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

If you find yourself needing a few continuing education units (CEUs) to renew your DPR QAL, QAC, or PCA license as the year draws to a close, take UC IPMs online courses on pesticide application methods and preventing pesticide runoff in urban areas for landscape and structural pest management profe...

Tom Lanini is a fisherman first and foremost. Yet since 1978 he has devoted his time and energy to being a Cooperative Extension specialist at UC Davis, fighting the weeds that plague farmers across California.

Yes, there is life beyond weeds. Anyone who has met Tom Lanini knows he is an avid fisherman, Joe DiTomaso is a chef, and Brad Hanson brews beer BUT did you know... Michelle Le Strange (UCCE Farm Advisor) competes in Ironman events. She's competed in 24 Ironman events and won 14.

I had the privilege of attending and participating in the Weed Research and Information Center's 2013 Weed Science School. This biannual event proved to be exactly what I was expected...two and a half days packed full of really helpful and useful information and demonstrations.

In the past couple of years, I've gotten a lot of questions about goosegrass in orchard production systems, particularly about suspected glyphosate-resistant biotypes.