Posts Tagged: agronomic crops

Poor control of common chickweed with ALS-inhibitor herbicides reported in multiple small grain fields in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Is it a new case of herbicide resistance in California?

Common chickweed (Stellaria media) (Figure 1) is a winter annual found throughout California and considered to be one of the most common broadleaf weeds infesting cereal crops (also referred as small grains) in the state (Wilen 2006). Herbicides can provide effective control of chickweed; however,...

New UCCE Field Crops Agronomy and Weed Management Advisor in Northern SJV

Hi, my name is José Luiz Dias and I have recently joined the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) team. I am writing this blog with the goal to introduce myself, share some of my previous work experiences, as well as to share some of the short- and long-term goals I plan to...

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Agronomy and Weed Management Advisor

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Agronomy and Weed Management Advisor (AP 20-06) County Location: Merced County Date Posted: April 7, 2020 Closing Date: May 31, 2020 Location Headquarters: Merced, California For more information, visit https://ucanr.edu/about/jobs/?jobnum   The University of California...

New Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor

My name is Lynn Sosnoskie and I recently joined the University of California Cooperative Extension Team as a Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor for Merced and Madera Counties based out of the Merced office.   About me. I grew up in a small coal mining town in central Pennsylvania....

Memorial for UC Farm Advisor Steve Orloff

Long-time member of the California weed science community Steve Orloff passed away on October 3, 2017 after a brief fight with cancer.   Steve spent his 33 year career as a UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, initially in the high desert of southern California and for the past...

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