Agenda and Presentations
Tuesday, November 14 - Thursday, November 16, 2017
| Day 1: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 |
| 7:00 - 8:30 am | Registration and Light Breakfast | |
| 8:30 - 8:45 am | Welcome and Course Information Explanation of Course Orientation and Material (Video) |
Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Tulare County |
Session 1: The Tree, Moderated by Craig Kallsen
| 8:45 - 9:30 am | 1.1 Botany and Physiology of the Pistachio Tree (Video) | Phoebe Gordon, UCCE Madera County |
| 9:30 - 10:00 am | 1.2 Regional Considerations in Growing Pistachios (Video) | David Doll, UCCE Merced County |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Break |
Session 2: Establishing the Orchard, Moderated by David Doll
| 10:30 - 11:45 am | 2.1 Site Selection: Soil Evaluation and Modification, Water Quality, Salinity Management and Reclamation (Video) | Blake McCullough-Sanden, UCCE Kern County and Mae Culumber, UCCE Fresno County |
| 11:15 - 11:45 am | 2.2 Design of Efficient Pistachio Orchards (Video) | Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern County |
| 11:45 - 12:30 pm | 2.3 Irrigation of Pistachio: System Selection, Maintenance, and Evaluation (Video) | Daniele Zaccaria, UC Davis, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
Session 3: Establishing the Orchard, Moderated by Blake Sanden
| 1:30 - 2:15 pm | 3.1 Pistachio Cultivars in California (Video) | Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern County |
| 2:15 - 2:45 pm | 3.2 Pistachio Rootstocks (including production and new issues of poor rogueing, nematodes) (Video) | Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Tulare County |
| 2:45 - 3:30 pm | 3.3 Budding, Planting, and Young Tree Training (Video) | Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County, Emeritus |
| 3:30 - 4:00 pm | Break |
Session 4: Orchard Production, Moderated by Phoebe Gordon
| 4:00 - 4:45 pm | 4.1 Pistachio Canopy Management and its Effect on Yield Components (Video) | Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County, Emeritus |
| 4:45 - 5:15 pm | 4.2 State of the Pistachio Industry (Video) | Bob Klein, California Pistachio Research Board |
| 5:30 pm | Adjourn Day 1 |
| Day 2: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 |
| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Light Breakfast |
Session 5: Orchard Production, Moderated by Phoebe Gordon
| 8:30 - 9:15 am | 5.1 Pistachio Irrigation: Determining Water Needs and Managing Drought (Video) | David Doll, UCCE Merced County |
| 9:15 - 9:45 am | 5.2 Managing Pistachio Tree Health Under Saline Conditions (Video) | Mae Culumber, UCCE Fresno County |
| 9:45 - 10:20 am | Break |
Session 6: Pistachio Tree Nutrition: Diagnosis and Correction, Moderated by Gurreet Brar
| 10:20 - 11:00 am | 6.1 Managing Pistachio Nutrition: Macronutrients (Video and Q&A) | Patrick Brown, UC Davis, Dept. of Plant Sciences |
| 11:00 - 11:45 am | 6.2 Pistachio Micronutrient Management (Video) | Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County, Emeritus |
Session 7: Harvest and Postharvest, Moderated by Gurreet Brar
| 11:45 - 12:30 pm | 7.1 Pre-harvest, Harvest, Transport, Trash, Processing and Grading (Video) | Gurreet Brar, Fresno State University, Dept. of Plant Science |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
Session 8: Diseases of Pistachio, Moderated by Elizabeth Fichtner
| 1:30 - 2:00 pm | 8.1 Soil-borne Diseases of Pistachio (Video) | Florent Trouillas, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
| 2:00 - 3:00 pm | 8.2 Above Ground Fungal Disease of Pistachio (Video) | Themis Michailides, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm | 8.3 How Potential Changes in Climate Could Affect Pistachio Production (Video) | Katherine Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Capitol Corridor |
| 3:30 - 4:00 pm | Break | |
| 4:00 - 4:30 pm | 8.4 Regulation to Address Pesticide Use near Schools and Child Day Care Facilities (Video) | Jose Bueno, California Department of Pesticide Regulation |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | 8.5 Food Safety and FSMA in Pistachio Production (Video) | Linda Harris, UC Davis, Dept. of Food Science and Technology |
| 5:00 - 5:30 pm | 8.6 Implementation of Emerging Technologies in Orchard Production (Video) YouTube - Almond Visible YouTube - Almond MultiSpectral |
Ali Pourreza, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
| 5:30 pm | Adjourn Day 2 |
| Day 3: Thursday, November 16, 2017 |
| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Light Breakfast |
Session 9: Insect Pests and Integrated Pest Management, Moderated by Jhalendra Rijal
| 8:30 - 9:15 am | 9.1 Navel Orangeworm Biology and Management (Video) | David Haviland, UCCE Kern County |
| 9:15 - 10:00 am | 9.2 Aflatoxin and its Control in Pistachios (Video) | Themis Michailides, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | 9.3 Mites and Insects Affecting Tree Establishment (Video) | Kris Tollerup, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
| 11:00 - 11:45 am |
9.4A Small and Large Bug Damage in Nut Crops (Video) 9.4 B Orchard Trapping for Leaffooted Bugs (Video, starts at 33:50) |
Kent Daane and Houston Wilson, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
| 11:45 - 12:30 pm | 9.5 Mealybugs and Scale Insects in Pistachios (Video) | David Haviland, UCCE Kern County |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
Session 10: Vertebrate Pests of Pistachios, Moderated by Kris Tollerup
| 1:30 - 2:00 pm | 10.1 Vertebrate Pest Management in Pistachio Orchards (Video) | Julie Finzel, UCCE Kern County |
Session 11: Overview and Conclusion, Moderated by Kris Tollerup
| 2:00 - 2:30 pm | 11.1 Integrated Pest Management: Annual Plans and Other Resources (Video) | David Haviland, UCCE Kern County |
| 2:30 - 3:00 pm | 11.2 Weed Management (Video) | Brad Hanson, UC Davis, Dept. of Plant Sciences |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm | 11.3 Step-by-Step Guide to Field Diagnostics (Video) | Richard Heerema, New Mexico State University, Dept. of Extension Plant Sciences |
| 3:30 - 3:45 pm | Course Conclusion |
Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Tulare County |
| 3:45 pm | Adjourn Day 3 |