Ongoing research

It just came to my attention that there is a map of all the oil pipelines in the US. If you go to the bottom/left side and put in the state and county, it will be revealed. This is mainly for those growers who need to be aware of pipelines and tillage or any other work in the aerea of a pipeline.

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT University of California Cooperative Extension Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Area Cooperative Extension Advisor Agronomic Cropping Systems/Weed Science serving Glenn, Butte and Tehama Counties (AP #15-27) LOCATION HEADQUARTERS: Orland, Glenn County, Cali...

So here's this gravid praying mantis perched on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) in a Vacaville pollinator garden. She's in a butterfly state-of-mind, a picture of patience and persistence, a predator like no other. She doesn't have long to wait.

University of Wisconsin - Madison Position Vacancy Listing PVL # 88246 Working Title: Assistant Professor -- Cropping Systems Weed Scientist Official Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN) Degree and area of specialization: Ph.D. required in Agronomy, Weed Science or a closely related discipline.

It's rare to see a tagged monarch, either when it's migrating to its overwintering site or when it's clustered high in a tree, sheltered from the elements. When we drove to Santa Cruz on Dec.

Adult and nymphs of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM) Different species of aphids infest celery and celeriac crops in California.

I was recently contacted by a Pest Control Advisor (PCA) regarding a lima bean field in the Tracy area. The plants were showing some unusual symptoms, and while the field was nearing harvest, the grower was hoping to get another couple weeks out of it for pod fill.

Several years ago, I had what seemed like a great weed research idea. My idea addressed a serious agricultural weed problem in California, it was applicable to several cropping systems, it used an integrated approach to weed management, and it utilized a pretty novel approach (or so I thought).

He may have been born" in an Ashland, Ore., vineyard. But at least we know he hails from Ashland. That's what we learned about the male monarch that fluttered into our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. on Monday, Sept.

(We just received this e-mail.