The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska is accepting applications for a Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, a 50% research, 50% extension, a twelve-month, tenure-leading faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and administered at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center located at Scottsbluff, NE. Tenure home for this position is the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, with administrative assignment to the PHREC. Rank and tenure will be based on experience and credentials of the successful applicant. If hired at the Full Professor rank, the candidate will be reviewed for tenure prior to hiring and would be...

The risks of GMO herbicide-resistant crops as a source for resistance traits in weeds has garnered recent attention in discussions of so-called “superweeds”. [I've commented previously on my general disagreement with the term "superweed" when talking about herbicide resistance].  Some media reports and online sources have suggested that herbicide resistance can be caused by resistance “jumping” from the crops into weeds. In fact, at least one online dictionary defines the problem in these terms:

Here's an article by Paul Franson | Wines & Vines | 07.22.2014

Napa, Calif.—Last week John Roncoroni, a Napa County UC Cooperative Extension weed science advisor, held a field demonstration about the efficacy of herbicides newly registered for vineyard application. He had laid out 25 treatment plots and rated the herbicides for weed control in vineyards.

From the Fresno State website⋅ Jul 18, 2014 ⋅ by Tom Uribes

A team of three Fresno State plant science students took first place in the weed identification category at the 58^th annual Weed Day seminar hosted by University of California, Davis.