RICE FIELD DAY

 Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Rice Experiment Station, Biggs, CA

The annual Rice Field Day will be Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at the Rice Experiment Station (RES), Biggs, California. You and your associates are cordially invited to join us for this event to observe and discuss research in progress at RES. Rice Field Day is sponsored by the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation (CCRRF) and University of California (UC), with support from many agricultural businesses. Following is a brief outline of the Rice Field Day program (updated program here).

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration

Posters and Demonstrations

8:30 - 9:15 a.m. General Session

CCRRF Annual Membership Meeting

D. Marlin Brandon Rice Research Fellowship

California Rice Industry Award

9:30 - Noon Field Tours Of Rice Research

Variety Improvement

Disease Resistance

Insects and Control

Weeds and Control

Noon Lunch

The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a General Session that serves as the Annual CCRRF Membership Meeting. Posters and demonstrations will be in place during registration until after lunch. Field tours of research will emphasize progress in rice variety improvement, disease, insect, and weed control. The program will conclude at noon with a complimentary lunch that includes rice. The RES is located at 955 Butte City Highway (Hwy. 162), approximately two and one half miles west of Highway 99 north of Biggs, California.