The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) is holding a 2024 Rice Pest Management Course.
Details:
Date: Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Location: Hamilton Road Field, Biggs, CA
( on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 and Riceton Hwy. )
Time: 8 a.m. – 3:25 p.m.
( check in is 7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m. )
Program: This year will mark the 5th rice-specific pest management course at the Hamilton Road Field and the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs, CA. The day will begin with an interactive field tour of the herbicide research plots (Hamilton Road Field) where attendees can get up close to the weeds and rice (bring your boots!) The morning continues with a hands-on weed identification session on emerging and mature weeds, a disease identification session and a weed ID quiz. Following a light lunch, speakers will address several pertinent topics in CA rice, including arthropods and diseases, a regulatory update, weedy rice, new herbicides, and how to construct a weed management program.
Registration is required and payment information can be found by clicking here.
For more information contact Whitney Brim-DeForest, wbrimdeforest@ucanr.edu or (530) 822-7515.
