UC Rice Blog

UCCE is currently conducting a survey of fields known to have weedy rice. The objective is to determine if the infestations have increased in the past five years, since the last survey was conducted. We are contacting growers that we know have the weed to let them know about the survey. But if you suspect…

Short answer: Not like we did in 2022. However, in the northern part of Sacramento Valley, temperatures are forecasted to be warm and chalkiness may be an issue for a sensitive variety like M-211. You can read on for more. Grain chalkiness occurs when there are high temperatures (especially at night)…

Yesterday (Aug 28) at the Rice Experiment Station Field Day tour I mentioned that I had not seen any blast this year (only in one location where a little patch of M-105 was planted late on purpose to see if blast would develop).Well, today I found neck blast in a commercial field in Glenn County and got a…

 Additional authors: Dima Jones (Student 3, UC Davis) and Cara Razma (Student 3, UC Davis) In muddy rice fields where the water lies still, Tadpole shrimp lurk with a sneaky-slick skill. They're brown like the bottom, they blend in just right, And then—bam!—they appear, a big buggy fright! They…

How deep is too deep to drill rice in California? I’ll get the obvious answer out of the way first: it depends! If you’re thinking of trying out drill seeding in the future, there’s going to be a learning curve. Much like with water-seeded rice, your variety selection matters as much as the weather,…