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

Last week I sat in on the Weed Science School at held at UC Davis. This event is held every two years (alternating with the Aquatic Weed School) and is intended as a refresher or high-level introduction to weed science for professionals in the field.

Forage Production This was again an exceptional year with rainfall above normal and extended into the spring. It was very nice to see some areas of green grass still in late May as we finished up our spring production clipping.

Water prices are increasing and so are the regulatory pressures on agricultural runoff and sediment losses.

Todays post was written by Tom Lanini summarizing some recent work on organic herbicides. This article is also available in the "Topics in Subtropics" newsletter from the Tulare County Cooperative Extension office. http://cetulare.ucdavis.edu/newsletters/Topics_In_Subtropics39737.

Last entry I talked about the problems with artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus L.) in the Sacramento Delta and other coastal regions. Again, this thistle was introduced to California as the cultivated artichoke, but escaped to become a serious rangeland weed.