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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Integrated Pest Management Specialist

September 5, 2019
By Gale Perez
Salary: $8,142.88 - $9,207.25 Monthly Location:Oakland, CA Job Type:Full-time (37.5 hrs) Division:Acquisition, Stewardship, & Development Job Number:19-LC-01 Closing:9/27/2019 5:00 PM Pacific Click HERE to see the position listing.
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Second Cut to a Russian Olive Stump

Chainsaws for Weed Control? Why Not!

August 26, 2019
By Thomas J Getts
While typically associated with timber production and arborists, chainsaws are one of the tools available to those tasked with removing non-desirable woody vegetation.
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Plant Sciences grad student Matt Fatino, UC Davis, addressing herbicide control for broomrape weed in tomato fields. (photo Ann Filmer/UC Davis)
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Broomrape eradication is high priority for UC researchers

August 16, 2019
By Gale Perez
August 14, 2019 Posted by Ann Filmer Processing tomato growers are struggling to contain a potentially devastating parasitic weed that had not been seen since growers waged a successful eradication campaign four decades ago.
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WSSA statement concerning glyphosate registration

August 14, 2019
By Brad Hanson
Posting a press release and link to the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) statement on the registration of glyphosate. - Link to press release: http://wssa.net/2019/08/wssa-board-issues-statement-concerning-registration-of-glyphosate/ - Link to full statement: http://wssa.
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