- Author: Gale Perez
Writer Editor Supervisor—Content Development Supervisor
Application instructions and a full position description are available on the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources employment web site (ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/Employment_Opportunities).
This position is with the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM). UC IPM develops and promotes integrated and ecologically sound pest management programs in California (www.ipm.ucanr.edu). The Content Development Supervisor is responsible for working with...
- Author: Gale Perez
Helena Chemical Company is seeking an R & D manager who supervises all research and development activities within Northern California territory. This position is based in Chico, CA and ranges south to Merced, CA. This position requires management responsibility of field staff, organizes and implements field, greenhouse, and laboratory research and the communication of results in scientific meetings, field demonstrations and with sales and marketing staff. Research activities will be conducted with Helena's proprietary and other industry standard and experimental products.
For more information, click attachment below.
- Posted by: Gale Perez
From a PRESS RELEASE from the USDA Office of Communications:
Release No. 0227.14
Contact: Brian Mabry (202)720-4623
USDA Announces Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2014 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced several steps that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking to address the increase of herbicide resistant weeds in U.S. agricultural systems.
"Weed control in major crops is almost entirely accomplished with herbicides today," said Vilsack. "USDA, working in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency, must continue to identify ways to encourage producers to adopt...
- Author: Brad Hanson
A quick post today to share a link to the recently revised "UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines for Olive" (UC ANR Publication #3452). You can download the whole document as a pdf here, or use it online at the above link.
Like the most of the other Pest Management Guidelines (PMGs), there are sections on management of a broad range of pests in olive including insects, mites, nematodes, vertebrate pests, and weeds. Since this is the UC Weed Science blog, here's the link directly to...
- Author: Brad Hanson
UCCE Position Announcement
If you've ever wished you could be a weed scientist with the University of California Cooperative Extension system (and really, who among us hasn't wished that?), this just may be your lucky day!
See the following job description and link for the position of Area Weed Ecology and Cropping Systems Advisor.
-Brad
Area Weed...