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UCCE Pistachio Day 2026
January 21 @ 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Agenda
| 7:00 AM | Doors open for Registration and morning coffee |
| Morning Session Moderator: Gurreet Brar, California State University, Fresno, Assistant Professor of Pomology | |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome Gurreet Brar, California State University, Fresno, Assistant Professor of Pomology |
| 8:05 AM | Pistachio Industry Update Stephen Vasquez, Administrative Committee for Pistachios, Executive Director |
| 8:30 AM | New Training System Approaches for Pistachios Mae Culumber, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno County |
| 9:00 AM | Tree Carbon Dynamics and Their Implications for Pistachio Orchard Management Giulia Marino, University of California, Davis, Department of Plant Sciences |
| 9:30 AM | Gone with the Wind: Successful Pollination for a Better Crop Elizabeth Fichtner, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Farm Advisor, Tulare County |
| 10:00 AM | Coffee Break and Visit with Sponsors |
| 10:30 AM | Polyphenol Deposition in Pistachios: Influence of Cultivar and Irrigation Rate Phoebe Gordon, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Orchard Systems Advisor |
| 11:00 AM | Spatiotemporal Analysis of Pistachio Fruit Development and Fruit Removal Georgia Drakakaki, University of California, Davis, Department of Plant Sciences |
| 11:30 AM | Incorporating Temperature in Production Management Louise Ferguson, University of California, Davis, Department of Plant Sciences, Professor of Extension |
| 12:00 PM | Luncheon |
| Afternoon Session Moderator: David Haviland, University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Kern County | |
| 1:00 PM | Alternaria Late Blight, its Fungicide Resistance Status, and Management Under Climate Change Patterns Themis Michailides, University of California, Davis & ANR Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center |
| 1:30 PM | Developing an IPM Approach for Managing Roof Rats in Orchard Crops Roger Baldwin, University of California, Davis |
| 2:00 PM | Managing Gill’s Mealybug While Satisfying Export Tolerances David Haviland, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Kern County, Advisor |
| 2:15 PM | Gill’s Mealybug: Biology, Resistance, and Control Strategies Raman Bansal, USDA Agricultural Research Service |
| 2:45 PM | Break and visit with sponsors |
| 3:00 PM | Carpophilus Beetle Observations From Down Under David Haviland, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Kern County, Advisor |
| 3:15 PM | Research Updates on Leaffooted Bug, Navel Orangeworm and Carpophilus Beetle Houston Wilson, University of California, Riverside & ANR Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center |
| 3:45 PM | Managing Silverleaf Nightshade in Pistachios Jorge Antonio Angeles, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Tulare County |
| 4:15 PM | Adjourn |
