Funded by the California Rice Commission, the University of California, Davis partnered with the Point Blue Conservation Science to release a first-of-its-kind report looking into the necessity of ...

The giant garter snake is one of many species reliant on California's flooded rice fields. (California Rice Commission photo) The California rice industry is getting a chance to showcase its wildlife ...

From ducks and cranes to giant garter snakes and salmon, flooded rice fields in California’s Central Valley offer important — often vital — habitat to many wildlife species. Yet uncertainties around ...

Jan. 13—The California Rice Commission annual grower meetings are slated to be held next week. "The meetings are an excellent way for rice growers and handlers to get the latest on key issues ...

The California Rice Commission released a video on Thursday showing all that happens on a rice farm throughout the year. The time-lapse video used clips taken at the McKenzie family rice farm in ...

The fierce storms and heavy rain that have pounded California in recent weeks could be the lifeline that one industry -- and the communities that rely on it for their own survival -- desperately needs ...

SACRAMENTO — Assembly Bill (AB) 454 by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, which provides greater flexibility to the California Rice Commission to maintain district representation of all ...

Water-flooded fields are a sign that Northern California’s rice industry is alive and well. But in a drought, is all that water being wasted? In fact, rice crops use less water than many other ...

Monday was a historic moment for the California and U.S. rice industries. On the final day of the seventh annual World Rice Conference, hosted this year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it was announced ...