- Re-posted by: Gale Perez
- Author: Richard Smith
A video entitled, "Alternative Cultivators for Organic Vegetable Production" is now available on YouTube. The video was produced by Aaron Heinrich and Richard Smith and presents information on new developments in automated weed control technology and research information on blind cultivators such as torsion and finger weeders. The video can be accessed at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4kzebMG6rE
For more information on alternative cultivation see the blog below. Also, go to
http://cemonterey.ucdavis.edu/Vegetable_Crops/Weed_Reports/
- Author: Brad Hanson
I'm sure more information will be available over the next few day from news outlets and online sources...
- Author: Brad Hanson
The Spring 2012 edition of the Sacramento Valley Walnut News was recently made available at the Sutter-Yuba Cooperative Extension office. It's available here and is attached at the bottom of this post.
Topics in this edition include:
- Walnut Blight Management (Buchner and Lindlow)
- Training and Pruning Young Walnut Trees (DeBuse, Hasey, Lampinen)
- Description of the Three Training/Pruning Styles Compared in the Chandler Hedgerow Trial (DeBuse, Hasey, Lampinen)
- Tools for Weed Management Decisions in Orchard Crops...
- Author: Brad Hanson
Athough not specifically a weed science opportunity, I wanted to repost an announcement for the 2012 University of California Cooperative Extension Horticulture Almond Internship Program. This six-month internship opportunity, sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension and the Almond Board of California, would be a great opportunity for a graduate or undergraduate student interested in research and extension careers.
From the announcement:This paid internship offers the successful candidate an opportunity to learn about and assist with cutting edge research and education programs in tree crop production, sustainable agriculture, integrated pest management, soil and water...
- Author: Brad Hanson
The 2012 Western Society of Weed Science recently published its annual Research Progress Reports. The full set of progress reports are available online at: http://www.wsweedscience.org/Secure/editor/ResearchReports_Archive.asp
These reports generally present data on early-stage and may discuss unregistered herbicides so I should reprint the WSWS disclaimer that "The 2012 Research Progress Progress Report of the Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS) is a compilation of research investigations contributed by weed scientists in the western United States of America. The objective of the Research Progress Report is to provide an avenue for...