- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
You've got trouble with a capital "T" that rhymes with "B", which stands for bindweed.
My apologies to Meredith Wilson (I just couldn't pass up the opportunity...). But seriously, if you've got bindweed, you've probably got trouble. Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is a deep-rooted (and drought-tolerant) perennial vine that has become a significant concern in reduced-tillage, drip-irrigated, processing tomato systems.
Figure 1. Have you got trouble? Field bindweed at the UC Davis research farm.
Field bindweed, a native of Europe and Asia, is a member of the...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Benefits of Hedgerows in Vineyards Workshop
Thursday, June 11, 2015, 8:45 am-12:30 pm
UC Oakville Experimental Station
1380 Oakville Grade Road
Oakville, CA
To register, click HERE.
This workshop will focus on the benefits of hedgerows of native California plants in agricultural landscapes as well as establishment practices for field edge plantings and plant selection.
REGISTRATION
This is a free event but registration is required as space is limited.
CE units available.
Questions? contact Elise Gornish at
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- Contributor: Gale Perez
Congratulations to Dr. Anil Shrestha, Professor of Plant Science at California State University, Fresno, who received not one but TWO awards:
- 2015 Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching—the highest faculty honor at Fresno State
- 2014-2015 Outstanding Advisor Award
From the Fresno...
- Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie
This is a summary of a presentation that I made at the 2015 CWSS Annual Meeting in Santa Barbara, CA, last January.
Introduction:
We love our smart phones. REALLY LOVE THEM. Most of us have them (or will soon have them). We also spend a lot of time on them; more than two hours per day with the majority of that time spent using applications (apps).
Figure 1. Current and projected smart phone ownership in the United States. Data via www.statista.com
Figure 2. Distribution...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Salary: $3,077.00 - $3,809.00
Posted: 05/12/2015
Final filing date: 06/01/2015
FULL POSITION DESCRIPTION: http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more_info.cfm?recno=616621
Job Description:
Appointment to this position is pending administrative approval.
Job Reference Number: PRB-1417
Would you like to be part of a team charged with protection of human health and the environment? If you are, look no further than the Department...