- Author: Guy B Kyser
The Aquatic Plant Management Society (APMS) is calling for papers for the 56th Annual Meeting, July 17-20, 2016, at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI. Both oral and poster presentations are solicited for original research on the biology or ecology of aquatic and wetland plants, control methods (biological, chemical, cultural, mechanical) for invasive, exotic or nuisance plant or alga species, and restoration projects involving wetland or aquatic plants and algae.
Student presentations are especially encouraged and prizes will be awarded!
- Author: Lindsay M. Jordan
Capitalizing on a wet winter, many cover crops established very well in San Joaquin Valley vineyards this year– it has not been uncommon to see stands of barley, mustard, and other species grow taller than 3 feet in vineyard interrows. A robust cover crop planting can offer many benefits to your vineyard site. Winter cereals can break up compaction with their fibrous root systems and legumes can fix nitrogen and contribute to vine nutrition. All cover crop plant species can be used to protect the soil surface from erosion and crusting, improve water infiltration, and provide structure-building organic matter to the soil when mowed or cultivated.
However, it has not only been intentionally seeded cover crops that took...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
River Restoration and Invasives Species Program Coordinator
Benton Soil and Water Conservation District
Corvallis, Oregon
Closing date: April 22, 2016, 4 PM
See POSITION DESCRIPTION below.
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Weed Day 2016 comes to UC Davis July 7
You can read about the latest weed-science research being conducted at UC Davis, but nothing beats seeing it for yourself. That's why pest control advisors, chemical company cooperators, faculty, students and regulatory officials continue to gather at UC Davis each July for Weed Day, an annual tour of the vast array of weed-control field trials underway.
This year's 60th Annual Weed Day will be held Thursday, July 7, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. As always, it will begin with a bus tour of various weed-science research plots and in the afternoon, after a nice lunch, staff and students will present...
- Author: Brad Hanson
As most orchardists and pest control advisors are well aware, glyphosate-resistant weeds have been one of the biggest weed management challenges in California orchard crops for several years.
Depending on where you are located in the Central Valley, your biggest challenges in the glyphosate-resistant weed department are probably one or more of the following winter annual weeds. In the San Joaquin Valley, hairy fleabane and horseweed (also known as mare's tail), dominate. In the Sacramento Valley and in some North coast areas, annual or Italian ryegrass is more common. For an extra challenge, many growers have a mix of several of these, in addition to...