Position announcement for a Weed Science Extension Educator with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  (see the full advertisement in the attachment at the bottom of the post)

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...

For the past couple of years, an important postemergence herbicide active ingredient, glufosinate-ammonium, used in orchards and vineyards has been in pretty short supply (see my earlier post about Rely 280 scarcity). 

This was largely due to supply issues caused by unexpectedly high demand in the South and Midwest due by herbicide resistant weeds (particularly Palmer amaranth).  The resulting manufacturer supply bottleneck has caused a few weed management challenges (and high prices for limited supply!) in some regions of the state, particularly for growers dealing with our own glyphosate-resistant weed problems in trees and...

Conference Announcement: California Weed Science Society