- Author: Thomas Getts
In the middle of January, the California Weed Science Society celebrated its 75th anniversary with a meeting in Monterey, California. We had a good number of attendees with nearly 550 people registering and attending our conference. There were lots of great presentations made during the sessions. As well as much good discussion in between the breaks, and around the bar.
We had an excellent showing of students who presented during the meeting. We had two undergraduate poster presentations, seven graduate poster presentations, and five graduate students competing in the oral section! Additionally, there were two graduate students who were the invited speakers for our breakout sessions and a handful of students who...
- Author: Ryan Hill
- Author: Marcelo Moretti
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Sucker control in Oregon hazelnut orchards is a season-long struggle against the tree's natural growth habit. Hazelnut trees grow naturally as a multi-stemmed bush, but in Oregon, hazelnuts are trained as a single-trunk tree to facilitate mechanical maintenance, harvest, and reduce pathogens. In Willamette Valley orchards sucker, or basal sprout growth begins in April and ends in September or October. Managing sucker growth requires multiple applications per season, and hand pruning may be required as well.
Sucker control practices place very young orchards at risk of herbicide injury, because trees from zero to three years old are more susceptible to herbicide damage (Figure 1). Trunk guards and latex paint are used to shield...
- Author: Gale Perez
Mark your calendar...
Weed Day 2023
June 21, 2023 (Wed.)
UC Davis
Weed Science School 2023
Sept. 19-21, 2023 (Tue.-Thu.)
UC Davis
More information on these events to come.
- Posted by: Gale Perez
The Public Works Department is recruiting to fill positions of Vegetation Management Technician. The Department is seeking qualified candidates who are enthusiastic, self-motivated, safety oriented and hard working to fill vacancies in the Maintenance Division.
Attached is a job announcement which can also be viewed online at:
- Author: Gale Perez
Oregon State University (OSU) posted an Assistant Extension Professor position. This position has a statewide assignment in integrated weed management for processed and fresh market vegetables and specialty seed industries. This position contributes to the missions of OSU Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences with principal responsibility for needs assessment, extension program development, extension teaching, and program evaluation.
Attached is the position announcement. Please share this information. This position is also posted at https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/130210.
Contact Dr. Marcelo Moretti (
