Pistachio Day 2015 was held on January 21, 2015 at the Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, California

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Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 8:00 AM
Duration: 0:2
Link: Welcome
Description: Welcoming remarks by Craig Kallsen, Cooperative Extension Advisor, Kern County

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 8:15 AM
Duration: 0:10
Link: Bob Klein, Manager, California Pistachio Research Board
Description: Industry Update

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 8:30 AM
Duration: 0:33
Link: Jennifer Randall, New Mexico State University
Description: Pistachio Bushy - Top Syndrome

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 9:00 AM
Duration: 0:34
Link: Themis Michailides, CE Plant Pathologist, UC Davis
Description: Update on Foliar and Fruit Diseases of Pistachio

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 9:30 AM
Duration: 0:28
Link: Gurreet Brar, Cooperative Extension Advisor, Fresno County
Description: Pollination Requirements, Fruit Set and Blanks

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 10:30 AM
Duration: 0:32
Link: Patrick Brown, Professor, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
Description: Nutrient Management in Pistachio

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 11:00 AM
Duration: 0:26
Link: Ken Schmidt, Principal, K.D. Schmidt and Associates
Description: Groundwater Quality, Availability and Upcoming Regulation

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 11:30 AM
Duration: 0:29
Link: Blake Sanden, Cooperative Extension Advisor, Kern County
Description: Saline Irrigation Effects on Soil Quality and Yield and its Mitigation

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 1:40 PM
Duration: 0:19
Link: David Haviland, Cooperative Extension Advisor, Kern County
Description: Phenology and Monitoring Techniques

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 2:00 PM
Duration: 0:42
Link: Brad Higbee, Director, Entomology Research, Paramount Farming Company
Description: Winter Sanitation and Chemical Control

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 2:40 PM
Duration: 0:21
Link: Joel Siegel, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS
Description: Using the Past to Predict the Future: Trends from Harvest Data Analysis

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 3:30 PM
Duration: 0:22
Link: Bob Beede, Emeritus Farm Advisor, Cooperative Extension, Kings County
Description: Phytocoris: Friend or Foe?

Date: 1/21/2015
Time: 3:50 PM
Duration: 0:19
Link: Kris Tollerup, Cooperative Extension Advisor, IPM Program
Description: Management of Leaf-footed Bug and Stink Bugs