- Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Weed management in landscaped areas can be challenging. Weeds may need to be controlled for public safety, fire reduction, aesthetics, and elimination of harborage for other pests. While many non-chemical options for controlling weeds exist—such as physical removal with tools, steam, flame or steam devices, grazing animals, and others—there are some situations that may require the application of herbicides.
For decades, glyphosate has been a common active ingredient used to control weeds in both agricultural and nonagricultural settings. However, there has been significant public concern about the use of glyphosate and other herbicides due to their potential effect on water quality, public health, and non-target...
- Author: Amber Vinchesi-Vahl
- Posted by: Gale Perez
The Pest Management Strategic Plan for Processing Tomatoes in California (see attachment) was published in May 2021 and encompasses a wealth of information on pest issues and farming practices for processing tomatoes in California.
Myself, Cooperative Extension Specialist Cassandra Swett, and UC IPM collaborated on creating this document directly from stakeholder input and funding from the Western IPM Center. Below I have highlighted the documented critical needs for managing weeds in processing tomato production in California (more detail on each can be found in the PMSP, cited below). These needs were prioritized by growers, PCAs, academics and industry for the state, the northern growing region and the...
- Author: Carol Mallory-Smith
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Dr. Brad Hanson was selected as a Fellow of the Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS) at the 76th annual meeting held February 27-March 3, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. The Fellow Award is the highest honor of the Society and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the Society and to the discipline of Weed Science. Brad has a long record of serving the Society in leadership roles and was previously recognized as WSWS Outstanding Early Career Weed Scientist in 2011. In addition to WSWS, he is active in the California Weed Science Society and the Weed Science Society of America.
- Author: Clebson G Goncalves Ph.D.
- Posted by: Gale Perez
In Northern California, Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana L.) has been around for a long time and is typically found in disturbed areas and fallow sites such as: under power lines, wooded areas, fences, pond edges, roadsides, etc. (Figure 1). However, in recent years, organic orchard growers throughout north coast have reported that pokeweed has been invading and contaminating new areas that were not found before.
Pokeweed is a perennial shrub whose shoot tissues die in the winter but exhibits rapid resprout from a large fleshy taproot in the growing season, causing panic among orchard growers. That kind of shrub can grow up to 10 feet tall, and a single plant can produce greater than 7,000 seeds annually. The...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
UC ANR is hiring a Restorative Ecology and Weed Science Area Advisor (Applied Research and Extension).
Please follow the link https://ucanr.edu/About/Jobs/?jobnum=2454 and share the information widely:
Location Headquarters: UCCE Kern County, Bakersfield, California
Purpose. The Restoration Ecology and Weed Science Area Advisor will provide regional leadership in ecological restoration and weed management in fallowed, retired and abandoned agricultural lands, and natural areas. The advisor will implement an innovative extension education and applied...
