Black-necked stilts in a flooded rice field. (Photo: California Rice Commission) Funded by the California Rice Commission, the University of California, Davis partnered with the Point Blue ...

In new research published in the academic journal Environmental Geochemistry and Health, University of Delaware scientists have found that flooded rice fields tend to contain higher amounts of ...

(Gary Kramer) 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 ...

Since President Donald Trump took office in January, the administration — through the Department of Government Efficiency ...

In the winter, rice fields in the Sacramento region are flooded with water. It’s a common method to prepare the field for new growth. With the help of a program led by California Trout ...

WE STARTED TO HAVE TO INCORPORATE OUR RICE STRAW AND FLOOD IT, AND THAT’S WHEN WE NOTICED, BOY, THE WATERFOWL REALLY JUST TOOK OFF. DOHERTY WONDERED, WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THAT FLOODING FIELD THAT ...

Heavily fertilized, continuously flooded rice fields produce greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, and misuse of inorganic fertilizers and agrochemicals results in soil and water ...

With that higher yield, the farm can use fewer resources like water; this is especially important when it comes to growing rice, as fields are flooded to drown out weeds. [Photo: Lundberg Family ...

F rom 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 ...

Every morning is an early morning for scientists working the flood plains of the Sacramento Valley. Thousands of small bugs ...