UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia)

My name is Lynn Sosnoskie and I recently joined the University of California Cooperative Extension Team as a Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor for Merced and Madera Counties based out of the Merced office. About me. I grew up in a small coal mining town in central Pennsylvania.

Dear Weeders got this from Syngenta - i offered to do a vegetable plantback trial in California for bicyclopyron knowing that they had no plan to register here at least short term. I asked just in case they might be willing to come here eventually.

The evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds is an ongoing problem in California agriculture. Resistance to glyphosate has become particularly widespread across the state.

Dear California Weeders I just received this from Mark Siemens U of Arizona. Robovator the automated weeder has been recognized by ASABE. This technology has room to run and many fewer constraints than do herbicides.

A quick plug for anyone interested in attending the 2018 Western Society of Weed Science Conference in a couple weeks. This year the conference location has rotated back to California and will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County (in Garden Grove, CA). Meeting dates are March 12-15, 2018.