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Medusahead on rangelands

May 14, 2013
By Theresa A Becchetti
Here's an article from the UCCE San Joaquin County Field Notes newsletter (May 2013.) Medusahead has been invading our rangelands for years. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has photo documentation from the early 1980s with large stands of medusahead on the east side of the county.
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UCCE Central Sierra Plans for Broom Removal Project

May 12, 2013
By Rebecca Miller-Cripps
Seeing yellow these days? As inthose brightly-blooming yellow-flowering shrubs along roads and hillsides from the Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada foothills. BroomFrench, Spanish, and Scotchis in full spring bloom, even at higher elevations.
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Dandelions Beware!

May 7, 2013
By Robert G Wilson
Spring is finally upon on us in Northeast California. The joy of flowering trees, green grass, and warmer weather is here! Unfortunately, the familiar site of yellow dandelion flowers and other broadleaf weeds in my lawn is also abundant.
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Deep tillage and cover crops for Palmer amaranth control

May 3, 2013
Glyphosate-resistant (GR) Palmer amaranth is, currently, the most significant weedy pest of cotton grown in the SE US. In order to reduce population size, maximize herbicide efficacy and prevent the development of further resistances, cotton growers must consider using additional mechanical (i.e.
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JOB OPENING // Herbicide Discovery Scientist

May 3, 2013
By Gale Perez
This job announcement ws sent to the UC Weed Research & Information Center. ****** There are two Positions for Associate Investigators in Global Discovery Biology at DuPont Crop Protection in Herbicide Discovery. We would be preferably interested in Masters as well as Bachelor level candidates.
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