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Are you interested in working with 4-H and having a career with the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE)? UCCE is hiring nine 4-H Supervisor positions across the state.

The California Chapter, American Society of Agronomy and Cooperative Extension, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources are hosting the annual Plant and Soil Conference on Tuesday, February 1 - Thursday, February 3. This will be a virtual event using zoom.

Summary:Automated weeders are capable of selectively removing weeds from the uncultivated band (3-5 inches wide) left around the seedline by standard cultivation. A camera detects the image, a computer processes the image and then activates a kill mechanism (e.g. a split blade).

Both almond and avocado start with the letter A, but there are lots of differences. The question has come up if white latex trunk paint might protect both citrus and avocado from herbicide drift, as has been used in almonds.

We published a blog post last year stressing the need to control winter weeds and felt it necessary to issue this information again this winter as we cannot let down our guard regarding reducing host plants for impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV).

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are offering a wide variety of new and encore Public Education Workshops this season. Some will be held in person; others will be offered on Zoom.

No contest, no winner, no beer?

January 20, 2022 Undergraduate student, Jennifer Valdez-Herrera, took home the first prize award in this year's student poster competition of the California Weed Science Society that was held January 19th - 21st at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sacramento, CA.

January 20, 2022 Year 5 of a major cover crop roller crimper study is underway on the Fresno State campus in the school's center pivot field under the monitoring supervision of Dr.

Reposted from UC ANR news What does a resilient forest look like in California's Sierra Nevada? A lot fewer trees than we're used to, according to a study of frequent-fire forests from the University of California, Davis.