The hosts are Sarah Marsh (Rice Farm Advisor – Colusa and Yolo), Whitney BrimDeforest (Rice Farm Advisor – Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento and Placer Counties), Luis Espino (Rice Farm Advisor – Butte and Glenn), and Michelle Leinfelder-Miles (Farm Advisor – San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo).
The goal is to deliver extension information relating to the California rice industry, but UCCE is also looking for suggestions for topics that would be of interest to stakeholders. Episodes have ranged from no-till rice field research to group panel episodes with updates from across the rice-growing regions. The most recent episode was an explanation of the rice seed certification program with California Crop Improvement's Timothy Blank.
The podcast website can be found here at https://thoughtsonrice.buzzsprout.com.
The link to the feedback form can be found here or in the show notes of each episode. There is also a text link available for listeners to submit feedback on each episode. Listeners can also contact the podcast through email at thoughtsonrice@ucdavis.edu.
For more information, please contact Sarah Marsh, UCCE Rice Farming Systems Advisor for Colusa/Yolo counties at (530) 203-8585 or smarsh@ucanr.edu. You may also contact your local rice advisor.