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Job announcement :: Tree Trimmer-Climber

April 18th, 2023

Recruitment #23-9550-01 Date Opened 4/17/2023 12:00:00 AM Filing Deadline 5/12/2023 5:00:00 PM Salary $44.94 - $44.94/hour; $93,475.20 - $93,475.

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Job announcement :: Invasive Species Extension Coordinator

April 12th, 2023

Job no: 526479 Work type: Staff Full-Time Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) Categories: Communications/Public Relations/Marketing, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support Department:60460000 - AG-SCHL FOR, FISH, & GEOMATICS Application closes: May 1, 2023 Classification Title: Communications Spec...

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WSSA Encourages Growers to Act Now to Understand the Impact of EPA’s Endangered Species Act Compliance Initiatives

April 4th, 2023

WESTMINSTER, Colorado April 4, 2023 The U. S.

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Figure 1. Dose–responses curves of branched broomrape and Egyptian broomrape seed germination in response to doses of three different ammonium products under three exposure durations of 10 minutes, one hour, and 24 hours. A three-parameter logistic model (Eq.1) was fitted to germination data. Lines are fitted values, and solid circles indicate observed germination averaged across two experimental runs with three replicates each (i.e., n =6). Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. Model parameter esti

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Farm machinery sanitation: a way to reduce broomrape seed spread among fields

April 3rd, 2023

By Bradley Hanson

California is the largest producer of processing tomato in the US (Winans et al. 2020). However, the profitability of the tomato industry in California is seriously threatened due to the presence of the parasitic weed branched and Egyptian broomrape (https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

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Figure 1. Burndown activity can be seen quickly after application of many contact organic herbicides.
DAT = days after treatment.

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Organic herbicides for weed control in urban landscapes

March 26th, 2023

By Karey Windbiel

Weed management in landscaped areas can be challenging. Weeds may need to be controlled for public safety, fire reduction, aesthetics, and elimination of harborage for other pests.

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