Released April 25, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
[There was an error on the Crop Progress post of 19 April. Percentage rice planted in California was reported as 3%, but the real number was 0% (although there were a few fields already planted on the west side). I apologize for the confusion.]
By Luis Espino
Author - Rice Farming Systems Advisor