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Reduced Rice Plantings Provide Opportunity to Address Weed Issues

Reduced Rice Plantings Provide Opportunity to Address Weed Issues

With rice acreage down this year, it presents an opportunity for growers to address weed issues, particularly weedy rice. University of California advisors are suggesting the fallowing of fields where there is weedy rice or other herbicide-resistant weed species. Rice Farm Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento counties, Whitney Brim-DeForest said it can very an effective method for…

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UCCE Rice Team Sums Up 2020 Weedy Rice Issues

UCCE Rice Team Sums Up 2020 Weedy Rice Issues

Researchers from the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) summed up the weedy rice issues that growers experienced in 2020. Overall, it appears that industry members are working together to help mitigate weedy rice infestations. The UCCE rice team also worked to get a more definitive understanding of the prevalence of weedy rice in California. “We got 31 suspected samples, but…

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Concerning Year for Weedy Rice With Discovery of New Biotype The last year seemed to be a concerning one in terms of weedy rice issues in California.

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Weedy Rice Concerns in California

Weedy Rice Concerns in California

Growers in California have been experiencing a significant increase in the prevalence of weedy rice over the past year.  It has been more than 50 years since California has been subject to the number of infestations that are being reported. A widespread survey was done with the assistance of growers and PCA’s to determine the level of infestation.  It was discovered that upwards of 10,000 acres…

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