Draft Agenda

UCCE Statewide Pistachio Day 2025
Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 8 am-4:15 pm
Visalia Convention Center, 303 E Acequia Ave, Visalia, CA 93291

7:00 AM

 Doors open for Registration and morning coffee

Morning Session Moderator: Tobias Ebong Oker

8:00 AM

 Welcome
Tobias Ebong Oker

8:05 AM

Pistachio Industry Update
Steve Vasquez, Executive Director, Administrative Committee for Pistachios

8:30 AM

Approaches to Groundwater Recharge in Orchard Systems
Mae Culumber, University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno County

9:00 AM

 New Technologies for Orchard Water Management
Isaya Kisekka, University of California, Davis, Department of Land Air and Water Resources

9:30 AM

Past, Present and Future of the UC Pistachio Cultivars and Rootstocks Evaluation Program
Giulia Marino, University of California, Davis, Department of Plant Sciences

10:00 AM

Coffee Break and Visit with Sponsors

10:30 AM

 Ground Calibrated Remotely Sensed Pistachio Evapotranspiration in the San Joaquin Valley
Joel Kimmelshue, Land IQ

11:00 AM

 Micronutrient Management for Efficient Pistachio Production
Doug Amaral, University of California Cooperative Extension, Kings County

11:30 AM

 Developing and Deploying Gene Expression Markers for Managing Bud Break in Pistachios 
Li Tian, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

12:00 PM

Luncheon

Afternoon Session Moderator: David Haviland

1:00 PM

 Management of Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot
Florent Trouillas, University of California, Davis and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

1:30 PM

 Comparison of Two Biocontrol Agents AF36 Prevail® and Aflaguard® GR Used Commercially to Reduce Aflatoxin Contamination
Themis Michailides, University of California, Davis and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

2:00 PM

 Optimizing Biological Control in Pistachios
Kent Daane, University of California, Berkeley and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

2:30 PM

 Navigating Options for Gill’s Mealybug Spray Programs
David Haviland, University of California Cooperative Extension, Kern County

3:00 PM

Break and visit with sponsors

3:15 PM

 Navel Orangeworm: Hull Integrity and Sanitation Through Grazing
Houston Wilson, UC Riverside and Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

3:45 PM

Carpophilus Beetle Status as a Pest of California Nut Crops
Jhalendra Rijal, UCIPM, Northern San Joaquin Valley
4:15 PM Adjourn