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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Fall Weed Control

December 1, 2023
By Ben A Faber
These are notes from Central Valley nut and grape advisors, but the comments are valid for most citrus situations. As we all know, follow pesticide labels and make sure the material is valid/legal for your situation.
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The late emeritus professor Thomas German of the University of Wisconsin at a centrifuge. German, second author of the paper, died Aug. 27, 2023 before the publication in PNAS.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Scientists Unlock a Long-Hidden Mystery of a Virus That Attacks Ag Crops

November 30, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman of the Department of Entomology and Nematology headed to France on a 2018-19 Fulbright grant to conduct research on tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) with her colleagues, she hoped it would lead to important discoveries to help combat plant viruses t...
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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

CDFA HSP/SWEEP Incentives Program - Grants Opportunity Workshop

November 30, 2023
By Aparna Gazula, Michael D Cahn
Thursday December 7, 2023 9:00 am - 11:00 am Workshop will be presented on Zoom Apply for California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) grant funding Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and/or State Water efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP).
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QLFF fly quarantine area
Topics in Subtropics: Article

When Quarantined, What Do Growers Do?

November 28, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Queensland fruit fly quarantine? Growers should consider the pre-quarantine program. The Queensland fruit fly quarantine zone has been expanded (see: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/qff/regulation.html).
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Canola
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Some Concerns with Roundup Ready Spring Canola for Italian Ryegrass Control

November 27, 2023
By Gale Perez
Spring canola acreage in Eastern Washington has increased dramatically over the past five years. Much of this increase has been driven by the inability of growers to control multiple herbicide-resistant Italian ryegrass in other crops, such as wheat and pulse crops.
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