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

If glyphosate is no longer effective at controlling perennial johnsongrass, but there is a low cost herbicide which is just as effective on johnsongrass with the same proven safety record, but is only going to be effective for a few years, would you use it? How would you use it?

The Tuolumne County Agricultural Commissioner and UC Cooperative Extension are offering a FREE WORKSHOP on rangeland weed control and pesticide regs.

Want to learn more about weeds? Attend the... Salinas Valley Weed School 2012 Tuesday, 11/13/2012 8 AM-12 noon Agricultural Center Conference Room 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA It's free... there's no fee. For more information call Richard Smith (831) 759-7357. CLICK HERE for the agenda.

Good things come to those that wait. Well, when it came to getting a registration for prometryn for use on cilantro, wait we did. I recall doing the first trials on prometryn for use on cilantro in 1999.

Small smutgrass (Sporobolus indicus) is a grass that grows well in irrigated pastures but is not palatable to livestock. So what happens if it grows well and it doesn't get eaten? It takes over the pasture! Learn some simple control measures that will keep this weed in check.