SOUTH DOS PALOS, Calif. — For nearly 100 years Koda Farms grew some of the most beloved rice in the country in conditions far from ideal. Its rice was a finicky crop that sprouts slow, skinny and tall, with fewer grains per bunch, and heads that can sag ...

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 crop markets, water and climate can prompt some ...

A recent report from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences shows how flooding California rice fields can support a wide range of wildlife. The report was prepared for the California Rice Commission. In 1991, the state of California largely banned ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A major money maker in California is making a comeback after recent rains. When it comes to California rice, 97 percent of it is grown in the Sacramento region. But California's drought left a lot of rice fields barren. Now, Central ...

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- A class-action lawsuit claims sushi rice sold to California restaurants is inferior and has been tainted with mold and rat droppings, and has been sold for years. A group is suing the largest exporter of rice in the state ...

Bags of California Calrose rice are stacked on pallets destined for the Middle East. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Randy Pench [email protected] A rice variety developed and grown in California has won the top award in a worldwide competition, and the state’s ...

California farmers are growing about 545,000 acres of rice this year, about 100,000 acres more than each of the last two years. Jim Morris with the California Rice Commission says this year is an average planting, but it’s welcome news to rice farmers ...