Agriculture

A recommendation bulletin has been released for florpyrauxifen-benzyl (Loyant CA, Corteva Agriscience LLC, Indianapolis, IN, USA) to control cattail plants in California rice fields and permitted under FIFRA Section 2(ee). Cattail (Typha latifolia L.

Sandipa Gautam, Area Citrus IPM Advisor serving Kern, Tulare, Fresno, and Madera counties has been maintaining a web page on the Lindcove Website Citrus IPM - Lindcove Research and Extension Center (ucanr.edu).

A grower applies an herbicide to his tomato plants, or thinks a neighbor's treatment is drifting over her almond trees. A short time later, the leaves start to bleach or shrivel.

Watergrass (Echinochloa spp.) in California rice is the most competitive weed complex. Plants can emerge under both continuously flooded conditions and flushed conditions, causing huge yield losses (up to 100% in dry- or drill-seeded systems).

Read all about Sandipa Gautam's Central Valley research and what chemicals are working. There was trouble loading the file,but you go to the bottom and click on "Attached File" You'll the wonderful work she is doing.

Ahmed El-Moghazy joined UC Agriculture and Natural Resources as a UC Cooperative Extension food safety specialist in February and is based at UC Riverside.

CASI's Mitchell on MyAgLife podcast June 28, 2024 July 1, 2024 Jeff Mitchell, CASI member and Professor and Cropping Systems Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, appeared in a 39-minute podcast with host Taylor Chalstrom on June...

Weed Control and Herbicide Use Q: I have lots of weeds in my orchard. I've tried hand pulling and a high concentration of vinegar without much success to get rid of the stinging nettle, horsetail, hemlock, and wild radishes.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. A study of the effects of mowing on a common weed has found that what doesn't kill you can make you stronger. A study published in Nature's Scientific Reports has found that frequent mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium may help create a superweed.

The explosive growth of organic agriculture in the U.S. reflected in a 90% increase in organic farms from 2011 to 2021, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics has come at a cost for some farmers.