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

UC Cooperative Extension San Benito County is going to collaborate with San Jose State University to develop a CAL FIRE Forest Health Research grant proposal. We are interested in looking at different methods to control coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis). Coyote brush is a native shrub.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Knotweed Symposium science & management webinar Wednesday, March 1, 2023 The webinar is intended to share information on control of Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica, with researchers, land managers, and landscape professionals who work with riparian weeds.

Please join the San Benito Weed Management for our 21st Annual Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers. Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 Time: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Location: via Zoom Deadline to register: December 5, 2022 Register here: https://bit.

In 2022, I estimate rice acreage in the Delta, south of the Yolo Bypass, was at least 8,000 acres. Most Delta rice is grown in San Joaquin County, but there is some acreage in Sacramento County.

Ben Faber (UCCE Advisor in Ventura County) shared the following article with me--thanks Ben. Steve Haring and Brad Hanson (UC Davis) Abstract Cover crops enhance the biodiversity of cropping systems and can support a variety of useful ecosystem services, including weed suppression.