- Author: Whitney Brim-DeForest
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
- Author: Lisa A Blecker
- Author: A. Katrina Hunter
While most Californians are staying home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, California farmers, farmworkers and other agricultural professionals are out in the fields and packing houses working to produce food.
With increased demand for personal protective equipment, or PPE, to protect against COVID-19, these essential workers are facing shortages. Agricultural commissioners in 28 counties are hearing from farmers who are having trouble getting PPE for their employees and farmers in another 11 counties who are worried about running out of PPE in the next month or two according to a California Department of Pesticide Regulation survey.
Gloves, N95 respirators, coveralls and other gear that...
- Author: Konrad Mathesius
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 8:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Intersection of County Rd 86 and County Rd 14, Esparto, CA
GPS: 38.788309, -122.022779
Registration (not required, but helpful for us): http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=29662
8:15 a.m. Registration, light refreshments
8:25 a.m. Welcome and introduction
Konrad Mathesius, UCCE Agronomy Advisor, Yolo, Sacramento, and Solano
Sarah Light, UCCE...
- Author: Sarah Light
Healthy Soils and Field Crop Meeting
Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 ~ 8:45am - Noon
8:45 am Coffee and Registration
8:55 am Welcome
Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties
Healthy Soils
9:00...
- Author: Sarah Light
Healthy Soils and Field Crop Meeting
Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 ~ 8:45am - Noon
8:45 am Coffee and Registration
8:55 am Welcome
Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties
Healthy Soils
9:00...
- Author: Konrad Mathesius
- Editor: Brad Hanson
- Editor: Mark Lundy
Summary Note
Mechanical cultivation is a useful tool in controlling herbicide-resistant Italian ryegrass individuals in a rainfed wheat system but is only about half as effective as Axial in reducing overall pressure from Italian ryegrass (expressed as a percentage of total groundcover). Growers should consider multiple approaches (chemical and mechanical) and integrate IPM strategies to reduce the spread of resistance among Italian ryegrass individuals.
Background
Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) has been shown to be a persistent weed for growers in rainfed winter grass systems. It is particularly problematic due to its...
