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2nd Annual Rice Weed Course: September 15, 2017

May 1, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
The 2nd Annual Rice Weed Course will take place: Friday, September 15, 2017 from 8:30AM to 4:25PM (Registration begins at 7:30AM) at the Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.
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Early BUTTE® trials at the Rice Experiment Station, 2012
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Butte® Registration Approved for 2017 Rice Season

April 25, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
BUTTE, a rice herbicide, has received federal registration in the USA as well as state registration in California. It will be available to California rice growers for the upcoming 2017 season.
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Extension entomologist Larry Godfrey, 1956-2017 (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Larry Godfrey: 1956-2017, Friend to the Rice Industry

April 24, 2017
UC Cooperative Extension entomologist Larry Godfrey, a 26-year member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty and widely known for his research on applied insect ecology and integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, died April 18, succumbing to cancer. He was 60. Dr.
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How Does Herbicide Resistance Evolve? An Illustrated Guide

April 7, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE Rice Advisor We talk about herbicide resistance all of the time in California rice. But how does it evolve in a field? Understanding how herbicide management selects for resistant populations is an important part of preventing the problem from occuring in your fields.
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