The smattering of rain is a welcome change, and we can only hope for more. Nevertheless, the drought continues to occupy much of the conversation about the upcoming growing season. With that in mind, I wanted to link to a recent post on the UC Weed Science blog discussing how the drought might influence herbicide efficacy:

http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=12800

In addition, many folks probably saw this in the news, but there was some federal assistance for California farmers most affected by drought announced yesterday. More details here:

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ca/newsroom/releases/?cid=STELPRDB1244805