A couple years ago, I posted some statistics on the tree, vine, and berry acreage in California because I find that kind of thing interesting and thought others might too.
Today, instead of posting something about weed control and herbicide resistance in orchards and vineyards, I thought I'd go out on a limb and discuss weed management and herbicide resistance in... alfalfa! (Yes, it gets a little wild around the holidays at UC Weed Science...
Following up on my post last week about T&V herbicide changes, today I want to focus on hot-off-the-presses information about Alion (active ingredient = indaziflam) manufactured by Bayer CropScience.
Mick Canevari, Emeritus Farm Advisor and Brent Holtz, Farm Advisor, County Director Weeds have a tremendous capacity to spread within an orchard. The first line of defense is identifying the weeds you need to control, and selecting the best herbicides or cultural practices to control those weeds.
Below is a link to the Nov. 2012 UCCE San Joaquin County newsletter Field Notes. Page 8 has an article by Mick Canevari (Emeritus Farm Advisor) and Brent Holtz (Farm Advisor, County Director) on dormant weed control in tree nut crops. http://cesanjoaquin.ucanr.
