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UCCE Weed Specialist Steve Fennimore retires

July 31, 2025
By Brad Hanson
Sharing a link to an article posted by the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences recapping the 28 year career of Cooperative Extension Weed Scientist Dr. Steve Fennimore.Here's a directly link to that article: https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/fennimore-retirement  As a colleague of Steve…
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Branched broomrape hand weeding and heat treatment

July 21, 2025
By Brad Hanson
Branched broomrape hand weeding and heat treatmentPershang Hosseini, Magdalene Burgess, Rohith Vulchi, Ni Tang, Brad Hanson (UC Davis) IntroductionBranched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) is an obligate root parasitic weed that can affect a wide range of crops, most notably processing tomato in…
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CWSS Research Update (July 2025)

July 17, 2025
By Brad Hanson
The California Weed Science Society (CWSS) publishes a twice-yearly "CWSS Research Update and News" newsletter as one of the society's publications.  The July 2025 issue just went online and is available here: https://cwss.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CWSS_Research_Update-July-2025.pdf This issue…
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Meet our New Agronomy Advisor, Mandeep Singh

July 10, 2025
By Mandeep Singh
My name is Mandeep Singh, and I’m honored to serve as the Agronomy Advisor for Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo counties, based at the UCCE Capitol Corridor office in Woodland. From an early age, I was involved in managing row crops like alfalfa, wheat, cotton, rice, sorghum, and oats, as well as caring for…
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Survey on Weed Control Technologies for Tree and Vine Crops

May 6, 2025
By Brad Hanson
Note: I'm sharing a survey request related to grower and industry needs related to novel weed control technologies in orchards, vineyards, and other perennial specialty crops.  Our team of research collaborators is developing this information as a first step towards a future coordinated national…
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New Online Course: Calibrating Herbicide Applications for Non-Agricultural Areas

April 14, 2025
By Cheryl A Reynolds
Calibration might sound intimidating, but it’s critical for safe and effective herbicide application. Proper calibration ensures that the correct amount of pesticide is applied to an area while achieving the desired level of pest control. To support land managers and pesticide applicators, the UC Statewide…
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Late Rains, Small Plants, Fast Phenology

April 4, 2025
By Chris J McDonald
Originally Posted April 1, 2025. This year in Southern California the rainy season got off to a late start. Southern California has received about one half of the average precipitation total as of this writing (and that's not an April fool's joke). Last year we had over 50% more rainfall than the…
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webinar video on electric weed control in organic perennial crops

April 2, 2025
By Brad Hanson
A quick repost to share a link to a recent January 14, 2025 webinar on Electric Weed Control in Organic Perennial Crops. The webinar was part of a multi-state research and extension project that includes researchers from Oregon State University, Cornell University, and UC Davis and outreach support from…
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WeedCut: BMPs for herbicide application techniques

April 2, 2025
By Brad Hanson
Sharing a recent post from the California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) about a new page on the WeedCUT online decision support tool. -Brad--------------------------------------------------------------------New WeedCUT Feature: BMPs for Herbicide Application Techniques   Confused about…
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Best Practices for Using Glufosinate in Hops

January 16, 2025
By Brad Hanson
Reposted from the "Weeders of the West" blog with author's permission. Marcelo Moretti summary of research on glufosinate best practices in hops (direct link to article). -Brad Posted by jenna.osiensky | January 9, 2025 Marcelo L.
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Stinknet spreads because it’s a difficult weed

January 15, 2025
By Chris J McDonald
Stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer) is an annual weed spreading aggressively in the southwestern US. This species was first found in North America the early 1980's in Southern California and it continues to spread aggressively in California and Arizona and a few populations have been found in Nevada.
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WeedCUT (Weed Control User Tool) expands!

January 8, 2025
By Thomas J Getts
Back in 2021 the California Invasive Plant Council (CAL IPC) and UC IPM launched the online decision support tool WeedCUT for wildland weed mangers to help assist making management decisions for wildland weeds.
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