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

Congratulations to UC Davis weed science graduate student Erika Escalona (Fennimore Lab) for winning 1st place in the student poster presentation category at the 2024 California Plant and Soil Conference on Feb. 6-7, 2024 in Fresno, CA.

California rice growers will have a new herbicide available this year: Cliffhanger, manufactured by Gowan Company. The active ingredient is benzobicyclon, which is the same as one of the two active ingredients in the currently registered herbicide, Butte.

From the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) Graduate Student Organization newsletter (Feb. 2024) * * * * * * Graduate Student of the Month Deniz Inci, Ph.D. Candidate with the Al-Khatib Lab at UC Davis, is the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) graduate student of the month.

Background White water fire (Bergia capensis) was found in September of 2023, by the Butte County Agricultural Commissioner's office in a rice field in Butte County. The weed was identified by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA.

My name is Sarah Marsh, and I am excited to join UC Cooperative Extension as the new Rice Farming Systems Advisor serving Colusa and Yolo counties. I will be based out of Colusa at the Colusa UCCE office.