2012 Annual Rice Grower Meetings
Sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension
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WHERE & WHEN
Williams: Monday, Jan. 23, 8:30 am, Granzella’s Banquet Hall, 457 - 7th Street, Williams
Richvale: Monday, Jan. 23, 1:30 pm, Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St., Richvale
Yuba City: Monday, Jan. 30, 8:30 am, Veterans Hall, 1425 Veterans Memorial Circle, Yuba City
Glenn: Monday, Jan. 30, 1:30 pm, Glenn Pheasant Hall, 1522 Highway 45, south of Glenn
TIME: Doors open at 8:00 am and meetings start at 8:30 am at Williams and Yuba City.
Doors open at 1:00 pm and meetings start at 1:30 pm at Richvale and Glenn.
Program
8:00 am (1:00 pm) Doors open, sign-in, coffee
8:30 am (1:30 pm) Call meeting to order
8:35 am (1:35 pm) Rice Research Board Nominations – Dana Dickey, Rice Research Board
8:40 am (1:40 pm) Rice Pesticide and Regulatory Update – County Agricultural Commissioner
9:00 am (2:00 pm) Winged Primrose-willow and Water Primroses in Rice and Canals –Brenda Grewell, USDA-ARS
9:20 am (2:20 pm) Survey of Pest Management Practices of Stored Rough Rice – Luis Espino, UCCE
9:30 am (2:30 pm) Rice Grading Standards and Procedures – Chuck Britton, USDA Federal Grain Inspection Service
10:00 am (3:00 pm) Results from Recent Soil Fertility Studies – Bruce Linquist, UCD
10:25 am (3:25 pm) — BREAK —
10:40 am (3:40 pm) Arthropod Pests Update – Larry Godfrey, UCD
11:00 am (4:00 pm) California Rice Production Outlook – Chris Greer, UCCE
11:20 am (4:20 pm) Concepts in Weed Management for Rice Cropping Systems – Albert Fischer, UCD
12:00 pm (5:00 pm) — ADJOURN —