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

I recently received a copy of a paper published by CropLife Foundation entitled "The Importance of Herbicides for Natural Resource Conservation in the U.S.". Publication date: January 2012.

Collaboration between Partners May Be an Effective Way to Fund Wildland Weed Control Projects Many funding sources for weed eradication have been reduced or completely eliminated.

Abstract: Weed control in blackberries (Rubus spp.) is a serious problem for organic producers and those who wish to reduce their reliance on herbicides.

It's too cold in Tulelake to work in the field, so I'm stuck writing reports and going to meetings this week. I recently finished summarizing my 2011 onion weed control studies conducted at the Intermountain Research and Extension Center (IREC) in Tulelake.

Western agricultural concerns about weed cost increases center on the growing problem of herbicide resistance. At the recent California Weed Science Society annual meeting in Santa Barbara, Calif.