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  • Pesticides and The Endangered Species Act: What You Need to Know

    The following description has been endorsed by the Weed Science Society of America, Entomological Society of America, and American Phytopathological Society. 1: What is the Endangered Species Act (ESA)? The Endangered Species Act is a...


    By Taiyu Guan
    Editor - Assistant Specialist
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    Survey of Rice Diseases

    It is time again for the Rice Diseases Survey. The objective of the Survey is to document the incidence of rice diseases in Sacramento Valley rice fields so that the Air Resources Board agrees to continue to allow the rice industry to burn up to 25%...


    By Luis A Espino
    Author - Rice Farming Systems Advisor
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    And Another Blast Update

    I just wanted to do a quick update on blast. I have not seen any other blast besides the one I reported on an earlier post. PCAs that I have spoken to have not seen blast either. With the cooler temperatures, conditions for blast are not as good....


    By Luis A Espino
    Author - Rice Farming Systems Advisor
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    Another blast update

    Yesterday, I visited a farm with blast in Glenn County. In this case, the grower seeded M-210, and as an experiment, he planted some M-105 in a very small area at the time of clean up herbicide application. This is a location where blast is common. In...


    By Luis A Espino
    Author - Rice Farming Systems Advisor
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2025 Annual Rice Growers Meeting 2/10/2025

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University of California Cooperative Extension
Sutter-Yuba Counties
 
Whitney Brim-DeForest
UCCE Farm Advisor
Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento and Placer Counties
142A Garden Hwy
Yuba City, CA 95991
 
Office: (530) 822-7515
Cell: (541) 292-2419

email: wbrimdeforest@ucanr.edu