- Posted by: Gale Perez
From California Ag Today by Patrick Cavanaugh, Farm News Director :: Aug. 8, 2016
Vigilant Seed Bank Reduction: Whatever it takes, don't let weeds set seed.
By Patrick Cavanaugh, Farm News Director
For the past 15 years, Robert Norris, professor emeritus and vegetable crops weed specialist, UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, has continued to attend Weed Day each year at UC Davis and to contribute weed photography for
/h3>- Author: Whitney Brim-DeForest
- Posted by: Gale Perez
First Annual
Rice Weed Course
Friday, September 16, 2016
Hamilton Road Field
(on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.)
and Rice Experiment Station, Biggs, CA
Registration...
/h4>/h2>- Posted by: Gale Perez
If you didn't get a chance to meet Whitney Brim-DeForest at Weed Day 2016, here's a little background information on her (from the Rice Notes newsletter July, 2016):
Whitney Brim-DeForest is the newest addition to the UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor rice team. She will be based out of the Sutter-Yuba office, but will serve Placer and Sacramento counties as well. She holds a Ph.D. in Horticulture and Agronomy and an M.S. in.../span>
- Author: Luis Espino
- Re-posted by: Gale Perez
Just saw this on the UC Rice Blog :: May 25, 2016
Winged Primrose Willow Update
Author: Luis Espino
I have received an update from the Butte County Ag Commissioner's office regarding winged primrose willow. Germinating seedlings have been detected recently. At this point, the seedlings are very small and would be very difficult to notice. Scouts were able to find them in places...
- Author: Luis Espino
- Posted by: Gale Perez
From the UC Rice Blog :: 4/25/2016
Author: Luis Espino
In addition to the well-known rice weeds we deal with every year, there are a couple of weeds I want to bring to your attention this year. One is an invasive and the other has been with us for a while.
The winged primrose willow was identified in 2011 in several rice fields near Richvale in Butte County. Since then it has spread to several other fields, up to 3.5 miles south of Richvale. Winged primrose willow was recently given an “A” pest rating by CDFA. What this...