The end of widespread rice straw burning in the near future will demand that growers implement alternative residue management practices. Below are several links to the California Air Resources Board that may provide ideas on how to use straw as a profitable byproduct of rice production.

Rice Straw Demonstration Project Fund (the Rice Fund)
Building Materials
Chemicals
Erosion Control
Animal Feed
Resource Straw Sources

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