- Author: Tunyalee Martin
It's that time of year when volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions released from nonfumigant pesticide applications can impair air quality. Regulations are in effect that growers and pest control advisers should know about, especially for the San Joaquin Valley starting May 1.
Here are highlights from Pam Wofford, Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), regarding the San Joaquin Valley. Pest control advisers cannot recommend and growers cannot use:
- high-VOC products containing abamectin, chlorpyrifos, gibberellins, or oxyfluorfen
- between May 1 and October 31, 2015 and again for May – Oct. 2016
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- Author: Chris McDonald
County Location: Imperial County
Date Posted: April 2, 2015
Closing Date: May 15, 2015
Job Information: http://ucanr.edu/jobFiles/765.pdf
http://ucanr.edu/Jobs/Jobs_990/?jobnum=765
We seek a Research and Extension Center Director to lead an integrated Research and Extension program at the Desert Research and Extension Center (Desert REC). This position has administrative and programmatic responsibilities in applied research and extension in vegetable crops.
Specific...
- Author: Sonia Rios
- Author: Travis Bean
- Author: Kurt Hembree
Citrus integrated pest management (IPM) programs typically utilize a combination of control practices, like cultural, mechanical, and chemical, to minimize competitive effects of weeds on crop productivity. Weed management can be an expensive part of the total citrus production program, but resources invested here can provide significant economic returns.
Tree age and variety considerations
The smaller canopies of younger trees allow more light to reach orchard floor, promoting greater weed growth, which can lower yield by 23-33% compared to mature groves (Singh and Sharma 2008). Sensitivity of citrus trees to the various registered herbicides varies, depending partly on tree age. While mature trees...
- Author: Gale Perez
Agricultural Technician for Weed Science Program at Rice Research Station (Biggs, CA)*
Starting date: ASAP
Position: Full-time (40 hrs/week) for 4-5 months
Job summary:
- With supervision, set up and establish field and greenhouse experiments at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs, CA (position is located at station)*
- Supervised maintenance of greenhouse and field experiments.
- Identify and count weeds and weed seeds after minimal training
- Some data entry in Microsoft Excel.
Qualifications:
- Able to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and...
- Author: Chris McDonald
Developing, managing, maintaining and testing an early detection and rapid response program (EDRR) will enable property owners to combat new weeds before they become a problem. EDRR is a system used to find new weeds and then treat those weeds before they spread and become an even greater problem. An early detection and rapid response program has four main components: education, monitoring, assessment, and management.
Education: Education includes teaching people to look for weeds and providing information on some of the most likely weeds to invade your area and identifying unknown specimens. In California, a variety of agencies and programs can be used to learn about weeds in your area from UC Cooperative...