- Author: Guy B Kyser
This salsola scene reminds me of Alexander Nevsky's battle on the ice, or maybe Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Tumbleweed"
- Author: Brad Hanson
Link to a recent (July 2014) research article in California Agriculture (link to table of contents for volume 68)
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The article by E.D. Brusati, D.W. Johnson, and J.M. DiTomaso is entitled "Predicting Invasive Plants in...
- Author: Brad Hanson
Yesterday was the 58th Annual Weed Day hosted by the UC Davis Weed Science Program and the UC Weed Research and Information Center.
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I think we had a really good program this year made up of a half-day field tour in the morning followed by lunch and an afternoon program of research presentations. We also had one of the highest number of participants (about 160 total) that we've had in a while. We've maxed out our registration for the past five or so years so this remains a popular...
- Author: Guy B Kyser
Joe DiTomaso and I, with several other coauthors, have almost finished the “Medusahead Management Guide for the Western States.” This project is supported by a grant from Western IPM. In requesting funding for this project, we noted that
- Medusahead is a problem both on low-elevation foothill rangeland and in Great Basin ecosystems, and management is very different in these two regions. As a result, there is often confusion about the best management strategies for different areas.
- Each of the coauthors is asked to give several talks per year on medusahead control to growers' meetings in and out of state.
- There hasn't been a comprehensive, multi-state guide for growers recently, if ever, and...
- Author: Carl E. Bell
- Re-posted by: Gale Perez
From the Invasive Plants in Southern California blog :: Nov. 22, 2013
Hi All. In my last blog the subject was about what I had learned regarding the use herbicides as a tool for effective passive restoration of CSS and native grassland habitats. As an Extension Advisor my job is to not only develop new information, but to also try to move it forward into practice.
In this case that means educating land managers and related professionals on how to efficiently and accurately apply herbicides to large areas. That's what the Cooperative Mule is all about, so sit back, I hope...
