Reclamation District 108 (RD108) and California Trout are soliciting applications for the Fish Food Program, which pays rice farmers and wetland managers to flood their fields for a few weeks and drain the water (full of food) to fish-bearing waterways to benefit fish. Landowners do not have to be in RD 108 to apply.
Application deadline is October 7, 2022.
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Congratulations to the following newly elected members and alternates to the CRC Board of Directors.
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The deadline to apply for the 2023-25 Rice Leadership Development Program is Friday, September 9.
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary Robert Bonnie, along with California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross, Jeff Yasui with USDA/RMA and Carlos Suarez with the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) spent the day on a tour of the Sacramento Valley co-hosted by the CRC and NCWA. They heard from biologists and conservationists on environmental impacts due to drought as well as met with local businesses that are key in California’s rice production process.
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Hundreds of growers and industry officials gathered today for the annual Rice Field Day at the California Rice Experiment Station (RES) in Biggs.
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The California Legislature has approved a first of its kind $75M drought relief grant program aimed at small ag businesses that support production agriculture. The program also allocates 20 percent of the funds for small or socially disadvantaged farmers.
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For those considering winter flooding this year, there are two programs that could provide financial assistance. Summaries are provided below; to find out more or to apply visit the California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation: calricewaterbirds.org
Applications must be submitted online and the deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6.
The 2023-25 Rice Leadership Development Program application process is still open with the deadline to submit your application September 9, 2022.
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The CRC must provide information on the number of drinking water supply wells to the Central Valley Water Board. We are required to provide the number of wells by county – no names – no addresses – no APN numbers. This is a new requirement in the Rice WDR Order.
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The California Rice Commission hosted a workshop last week to provide information about all of the ongoing conservation programs that are available for rice producers this year. The workshop was very well attended and below is a summary of the programs that were covered.
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