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Mechanical Weed Control under the Vine
From the Weeders of the West blog • 07/14/2021 Mechanical Weed Control under the Vine Vineyard floor management can be divided into two areas, the area under the vine and the area between the rows. Cover crops are often planted between the rows and mowed as needed during the season....
A six-year evaluation of the cumulative impacts of glyphosate impacts on orchard crops.
Article also published in California Weed Science Society Journal (March 2021 issue) -Brad Glyphosate is one of the most commonly used herbicides in orchard crops in California both in terms of treated acres and amount of active ingredient applied. Weed managers are generally familiar...
Survey: interest in novel weed control technology for orchards and vineyards
Sharing a survey seeking input on tree and vine cropping system weed control practices and interest in novel technologies as we develop research ideas and priorities with colleagues (and former UC weeders!) around the country. -Brad Survey link:...
California Dogface Butterfly Is Making Quite a Splash
The California Dogface Butterfly, the state insect, is making quite a splash, and Placer Land Trust and UC Davis-affiliated scientists are an integral part of that. It seems as if the image of the dogface butterfly is everywhere. It's on every California driver's license; on postage stamps;...
Professor Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College with a bottle of Dogface Cabernet Sauvignon produced by Lone Buffalo Vineyards and Winery, Auburn. Sales of the wine help conservation efforts of Placer Land Trust to protect the butterfly, the California state insect.
Greg Kareofelas (far left), a Bohart Museum of Entomology associate and a docent for Placer Land Trust's tours of the California dogface butterfly habitat, shows a butterfly to Rob Steward of the "Rob on the Road" production. (Photo by Fran Keller)
vineyard weed control podcast link
A quick link to a Vineyard Team podcast and workshop series on weed control in California winegrape production systems A couple weed control presentations of interest by weed science academics include: John Roncoroni "A new focus on weed management" Scott Steinmaus "Science and controversy of...
