Valley rice ... gathered at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs to hear top researchers discuss new varieties, disease resistance and control of weeds and insects. The annual field day provided ...

On a typical January in the Sacramento Valley, the rice fields are ankle-deep in water – and full of birds that use them for food and shelter. This year, however, lack of rain and limited access ...

Now, the northern part of the Central Valley -- the Sacramento Valley -- looks like a quilt of perfectly-level rice fields. It’s a vastly productive area that has made the state second only to the ...

The drone video shows rice fields near Yuba City, with much of the ground left idle. The rice commission reported valley rice planting down down about 100,000 acres. This year, California’s ...

April would normally be a busy month for Sacramento Valley rice farmers who fire up their tractors to prepare fields before the busy planting season. However, repeated rainstorms made for some ...

Rice activities are in full swing around the valley, as local growers prepare and plant their fields for the season. “We’re in every phase of rice production now — tractor work, fertilizer ...

Now, the northern part of the Central Valley -- the Sacramento Valley -- looks like a quilt of perfectly-level rice fields. It’s a vastly productive area that has made the state second only to the ...