UC Cooperative Extension is offering a workshop covering the principles and practices of rice production in California. The workshop, which will take place on March 18-19 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Lundberg Family Farms in Richvale., will include rice growth and land formation, weed management, pest identification, water management, crop diseases and more.
Registration is $200 per person and includes lunch for both days. The deadline is March 15. Those interested in participating can register here.
March 18
8:30 Registration
9:00 Rice Growth and Development — Bruce Linquist, UC Davis
10:00 Land Formation— Sarah Marsh Janish, UCCE
10:20 Break
10:35 Varieties — Dustin Harrell, Rice Experiment Station
11:35 Planting and Stand Establishment — Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Water Management — Bruce Linquist, UC Davis, Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE
1:45 Fertility— Bruce Linquist, UC Davis
2:15 Questions Roundtable
3:15 Adjourn
March 19
March 19
8:30 Registration
9:00 Weeds — Kassim Al-Khatib, UC Davis, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE, Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE
10:30 Break
10:45 Arthropods — Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis
11:45 Vertebrates— Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Diseases — Luis Espino, UCCE
1:45 Pest Identification Session
2:45 Questions Roundtable
3:15 Adjourn
— By UC Agricultural and Natural Resources