Save the Date! (Rice Field Day 2026)

By Taiyu Guan

The annual Rice Field Day will be Wednesday, August 26th, 2026, at the Rice Experiment Station (RES), Biggs, California. We cordially invite you and your associates to join us for this event. The purpose of the Rice Field Day is to give rice growers and others an opportunity to observe and discuss research in progress at RES. Rice Field Day is sponsored by the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation (CCRRF) and University of California (UC). We also seek and receive support from many agricultural businesses and are planning a rice equipment vendor display. Following is a brief outline of the Rice Field Day program. We will update the program on our web page at www.crrf.org.

Program

7:30–8:30 A.M.    REGISTRATION

• Posters and Demonstrations

8:30–9:15 A.M.    GENERAL SESSION

• CCRRF Annual Membership Meeting

          • Rice Research Trust Report

            • California Rice Industry Award

9:30–NOON    FIELD TOURS OF RICE RESEARCH

• Variety Development

                            • Disease and Insect Management

                              • Agronomy and Fertility

                              • Weed Management

12:00 (NOON)    LUNCH

The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a General Session that serves as the Annual CCRRF Membership Meeting. Posters and demonstrations will be in place during registration until after lunch. Field tours of research will emphasize progress in rice variety improvement, disease management, insect management, and weed control. The program will conclude at noon with a lunch that includes rice.

We hope to see you August 26th. The RES is located at 955 Butte City Highway (Hwy. 162), approximately two and one half miles west of Highway 99 north of Biggs, California.

By Taiyu Guan

Link to Original Article: https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2026-08/2026-Invitation-to-Field-Day_0.pdf