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Thoughts on Rice2.2 - Conversation with the California Rice Commission with Tim Johnson (Pt. 2)Send us a textFeedback FormSarah 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 programs.Sarah and Tim discussed the role and mission of the...2025-01-1326 minThoughts on Rice2.1 - Conversation with the California Rice Commission with Tim Johnson (Pt. 1)Send us a textFeedback FormTogether, 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 water quality programs, maintaining an active industry communications program, and...2025-01-0641 minThoughts on Rice1.17 - Algae and cyanobacteria with Jens BeetsSend us a textFeedback FormTogether, 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 strategies to prevent and control algae growth, including the use of nitrogen and phosphorus, water movement, and herbicides...2024-12-2346 minThoughts on Rice1.16 - Rotating rice and winter cover crops (Pt. 2) with Sara RosenbergSend us a textFeedback FormTogether, 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 to understand the barriers to adoption, opportunities, and...2024-12-0934 minThoughts on Rice1.15 - Rotating rice with Sara Rosenberg (Pt. 1)Send us a textFeedback FormTogether, 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 to understand the barriers to adoption, opportunities, and required resources...2024-12-0234 minThoughts on Rice1.14 - Rice Quality Assurance Program with Timothy BlankSend us a textFeedback 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 provides a uniform and unbiased quality control system and marketing tool for crop seeds that cannot be ve...2024-11-1819 minThoughts on Rice1.12 - Rice Seed Certification Program with Timothy BlankSend us a textFeedback 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 ResourcesCCIA WebsiteCertified Seed Sampler Training2024-10-2135 minThoughts on Rice1.11 - Early Fall Rice Round Table with the UCCE Rice GroupSend us a textFeedback 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 ResourcesU...2024-10-0726 minThoughts on Rice1.10 - Lessons from the Rice Yield Contest with Bruce LinquistSend us a textFeedback formTogether, 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 ResourcesRice Yield Contest VideoPurpose of the Yield ContestLessons from the Rice Yield Contest - 2024 Winter Grower Presentation ...2024-09-2334 min
Water TalkEp 38: Ag in the DeltaA conversation with Dr. Michelle Leinfelder-Miles (University of California Cooperative Extension Delta Crops Resource Management Advisor) about different types of crops, soils, salinity, and water management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region. Released April 29, 2022. 2022-04-2934 min
California Ag TodayMichelle Leinfelder-Miles on Sorghum Seeding Rate ResearchMichelle Leinfelder-Miles on Sorghum Seeding Rate Research by Patrick Cavanaugh2018-04-2504 min