Ongoing research

Greetings all. I'll get back to some serious posts, soon. However, I thought I would celebrate the turning of the seasons with song. Nerdy songs. Songs only a scientist could love. FYI, some of these come with annoying commercials that you need to skip...Enjoy.

From the Topics in Subtropics blog :: July 5, 2013 It is not always easy to kill weeds with herbicides for several reasons, but if you apply the right material at the right time to susceptible weeds you expect control. But you should never assume it, because resistant weeds rely on this assumption.

We are in the lovely Indian Treaty room.And we were there! Kevin and I went to the White House (here is photographic proof.) The Presidents Climate Data Initiative was launched March 18th with the tagline: Empowering Americas Communities to Prepare for the Effects of Climate Change.

The bees weren't all that buzzed at the 2014 California Agriculture Day, celebrated today (March 19) on the west lawn of the California State Capitol. The California State Beekeepers' Association (CSBA) and the Sacramento Area Beekeepers' Association (SABA) staffed a beekeeping booth from 10 a.m.

Ground urban organic material that shows up in great trailers for use in agriculture has simple rules for its use. 1) It should be a material low in contaminants. If you can clearly see golf balls and plastic, send it back.

When you see honey bees foraging on the California poppy, the state flower, they're not there for the nectar. They're there for the pollen.

I'm at my desk today catching up (slightly) on things that accumulated during the past few months when it seemed like I was in meetings more than I was anywhere else.

See the attached position advertisement for a postdoctoral research position at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs, CA.

St. Patrick's Day is the "wearing of the green," but it's also the "wearing of the yellow." Wild mustard, that is. If you drive through the hills of Napa, around St.

Members of Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation center participated in four national conferences in January and February, 2014. Following are summaries of the events and take-home messages most relevant to improving California farming systems. 2014 Empire State Producers Expo Syracuse, N.Y.