This is a repost (with permission) of an article by Mark Bolda (UCCE Santa Cruz Co) from April 27, 2012. The original post and the Strawberry and Caneberry blog can be found at: http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.
Follow-up to Lynn Sosnoskie's 3/6/2012 UC Weed Science blog entry (http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6967) Here's the NPR story "Farmers Face Tough Choice On Ways To Fight New Strains Of Weeds" (http://www.npr.
Abstract: Farmers view weed management and the risk of lower yields as barriers to transition from conventional to organic agriculture. The 3 years of transition before organic certification can be used to implement strategies to suppress weeds and improve soil fertility.
This a link to an article in Western Farm Press about herbicide resistance in almond orchards. The article is a synopsis that Bob Curtis wrote about a presentation I made as part of a "What's new in Almond Pest Management" along with Drs.
One of the most significant problems facing the field of agriculture is the development of herbicide-resistant weeds. In the fruit and nut crop industry of California, the development of glyphosate-resistance is particularly concerning.
