2nd Annual Rice Weed Course: September 15, 2017

May 1, 2017

The 2nd Annual Rice Weed Course will take place: 

Friday, September 15, 2017

from 8:30AM to 4:25PM (Registration begins at 7:30AM)

at the 

Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.)

and Rice Experiment Station, Biggs, CA

Watergrass

The day will begin with an interactive tour of the Weed Science research plots at Hamilton Road. Participants will also spend time learning about weed identification for important rice weeds both at emergence and at heading. Presentations will cover herbicide resistance management and the latest information on weedy red rice. Attendees will also hear an update about rice pesticides in California. This course is a great opportunity to interact directly with the UCCE and UC Davis Rice Weed Research Team! 

For a full agenda and registration go to: 

http://wric.ucdavis.edu/events/rice_weed_course_2017.html

 

For questions, please contact Whitney Brim-DeForest at 530-822-7515, or by email at wbrimdeforest@ucanr.edu 

Credits for PCA, QAC, QAL, Private Applicator, and CA Certified Crop Adviser are pending.


By Whitney Brim-DeForest
Author - County Director, Sutter and Yuba Counties and CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor