By Luis Espino, UCCE Rice Farming Systems Advisor
By this time last year, we were seeing the peak of moth flight, with about 18 true armyworm moths per night, and almost no western yellostriped armyworm moths. This year, true armyworm moths are below 10 per night, except for a couple of locations in Glenn County. If we are going to experience an increase in flight, it might come in the next two weeks.
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Those interested in applying for the Rice Leadership Development Program have until September 20 to submit their application.
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By Luis Espino, UCCE Rice Farming Systems Advisor
Looks like the number if moths we are catching is staying low, except for a couple of locations. By this time last year, we were averaging 18 moths per night, mostly all true armyworm. This year, we are not catching more than 10 per night, and in some cases the majority are western yellowstriped armyworm. I have not heard of heavy infestations on headed rice yet.
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The annual California Rice Field Day is scheduled for Wednesday, August 28 at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs.
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A reminder, that this Friday is the deadline to have ballots postmarked for the 2019/20 CRC Board of Directors. Please utilize the postage paid reply envelope when returning your ballot to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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Here is the latest update from UCCE Rice Farming Systems Advisor Luis Espino on the armyworm front.
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The due date of the Farm Evaluation and Nitrogen Management Plan reporting for the 2018 crop year was March 1, 2019. We have extended the deadline to August 28, 2019 to provide one last opportunity for individuals to meet this regulatory requirement established by the Central Valley Water Resources Control Board.
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The CRC concluded thiobencarb monitoring on July 16. The city monitoring results are pending and should be non-detect based on the CRC results at the river site (SR1).
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By Luis Espino, UCCE Rice Farming Systems Advisor
For the last two weeks the number of true armyworm moths has declined, indicating that at this point there should be very little egg laying going on. In a couple of locations on the west and south part of the valley the number of western yellowstriped armyworm moths has increased. In the past, I have not seen western yellowstriped armyworm be a problem, I have only seen a few worms of this species in rice this year. Just in case, I’m providing graphs with total number of moths (the graphs on the left) and separated by species (on the right).
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By Samantha Buchalter, The Russell Group
Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced details regarding eligibility and payment rates for the 2019 Market Facilitation Program, which will provide up to $14.5 billion in direct payments to producers who have been affected by retaliatory tariffs resulting from the ongoing trade dispute with China. The payments will be divided into three tranches. This program is part of a broader $16 billion package support package for farmers intended to address trade damages with China. $100 million was awarded last week to 48 organizations through the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program for use in developing new foreign markets – $2.5 million to the USA Rice Federation and $210,000 to the U.S. Rice Producers Association. Up to $1.4 billion will be used for the purchase of unexpected surplus commodities and distribution to food banks, schools and other outlets serving low-income individuals through the Food Purchase and Distribution Program.
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