Posts Tagged: Field Crops

More on new Farm Advisor in Colusa-Sutte-Yuba

Here's more on Mark Lundy... A new year and a new farm advisor in Colusa-Sutter-YubaHello, I’m Mark Lundy, a new Agronomy Advisor in Colusa-Sutter-Yuba, based out of the Colusa office. With 2014 underway, I wanted to send out a brief note to introduce myself and give a brief sketch of some...

MSMA Herbicide update

A quick post today with information about MSMA herbicides.  There has been concern and lack of certainty about the registration status of MSMA and other organic arsenical herbicides.  I was forwarded the attached press release and current labels for MSMA 6.6 and MSMA 6 Plus.  For...

Behavior of winged primrose willow and herbicide options for control

Summary Winged primrose willow is an invasive weed that was identified in Butte County rice fields in 2011. Most infestations were along borders of fields and canals; however, this weed can thrive in the flooded environment within rice fields. Winged primrose willow can disperse through seeds and...

Strategies for weed suppression and improving soil fertility during transition to organic vegetable production

Abstract: Farmers view weed management and the risk of lower yields as barriers to transition from conventional to organic agriculture. The 3 years of transition before organic certification can be used to implement strategies to suppress weeds and improve soil fertility. The objective of this...

Roundup Ready Canola as a Weed

Previously in this blog Brad Hanson discussed some of the research Kent Brittan (UCCE Yolo) and I have done with Roundup Ready canola as a crop and then evaluating it as a weed because of its seed dormancy characteristics.  We published an article on the weediness potential of Roundup Ready canola...

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