This year, I received a variety of questions from livestock owners in the region. All of the weeds I mention here were of concern to owners managing smaller (less than 20 ac) properties in Fresno and Madera Counties, impacting multiple kinds of livestock horses, sheep, and cattle.
Great opportunity to join the UC cooperative extension as a weed science farm advisor! In addition to the Orchard Systems and Weed Ecology Advisor position in Colusa County posted last month (and open until November 30th) (link HERE), UC ANR just posted another Weed Ecology position to be headquarte...
It's always interesting to see how people in other parts of the world deal with environmental issues similar to ours. An environmental issue of great concern to me and many Californians are invasive weeds. Here and worldwide, many invasive weeds have horticultural origins.
From the Topics in Subtropics blog Oct. 21, 2022 Control of weeds has always been a major economic cost in subtropical fruit production because of favorable climate that allows for weed germination and year-round growth.
The Outstanding Paper Award is selected by the Associate Editors of the Journal of Aquatic Plant Management, and is awarded at the Annual Meeting. The 2022 Outstanding Paper was awarded at the 2022 Aquatic Plant Management Society 62nd Annual Meeting, July 18-22, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina.
