WESTMINSTER, Colorado – June 27, 2022 – Plant-back intervals are a critical component of any pesticide label...
- Author: Rebecca Ozeran
Several months ago, I got a question about weeds in an irrigated pasture. The mystery plants were slowly but surely taking over a significant proportion of the pasture, and the owner asked me to visit the property to identify the plants and options to control them.
A brief detour in my story, for important context: Before I visit any property, I map it so I know how to get to their entrance road – which is often a dirt road that doesn't show up correctly on the standard view in Google Maps. To make sure I know what I'm looking for, I switch to satellite view to find the necessary roads.
Because I'm typically looking for roads and not looking at landscapes, I got a pleasant surprise when mapping this property. I...
- Author: Whitney Brim-DeForest
- Author: Taiyu Guan
- Author: Troy Clark
- Posted by: Gale Perez
From the CAPCA Adviser magazine :: June 2022
Whitney Brim-DeForest is a UCCE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento, and Placer Counties; Taiyu Guan is an Assistant Specialist in UCCE Sutter-Yuba Counties; Troy Clark is a Rice Junior Specialist for UCCE Butte County.
Introduction
In California rice, herbicide resistance has been documented in Echinochloa spp. since the early 2000's. Recent reports of uncontrolled grasses, as well as possible new species or biotypes have precipitated renewed...
- Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas
- Posted by: Gale Perez
The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program's website contains many useful features to help identify pests and problems in the garden and home. One such feature is the Weed Gallery, which contains hundreds of images and management tips for more than 150 common weeds found in California.
If you don't know what weed you are dealing with, the gallery will help you identify the plant using visual characteristics. First, narrow your search by selecting the weed category—broadleaf, grass, sedge, or aquatic plant (Figure 1). You will then see a collection of photos in that...
- Author: Jim Catalano
- Posted by: Gale Perez
From the Cornell Chronicle--June 22, 2022
Farmers can tailor their efforts to control weeds more effectively by pinpointing when a particular weed will emerge, according to a new Cornell study.
Researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reviewed past studies on the peak timing of emergence for 15 troublesome weed species in the Northeast, as well as potential ways to use this knowledge, in their study,
- Press contact: Lee VanWychen
- Posted by: Gale Perez
A press release from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) website :: June 27, 2022