UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia)

Conference Announcement: California Weed Science Society...

The City of Davis is hosting a pest management seminar Thursday morning at the Veteran's Memorial Theater.

I was forwarded this great article written by Barry Tickes, an Area Agricultural Agent with the Yuma Ag Center and part of the University of Arizona and Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station. With Barry's permission, I've posted his explanation of "lift off" or "codistillation" of herbicides.

Helena Chemical Company is seeking an R & D manager who supervises all research and development activities within Northern California territory. This position is based in Chico, CA and ranges south to Merced, CA.

You say, it is a little late in the summer to be talking about using soil solarization for weed control because it works best in the summer when the days are long with high temperatures. Maybe we can learn some things from past situations where control has been marginal or poor.