CEO CA Rice Commission, wine grape grower and avid fly fisher! Focus on CA Ag, Mgmt, Tech, and the stuff good execs should be paying attention to.
Sacramento, CA
Joined November 2010
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Tim Johnson retweeted
Following rice harvest, growers must deal with the straw that is left over. Some of their options include:
Incorporating it into the soil by tillage.
Chopping
Baling
Also many fields are flooded which provides food and habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife
Tim Johnson retweeted
A new mural celebrating CA salmon grew out of a presentation by @UCDavisWater fish biologist Carson Jeffres, who encourages Californians to rebuild what he calls a “salmon society” by strengthening their cultural connection to the fish. Huzzah! #cawater
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Tim Johnson retweeted
Juvenile salmon feeding on a zooplankton in a flooded Sacramento Valley rice field. California rice acreage functions as floodplain habitat for native fish, and the research documenting it spans more than a decade.
Tim Johnson retweeted
"...rice-producing regions tend to naturally align with major migratory flyways, enabling these fields to offer continuous, reliable pitstops for birds to rest and refuel."
Great @NFWFnews post on how ricelands provide surrogate wetlands across the USA.
nfwf.org/media-center/featur…
Tim Johnson retweeted
What starts as a rice field becomes something more. After harvest, these fields flood to create surrogate wetlands for migratory birds, salmon, and threatened species. 470,000 planted acres are needed to meet conservation goals. It starts here.
Tim Johnson retweeted
New Demo Party governorship poll shows two Reps , Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco, still leading at16% and 14% but the big news is that with Eric Stalwell's implosion, Demo Xavier Becerra has leaped from 4% 2 weeks ago to 13%, tied with Tom Steyer, with Katie Porter at 10%.
Tim Johnson retweeted
One of the pragmatic, effective big city mayors I highlighted here is @MattMahanSJ. No one running for California governor has a better grasp of what to do about our state's interrelated challenges of addiction, homelessness and urban disorder.
city-journal.org/article/dem…
Tim Johnson retweeted
Six candidates for California governor shared their visions and answered some tough questions today at our @Fresno_State University forum. Thanks to @CAFarmBureau, @AgCouncilofCA, 30+ agriculture industry association partners and @MaddyInstitute for joining together to sponsor this event.
All six candidates, from both political parties, agreed that California's regulatory burdens are unsustainable, though some used stronger language than that. All agreed that for our state to remain an agricultural powerhouse, continuing to provide healthy affordable food and millions of jobs in rural regions like the Central Valley, dramatic change must be made by the next governor, and all pledged to take on that challenge, with varied views on just how to tame the regulatory beast. Special thanks to our moderators pictured with me here, @KristinOlsenCA and @BuddySupervisor (who memorably referred to the two candidates who declined to show up as "chicken hearts").
To the six participating candidates -- @XavierBecerra @ChadBianco @SteveHiltonx @MattMahanSJ @katieporterca and @AVillaraigosa -- thank you for taking the issues of affordability and rural California seriously.
@ERooney7 @SDouglassCA
Tim Johnson retweeted
There’s a lot happening around climate policy in California. It also raises real questions about cost, access, and impact on Californians. The Problem Solvers Caucus is committed to listening, learning, and leading to help strike that balance.
ALT Assemblymember Alvarez and panel presenting on meeting climate goals without making life more difficult for Californians.
Tim Johnson retweeted
More than 90% of California's Central Valley wetlands were drained over the last century. Black-necked Stilts like these now breed almost entirely in flooded rice fields. Sustaining that population requires 472,794 acres, flooded through the full breeding season.
Actually they are geese but we live them too!
The ducks in this frame depend on flooded rice to build fat for migration. Below 300,000 planted acres, they're flying 8+ km just to find food by late January. Above 500,000, they stay fed through winter. The acreage is the difference. #RiceFootprint
Look at the cool stuff happening in CA rice fields this winter for salmon!
Tim Johnson retweeted
Shorebirds once relied on vast Central Valley wetlands.
Today, California rice helps fill that gap.
Research shows 472,794 acres of rice are needed to support breeding shorebirds, with 373,540 acres of flooded fields supporting them during migration.
Tim Johnson retweeted
New science from Point Blue shows shorebird declines across the #PacificFlyway from 2012–22.
With nearly 95% of the Central Valley’s natural wetlands gone, 500K acres of rice in CA are essential, serving as surrogate wetlands and habitat for migrating birds and other species.
"These are quite dramatic changes we're seeing over pretty concerning ranges." sfgate.com/local/article/bir…
Tim Johnson retweeted
California lost millions of acres of historic wetlands.
Today, rice fields help fill that gap, providing the water and habitat endangered and threatened fish populations need to survive.
This new video shows why rice is essential to the future of wildlife and farming.
youtu.be/M5yTrlMTxHc
@ucdavis @UCDavisWater
Tim Johnson retweeted
A healthy #PacificFlyway depends on working rice ground.
Research shows roughly 470,000–500,000 acres of rice are needed in California to sustain key bird and wildlife populations that rely on these fields each year.
Tim Johnson retweeted
Tens of thousands of wings.
One working landscape.
California rice fields act as surrogate wetlands for birds across the #PacificFlyway. Maintaining 470K–500K acres of rice is essential to meet conservation goals for ducks and shorebirds.
Tim Johnson retweeted
Central Valley priorities, front and center in DC this week!
Met with the California Rice Commission, United Health Centers, and port leaders to strengthen supply chains, support farmers and expand access to quality health care.
Our region drives California’s economy — I’m making sure Washington listens.
Tim Johnson retweeted
It was so great meeting with @RiceNews to talk about protecting and growing California’s rice industry.
I grew up on a farm, and I’ll keep bringing that perspective to my work supporting rice growers and Sacramento Valley communities.
ALT Doris meets with the California Rice Commission
Tim Johnson retweeted
From @UCDavisWater :
15 years of research show winter-flooded rice fields can help young salmon grow and thrive before heading to the ocean.
Working lands + science = real progress for fish and floodplain habitat.
Read more ⬇️
ucdavis.edu/climate/news/tel…
