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May 2022 - Weed Science Webinar Series (hosted by USDA-ARS and the WSSA)

April 29, 2022
By Brad Hanson
May 2022 - Weed Science Webinar Series Shifting Focus to Mechanisms Beginning next week, the Weed Science Webinar Series, which is being hosted by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), will shift in focus from tactics of weed management to the...
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Photo 2. Manifolds to inject Kerb

Drip injection of Kerb evaluated

April 24, 2022
By Richard F Smith, Michael D Cahn
Richard Smith is the Vegetable Crop Production and Weed Science Farm Advisor and Michael Cahn is the Irrigation and Water Resources Farm Advisor. Both are with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Monterey County.
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Photo 1. Necrosis and yellowing of young leaves (Photo courtesy of Andy Robinson, NDSU)

Potatoes and Glyphosate: A Mismatch

April 17, 2022
By Jaspreet K Sidhu
Jaspreet Sidhu is the UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor in Kern County. Glyphosate, a popular non-selective herbicide is widely used in agriculture to provide cost-effective, broad-spectrum weed control in more than 100 crops.
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