Only one week left to vote on the CRC Major Amendment. We need your ballot!
If the minimum number of ballots are not returned the vote is invalid and we will have to start all over again this winter!
Need a ballot? Call Kacie Fritz at CDFA (916) 900-5095 or Kacie.fritz@cdfa.ca.gov.
The Zenith is offering a series of free COVID-19 briefs for agriculture. Please see the notice below and register for these 30-minute seminars covering the recently issued CDFA guidance for Ag and OSHA inspections, COVID-19 testing and transportation. Each brief is presented by subject experts and should be highly valuable to your mill, dryer or farm.
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The University of California Cooperative Extension team is seeking feedback from growers, consultants and allied industry about field crop production in California.
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As we get close to the August 3 balloting deadline for the CRC Major Amendment, take a minute to vote all of your entities! It only takes a few minutes. Your voice matters as the industry considers an increase in the assessment cap to cover water quality fees and regulatory costs for the Rice WDR.
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The UCCE Rice Team will soon carry out a survey of weedy rice across our growing region.
Fields with a recent history of weed rice infestations will be surveyed. Here’s a link to more information on this effort.
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation) is extending the enrollment period for its Fall 2020 Bid4Birds Habitat Program which funds specific projects to provide shallow flooded habitat. The Foundation will be accepting applications until 5 pm Monday, July 20. If you are interested in the program please check out the details and consider submitting a bid on the website.
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Intrepid® 2F (EPA Reg No 62719-442) is the only methoxyfenozide product to legally use on rice for armyworm control. You can still tank mix Intrepid® 2F with your later season rice pesticide applications per label directions.
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Thank you to all rice growers for successfully managing thiobencarb this year. A special thank you to the rice growers, pilots, applicators and PCAs who steward thiobencarb through usage, applications and recommendations.
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The Governor took action today on new statewide restrictions, in the face in rising COVID-19 cases. In addition, new restrictions were added to the counties on the state’s watch list. See the attachment from Kahn, Soares & Conway for all of these changes and the counties on the list as of today (including Colusa, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter Yolo, Yuba).
It only takes a few minutes to vote on the CRC Major Amendment.
CDFA just sent a second round of ballots to those who had not yet voted. Grab the envelope off the top of the pile, fill it out and drop it in the mailbox.
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