- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
There are TWO upcoming weed science extension days in the San Joaquin Valley this April.
The first will be held on the 2nd of April at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier (9240 South Riverbend Road, Parlier CA 93648) and the second will be held on April 11th at the Westside Research and Extension Center in Five Points (17353 West Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624).
The meeting at the Kearney Center will focus on rangeland, turf, and tree and vine systems while the meeting at the Westside Center will focus on agronomic crops, ROWs, and tree and vine systems. Both meetings will open with hands-on weed ID and nozzle...
- Author: Carl E. Bell
- Re-posted by: Gale Perez
From the Invasive Plants in Southern California blog :: Jan. 24, 2014
Tips on applying herbicides
The table below is from training that my colleagues Dr. Cheryl Wilen, Area Advisor, UC IPM; Dr. Milt McGiffen, Extension Specialist, UC Riverside; and I did in southern California at four locations in 2009/2010 with a total of 80 people that all had previous experience applying herbicides on invasive plants. This training utilized the 128th acre sprayer calibration method (more on that below).