- Author: Brad Hanson
Weed Science CE Specialist position available at UC Riverside:
The Department of Botany and Plant Sciences invites applications for an Assistant Cooperative Extension Weed Specialist (11-month tenure-track, 90% CE, 10% OR). The Weed Specialist will work with county-based CE Advisors, other Extension Specialists, faculty, land managers and the industry to conduct research on biology of weedy and invasive plants and their interactions with managed ecosystems, focusing on urban systems. Research could address potential invasiveness of ornamental or biofuel crops; environmental issues associated with herbicide use and other weed control practices; development of integrated weed management practices in nurseries,...
- Author: Gale Perez
Don't miss the Medusahead and Barb Goatgrass Forum on Nov. 5, 2013 at the UC Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center (SFREC) in Browns Valley, CA. THE EVENT IS FREE!
CLICK HERE for the agenda.
If you're a researcher, university faculty, conservation professional, or a land manager interested in these invasive rangeland species, YOU NEED TO ATTEND.
For more details or to register, visit the SFREC website.
- Author: Weed's News
[Packaging Digest 10 Oct 2013] — United States produce industry leader, Tanimura & Antle has had its greenhouse grown butter lettuce independently certified as Pesticide Residue Free. Lettuce packages will feature a new certification mark alerting shoppers to this unique product benefit. Tanimura & Antle is the first to obtain this certification for greenhouse grown lettuce. "Our greenhouse operation uses minimal controls in the growing cycle, as the growing environment is closed and generally pest free," according to Diana McClean, director of marketing for Tanimura & Antle. "This certification independently assures consumers that our greenhouse grown lettuce does...
- Author: Cheryl Reynolds
Pesticide Application Equipment and Calibration givesan overview of many types of pesticide application equipment and provides a step-by-step approach to calibrating each to help you apply the correct amount of pesticide to a treatment area. Included are modules on calibrating liquid...
- Author: Brad Hooker
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Tom Lanini is a fisherman first and foremost. Yet since 1978 he has devoted his time and energy to being a Cooperative Extension specialist at UC Davis, fighting the weeds that plague farmers across California. And with his retirement last spring, he has returned full time to his first passion, fishing.
In his career at UC Davis he occasionally mixed both pursuits, such as long ago when he and a couple colleagues went up to Twin Lakes in the Central Sierras to write a research paper and in their downtime they snuck in some fishing. And he once pushed the physical limits of Cooperative Extension Specialist Joe DiTomaso. Both graduate students at UC Davis, the two snow skied several miles and hiked several more to a remote fishing...
