UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia)

An in-depth workshop that covers the principles and practices of rice production: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 8:303:00 PM Lundberg Family Farms 5311 Midway Richvale, CA 95974 Program: 8:30 Sign in, pick up class materials 9:00 Introduction and Workshop Overview 9:10 Rice Growth and Development 9:30 Land...

Sarah Morran is a post-doctoral researcher with Brad Hanson's lab at UC Davis. Recently, three new post-doctoral researchers have joined the Weed Science Group at UC Davis.

The recent California Agriculture magazine (April-June 2018 issue) has a couple of interesting articles: by Elizabeth Mosqueda, California State University; Richard Smith, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties; Dave Goorahoo, California State University; and Anil Shrestha, California State Un...

A drive around parts of the San Joaquin Valley revealed some fields with Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) rising above the crop canopy (See image below).

[From the Spring issue of the UC IPM Retail Nursery & Garden Center News and the Pests in the Urban Landscape blog] I hate crabgrass! is a common lament I've heard from residents during my 35 years in UC Weed Science.