California Rice Commission

California Rice Commission The California RIce Commission aims to educate all Californians on the valuable role rice plays in our state's environment, economy, culture and cuisine.

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New CRC Blog- Why the Farm Bill is important

New CRC Blog- Why the  Farm Bill is important

By Tim JohnsonEvery five years the leaders of our country have a discussion on farm policy. In large part the debate is healthy, though, sometimes to make a point, arguments get off track. In the upcoming weeks and months you will hear both good argume...

Video: Grower Peter Rystrom discusses progress on the 2013 rice planting

Video: Grower Peter Rystrom discusses progress on the 2013 rice planting

Grower Peter Rystrom discusses progress on the 2013 rice planting, including participation in a special wildlife program. After completing his college education, Peter Rystrom is happily back at work as a fourth-generation farmer in Butte County. Work...

New CRC Blog- Sowing future prosperity

New CRC Blog- Sowing future prosperity

By Jim MorrisDrive through the Sacramento Valley these days and you very likely will see and hear airplanes seeding more than a half million acres of rice. I was able to witness an entirely different seeding method at the Rice Experiment Station in Big...

New Rice Grower Blog- Curveballs

New Rice Grower Blog- Curveballs

Curveballs. They're great in baseball but nerve wracking in rice farming!  I had a big one thrown at me the other day.  This spring had been pleasant enough apart from all the north wind.  The ground dried out early and our "leisurely" p...

New video- State Official tours a Sacramento Valley rice field

Chair of the California Air Resources Board Mary Nichols provides comments after touring a Sacramento Valley rice farm.

New video: Faster Pace

New video: Faster Pace

Rice grower Tom Butler of Robbins says despite some delays due to strong winds, this planting season is well ahead of recent years. More about Tom: Tom Butler farms rice with his father, Steve, in Sutter and Yolo Counties. Tom is the fourth generation...

New Blog- Faster Track

New Blog- Faster Track

We are ahead of schedule for this rice season; a welcome change from recent years when spring rains brought delays.   I'm almost complete preparing my rice fields.  The water will be going on soon and airplanes should carry out the seedi...

New- Rice Commission Internship

New- Rice Commission Internship

Learn more about our new summer internship for college students. Those interested can apply immediately. Background on internshipInternship application

New video: Environmental Stewardship in the Sacramento Valley

Conservation Project Director Monica Igelcia with Audubon California comments on work by rice farmers to improve wildlife habitat on the farm.

New video: Armstrong & Getty and a small airplane

Radio personalities Armstrong & Getty comment on the use of airplanes in planting rice in the Sacramento Valley each spring.