Saturday, November 15, 2025

UCCE rice yield contest

UCCE Yield Contest entrants cut some record fields

• By Bruce Linquist • 2021 was generally a good season for California rice production. A dry spring lead to earlier-than-normal planting. And a dry fall allowed harvest to proceed without interruption until late October when historic rainfall resulted in the...

UCCE launches 2021 rice yield contest with JD Gator as top prize

The University of California Cooperative Extension will once again be holding its UCCE Rice Yield Contest this season. Information will soon be on the UCCE rice website (http://rice.ucanr.edu/), but the rules are similar to previous years. You must preregister online or in...

UC names Rice Yield Contest top yielders

Three California rice producers have been named top yielders in their respective production regions in the 2020 University of California Rice Yield Contest. Their names will now be put in a drawing for a chance to win a John Deere...

There’s still time to sign up for the California Rice Yield Contest

If you grow rice in California and think you have what it takes to harvest high yields, consider entering the University of California's annual rice yield contest. Not only could you earn bragging rights, but you also could be...

Despite wet winter, UC yield contest winners still cut 100-plus cwt/acre

• By Bruce Linquist • In 2015, University of California Cooperative Extension started the UCCE Rice Yield Contest as a pilot study in Butte County. The contest has now expanded to include all of the Sacramento Valley.Because of potential regional yield...

UCCE to offer John Deere Gator for 2019 Yield Contest winner

The University of California Cooperative Extension is once again seeking entries into its rice yield contest, and much like in 2018, it will offer a chance to win a John Deere Gator. "We realize that this has been a tough...

UC kicks off 2018 Rice Yield Contest with a few changes

The University California Cooperative Extension is launching its yield contest once again for 2018 with a few changes. New this year is the grand prize of a John Deere side-by-side (XUV 560E) for the overall winner. The name of each...

Quick Links

E-News Sign Up

Connect With Rice Farming