- Posted by: Gale Perez
From California Ag Today by Patrick Cavanaugh, Farm News Director :: Aug. 8, 2016
Vigilant Seed Bank Reduction: Whatever it takes, don't let weeds set seed.
By Patrick Cavanaugh, Farm News Director
For the past 15 years, Robert Norris, professor emeritus and vegetable crops weed specialist, UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, has continued to attend Weed Day each year at UC Davis and to contribute weed photography for
- Posted by: Gale Perez
From the Fresno State News website and Morning Ag Clips
Fresno State plant science professor Dr. Anil Shrestha was honored by the American Society of Agronomy with its Fellow Award.
The distinction is the organization's highest...
- Author: Ian Grettenberger
- Author: Larry Godfrey
- Author: Richard Smith
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Here's something from the Salinas Valley Agriculture blog :: Aug. 9, 2016
Importance of weeds for bagrada bug populations in the Salinas Valley
Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris) is an invasive stink bug that was first observed in the Salinas Valley in October-November 2013. We started monitoring bagrada bug populations in non-crop habitat up and down the Valley starting in January 2015 and have continued to do so since then. We have seen bagrada bug populations beginning to develop on the weeds in spring and summer months. Weeds are clearly a key factor for bagrada bug populations in...
- Author: Whitney Brim-DeForest
- Posted by: Gale Perez
First Annual
Rice Weed Course
Friday, September 16, 2016
Hamilton Road Field
(on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.)
and Rice Experiment Station, Biggs, CA
Registration...
- Author: Guy B Kyser
The Delta Region Areawide Aquatic Weeds Project will host an update meeting Thursday, August 18, 9-12 am, at the San Joaquin Cabral Agricultural Center, 2101 E. Earhart Ave., Suite 100, Stockton, Assembly Room 2. We'll present information on the current status of projects on management of waterhyacinth and egeria, remote sensing of aquatic weeds across the Delta, mosquito ecology, and more.
