- Author: Bradley Hanson
May 2022 - Weed Science Webinar Series Shifting Focus to Mechanisms
Beginning next week, the Weed Science Webinar Series, which is being hosted by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), will shift in focus from tactics of weed management to the mechanisms.
The three webinars will address basic research topics associated with how weeds and invasive plants are able to do what they do and why, which is key for developing sustainable management strategies. If we don't know the why and the how, then the way that we manage is often...
- Author: Brad Hanson
Requesting growers and ag industry members to contribute to the national conversation on herbicide-resistant weeds
As part of a national effort on developing research and regulatory priorities related to the challenging problems of herbicide-resistant weeds, the Weed Science Society of America is sponsoring a series of half-day regional workshops to discuss the issues, potential solutions, and technical and economic barriers related to resistant weeds.
To date, much of the conversation about herbicide resistance at the national level has been dominated by the large acreage row crops of the Midwest, East, and South. These cropping systems, particularly the glyphosate-based...
- Author: Brad Hanson
The 59th annual Weed Day at UC Davis will be held next week on Thursday July 16th. It's not too late to register but there are only a few spots left before we reach capacity.
CE Specialist Joe DiTomaso is the Weed Day chair this year and he has organized a great morning field tour where we'll look at on-going herbicide trials in tomato, melon, safflower, and nut orchards. We'll also have a demonstration of a machine vision robotic cultivator in transplanted vegetables, a herbicide symptomology demonstration, and a visit to the USDA-ARS aquatic weed research facility. Following tradition, we'll also have a weed ID quiz (with...
- Author: Elise S Gornish
This deadline to submit an abstract for the California Invasive Plant Council (CAL-IPC) Symposium is June 15, a week from Monday! Land managers who have great on-the-ground projects but don't normally think about presenting at conferences and researchers are especially encouraged to submit an abstract for a talk or a poster.
Abstract instructions and the submission form are available at http://www.cal-ipc.org/symposia/presenters.php
