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

Here's an article by Todd Fitchette| Western Farm Press | July 17, 2014 Weed resistance issues are nothing new for university researchers and the farmers they advise.

Link to a new publication from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). This CAST Commentary dated July 2014 is entitled "Benefits of Controlling Nuisance Aquatic Plants and Algae in the United States" and is authored by Getsinger, Dibble, Rodgers, and Spencer.

Today, I thought I'd share a set of photos from a herbicide symptomology demonstration that I conducted in fall 2013 for our UC Weed Science School (next scheduled for fall 2015) and more recently in spring 2014 for a training session with other UC Cooperative Extension personnel.

This post is a quick reminder that this is the last week for public comment on 123 proposed UC Cooperative Extension positions (closes July 21st). The proposed positions are listed at this website and you can read the 2-page proposal and see any comments by clicking on the position title.

Yesterday was the 58th Annual Weed Day hosted by the UC Davis Weed Science Program and the UC Weed Research and Information Center.