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Grower Punch Haskell comments on the earlier start to preparation of Sacramento Valley rice fields.Punch Haskell grows rice in Colusa County and is part of a family farming operation that began approximately 60 years ago.

Lissa Wallace of Marysville is not part of a growing trend. Wallace drinks a six pack of Dr Pepper every day. She drinks two 12-ounce cans at work, three when she gets home and one before going to bed. The habit began in the sixth grade, she said....

By Jim MorrisMy job provides plenty of visits to rice farms and one of the things I enjoy most is observing the diversity of wildlife.  Whether it’s a flock of Snow Geese, a romp of River Otters or a Giant Garter Snake slithering by, the variety...

Mark Anderson of the Business Journal reports that Apple Inc has listed an additional 9 positions in its Elk Grove location, bring the total to 18 current positions listed. The article was interesting to me because I didn’t realize there … Continue reading →

Acting Chief of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service Jason Weller visited California rice country and provided these comments about rice growers helping wildlife.

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With three incidents of violence in a little more than a week, midtown Sacramento businesses are thinking security and safety.

“We’re just trying to keep the bar the way it is,” said a security guard at the Mercantile Saloon. …

An early spring.For the past three years, every rice grower in the Valley has remembered it, hoped for it, and eventually adapted to life without it.  It tempted us each time, temperate weather late in February and March, only for the rains to com...

Growers throughout the Sacramento Valley are preparing for the upcoming season. Mike Daddow comments on getting equipment in the field: He also comments on the first steps growers take before planting the crop:  Mike Daddow ~ Farming in Sutt...

Information is power, particularly when making a life-changing and important financial decision like buying or selling a house. Websites like Zillow, Realtor.com and Trulia and their respective mobile apps are drawing the eyeballs of buyers, sellers,...

By Julie CaderJulie is Finance & Administration Manager for the California Rice Commission, and a big proponent of trying new recipes- especially if they feature California rice. You know, one would think with an event name “Wings and Wine,â...