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Forage Production & Irrigated Pasture Weeds

August 30, 2011
By Gale Perez
Forage Production This was again an exceptional year with rainfall above normal and extended into the spring. It was very nice to see some areas of green grass still in late May as we finished up our spring production clipping.
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Organic Herbicides - Do They Work?

August 28, 2011
By Brad Hanson
Todays post was written by Tom Lanini summarizing some recent work on organic herbicides. This article is also available in the "Topics in Subtropics" newsletter from the Tulare County Cooperative Extension office. http://cetulare.ucdavis.edu/newsletters/Topics_In_Subtropics39737.
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Results from artichoke thistle trial

August 24, 2011
By Guy Kyser
Last entry I talked about the problems with artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus L.) in the Sacramento Delta and other coastal regions. Again, this thistle was introduced to California as the cultivated artichoke, but escaped to become a serious rangeland weed.
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