The California rice industry is trumpeting a support program to help ag businesses suffering from drought. California Rice Commission CEO Tim Johnson said the $75 million drought grant program approved by the state legislature will help ag support businesses that directly serve farmers. … California rice growers planted about 250,000 acres of rice this year. This is about half of what the industry typically plants each year, Johnson said. 

Related article: 

• Agri-Pulse: Drought is crippling rural communities and wildlife, but aid is on the way