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

In the middle of January, the California Weed Science Society celebrated its 75th anniversary with a meeting in Monterey, California. We had a good number of attendees with nearly 550 people registering and attending our conference. There were lots of great presentations made during the sessions.

Sucker control in Oregon hazelnut orchards is a season-long struggle against the tree's natural growth habit. Hazelnut trees grow naturally as a multi-stemmed bush, but in Oregon, hazelnuts are trained as a single-trunk tree to facilitate mechanical maintenance, harvest, and reduce pathogens.

Mark your calendar... Weed Day 2023 June 21, 2023 (Wed.) UC Davis Weed Science School 2023 Sept. 19-21, 2023 (Tue.-Thu.) UC Davis More information on these events to come.

The Public Works Department is recruiting to fill positions of Vegetation Management Technician. The Department is seeking qualified candidates who are enthusiastic, self-motivated, safety oriented and hard working to fill vacancies in the Maintenance Division.

Oregon State University (OSU) posted an Assistant Extension Professor position. This position has a statewide assignment in integrated weed management for processed and fresh market vegetables and specialty seed industries.