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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia)
If you didn't get a chance to meet Whitney Brim-DeForest at Weed Day 2016, here's a little background information on her (from the Rice Notes newsletter July, 2016): Whitney Brim-DeForest is the newest addition to the UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor rice team.
Links to job posting for a UC Cooperative Extension Weed Science Advisor position. The University of California is seeking candidates for the position of "Area CE Advisor - Low Desert Weed Science". The position will be located in Holtville and will serve Imperial and Riverside Counties.
In June 2016 the Madsen team revisited the site of our 2015 surfactant study to establish a more extensive test of aquatic herbicides for controlling waterhyacinth in the Delta.
This is the time of year when small islands of waterhyacinth break loose from their parent mats, seeking new marinas to clog up. The Madsen team is embedding radio dog collars into freefloating mats to track their movements with the currents, tides, and wind.
