Course on Septem...
Aug 26, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text Feedback Poll Today Whitney Brim-Deforest and Sarah Marsh will be sitting down to talk about weedy rice in California. Weedy rice is the same species as cultivated rice, Oryza sativa , which contributes to the difficulty in controlling it; any herbicide that would kill weedy rice would also hurt the crop. Weedy traits of weedy rice including seed shattering and long dormancy. What that means is that the seeds fall off the panicle really easily and can remain dormant in the soil se...
Aug 19, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text Feedback Poll Welcome to our first mini-episode, which we're referring to as "From the Field"! Luis Espino gives some quick tips regarding the current status of blast in the fields and the first reported sighting of blast in Glenn County Upcoming Events! UCCE Hedgerow Demonstration Day on August 14 Annual Rice Field Day on August 28 Rice Pest Management Course on September 4 *registration required* Other Resources UC Rice Blog UC Agronomy - Rice Rice Briefs (Colusa/Yolo) Rice Note...
Aug 13, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text Feedback Poll Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Today Luis Espino and Sarah Marsh will be talking about Rice Armyworm Monitoring Program and the second generation of armyworms in rice. Two true armyworm generations occur in rice; moths fly in spring and early summer, laying eggs in rice fields and surrounding vegetation. The larvae that emerge feed on rice foliage. A second moth flight occ...
Aug 12, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Luis Espino discusses recent rice pests we have seen in the fields; specifically grasshoppers and rodents, which aren't among the most common rice pests. Upcoming Events! UCCE Hedgerow Demonstration Day on August 14 Annual Rice Field Day on August 28 Rice Pest Management Course on September 4 * registration required* Other Resources UC Rice Blog UC Agronom...
Aug 05, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text Together, the UCCE Farm Advisors seek to provide relevant, topical research-backed information relating to CA rice production. Sarah Marsh will be discussing the issue of bakanae in rice. This topic has come up with some frequency in recent weeks. Upcoming Events! UCCE Hedgerow Demonstration Day on August 14 Annual Rice Field Day on August 28 Rice Pest Management Course on September 4 * registration required* Bakanae Resources UC Rice bakanae fact sheet Integrated Pest Management ...
Jul 29, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 2
