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

Sucker control in Oregon hazelnut orchards is a season-long struggle against the tree's natural growth habit. Hazelnut trees grow naturally as a multi-stemmed bush, but in Oregon, hazelnuts are trained as a single-trunk tree to facilitate mechanical maintenance, harvest, and reduce pathogens.

Mark your calendar... Weed Day 2023 June 21, 2023 (Wed.) UC Davis Weed Science School 2023 Sept. 19-21, 2023 (Tue.-Thu.) UC Davis More information on these events to come.

The Public Works Department is recruiting to fill positions of Vegetation Management Technician. The Department is seeking qualified candidates who are enthusiastic, self-motivated, safety oriented and hard working to fill vacancies in the Maintenance Division.

Oregon State University (OSU) posted an Assistant Extension Professor position. This position has a statewide assignment in integrated weed management for processed and fresh market vegetables and specialty seed industries.

(excerpted from an obituary prepared by Trina Kleist from the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences) Albert Fischer, a professor emeritus of weed ecophysiology in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, was recently named recipient of the Outstanding International Achievement Award by the Interna...