This a link to an article in Western Farm Press about herbicide resistance in almond orchards.  The article is a synopsis that Bob Curtis wrote about a presentation I made as part of a "What's new in Almond Pest Management" along with Drs. Frank Zalom and Jim Adaskaveg at the most recent Almond Conference in Modesto.

The article is available here:
http://westernfarmpress.com/tree-nuts/almond-industry-sets-crosshairs-weed-resistance
and, according to Bob: "Growers attending last year’s Almond Conference heard an update on almond weed management from UC Extension weed specialist Brad Hanson that not only provided...

Previously in this blog Brad Hanson discussed some of the research Kent Brittan (UCCE Yolo) and I have done with Roundup Ready canola as a crop and then evaluating it as a weed because of its seed dormancy characteristics.  We published an article on the weediness potential of Roundup Ready canola in California this past January in the Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 

Here's the abstract from the article: 

Abstract:  Canola which is genetically modified (GM) for tolerance to glyphosate has the potential to become established as a new glyphosate resistant weed, thus reducing the effectiveness of glyphosate.  Volunteer from dormant canola seeds produced thousands of plants per acre...

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...