California Rice Research Board

 

Revised Agenda

February 17, 2010 – 9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 2005, Plant & Environmental Science Building

UC Davis, Davis, CA

 

For further information contact Dana Dickey, PO Box 507, Yuba City, CA 95992

Phone: 530-673-6247  or  web site: www.syix.com/rrb/meetings.htm

 

 

No.

Agenda Item

Additional Information

page

1

Establish quorum

 

 

 

2

New and Continuing
Project Presentations

———— 2009 Project Reports ————

  • RP-2 Disease Control, Chris Greer

———— 2010 New Projects ————

  • Development of Shrink Chart for Accurate Rice Quality Assessment, Zhongli Pan
  • Determination of Suitable Rice Harvest Timing using Portable Sensors, Leroy Ortega Garciano
  • Strategies Leading to Novel Nano-materials and Performance Industrial Products, You-Lo Hsieh
  • Identifying Opportunities for Improving Water Use Efficiency in CA Rice Systems, Bruce Linquist

 

 

3

Approval of Minutes from 8/6/2009

Board Action Requested

 

4

Recommendation of Board Member Replacement

Alternate member replacement, district 2

 

 

 

5

Financial Statement

 
  1. See attached statement for current figures
  2. LAIF performance
  3. CD Investment performance
  4. Amendment of Budget

 

 

7

Form 700

It is time for all Board members to fill out the Form 700. Packets will be handed out at the meeting. Note that the forms are due no later that April 1, 2009.

 

 

8

Research Committee meetings

 

Each Research Committee will meet to discuss and finalize their recommendations to the Executive Committee for the projects under their jurisdiction. The value of each project should be examined for:

1.        Its importance to the industry

2.        The amount of funding, if any

The executive Committee will retain or cut projects to fit within the expected income based on your recommendations.

 

 

9

Chairman’s Report

 

TRQ Funds

 

 

 

10

Manager/Economist report

 

www.RiceStrawMarket.org

 

 

11

Closed Session
  • The Board may go into closed session, pursuant to California Government Code Section 11126(a) regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of an employee.

 

 

12

Setting of next meeting date with suggested agenda items

 

Notes:

Research adoption – March 11, 2010, Colusa Industrial Park meeting room

 

 

13

Adjournment

 

 

 

· Each of the Agenda Items above will include discussion and possible action by the Board. All meetings of the Rice Research Board are open to the public and subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. All interested parties are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting. Time will be allowed for members of the public to make comments on each Agenda item. This time will be limited to two minutes per person for each Agenda item.

· Persons with Disabilities needing special accommodation should contact Dana Dickey, Manager, Rice Research Board at
530-673-6247 at least five days prior to the meeting.

· This Meeting Notice and Agenda is available on the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Website at www.cdfa.ca.gov/mkt/meeting.html. For further information regarding the Agenda for this meeting, please contact Dana Dickey, Manager, Rice Research Board at 530-673-6247.

 

 

Additional Materials:

CAAA Final Report for 2009 …………………………………………………….

CAAA Project Proposal for 2010 ………………………………………………...