In February of 2017, the residents of Oroville, California, along with other downstream communities of the Feather River, had their lives turned upside down by the threat of flooding from failed structures at the Oroville Dam site.  It was a dramatic month in Northern California, as unprecedented rainfall blasted the entire Sacramento Valley.  So, what happened at America's tallest dam last winter? What's going on now? And what does the future look like at the dam?    

Episode 4: The Oroville Dam:  Past, Present, and Future

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Rice Radio is back in for its series finale, where I share my perspective on the inequitable numbers that make up the ag labor shortage and unemployment statistics.  

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In this episode we will take a look at the latest water news impacting the Sacramento Valley.  What kind of water regulations are pending?  What are Voluntary Agreements, and how do they factor in?  What's the latest with Sites Reservoir?  All that, plus how inland flooding could the the savior that Sac River salmon have been waiting for.

Episode 13:  The Water Episode!

In this episode of Rice Radio, we take a look back at the 2018 Rice Season.  What defined the season? What were the challenges? How did the crop turn out?

Episode 12:  2018 Season Recap

For decades, rice has been a key piece of the Sacramento Valley's identity.  But in the last 20 years, that has changed.  Rice acres have diminished at the hands of other crops.  More specifically, rice fields are being replaced by walnut and almond orchards.  There's several reasons for this trend.  In this episode of Rice Radio, we'll examine why this shift has happened, and the positive and negative impacts of this change.

Episode 11: Times are a'Changing

The month of May is perhaps the busiest month the Sacramento Valley sees each year, as all farmers (especially rice) are rushing to plant their crops for the season at hand.  This May was no exception.  Find out in this episode how planting went, and how the rice is looking so far.  I also sit down with a local meteorologist for a preview of the summer weather forecast?  Are we due for a repeat of last summer's historic heat waves?  All that and more in this episode of Rice Radio.

Episode 4: The Oroville Dam: Past, Present, and Future

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