- Posted by: Gale Perez
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Position Vacancy Listing
PVL # 88246
Working Title: Assistant Professor -- Cropping Systems Weed Scientist
Official Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN)
Degree and area of specialization:
Ph.D. required in Agronomy, Weed Science or a closely related discipline.
Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
Applicants must have excellent communication skills and demonstrated experience in Extension/outreach activities. Applicants must have experience in conducting applied field research and publishing research results...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
(We just received this e-mail.)
Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) of the Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to recruit multiple Weed Ecologists (initially not to exceed two years) at GS-9 and GS-11 grades depending upon the selected candidates' educational (BS, MS, PhD, Postdoc) and work experience. The advertisement for these positions is going to appear very soon in the USAJobs site (https://www.usajobs.gov/). This advertisement will run probably for a week and I will email you the link when I hear from my HR. The purpose of this email is to request you to encourage interested students/staff...
- Author: Lisa A Blecker
- Author: Sarah Risorto
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) recently published the revised Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS). The WPS is meant to increase protections for agricultural fieldworkers and pesticide handlers from pesticide exposure when working in farms, forests, nurseries and greenhouses. The changes will definitely affect California agriculture, and soon-- as early as January 2017 in some cases.
What major regulatory changes are in store for us and when will they happen?
Several changes are required to be in place by January 2, 2017. These include:
- All 417,000 fieldworkers in California must attend annual pesticide safety training.
- Records of...
- Author: Karen Jetter
- Author: Kjersti Nes
- Editor: Guy B Kyser
Invasive aquatic weeds hinder access to marina docks and slips in the Sacramento / San Joaquin Delta, resulting in costs for management and potential lost business for marina operators.
Water hyacinth collects around slips and docks and other structures in the water. If not removed or treated, the weeds continue to grow. By late summer, water hyacinth and other weeds can block marina entrances, damage boat propellers, or even shut down marinas.
Because marina operators cannot spray herbicides to manage invasive weeds, they must rely almost exclusively on manual labor to remove invasive weeds. How this is done depends on the marina and the size of the...
- Author: Gale Perez
There are still a few spots left for the...
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