2012 Course Schedule

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

7:00 – 8:30 AM   Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45    Welcome and Course Information - Explanation of course orientation and materials
            Bob Beede, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kings County
            Louise Ferguson, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Dept. of Plant Sciences at UC Davis

Session I: The Tree
Moderator: Craig Kallsen, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

9:00   Botany and Physiology of the Pistachio Tree - Louise Ferguson, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Dept. of Plant Sciences at UC Davis

9:45   Regional Considerations in Growing Pistachios (climate as it affects site selection) - David Doll, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Merced County

10:15 Break

Session II: Establishing the Orchard
Moderator: David Doll, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Merced County 

10:45  Site Selection: Soil Evaluation and Modification, Water Quality, Salinity Management and Reclamation - Blake Sanden, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

11:30  Planning and Designing the Orchard - Craig Kallsen, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

12:00  Irrigation Systems: Selection, Maintenance and Assessment - Larry Schwankl, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Dept. of Land, Air, Water Resources at UC Davis

12:45  Lunch

Session II: Establishing the Orchard, Continued
Moderator: Louise Ferguson, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Dept. of Plant Sciences at UC Davis

1:45   Pistachio Cultivars - Craig Kallsen, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

2:30   Pistachio Rootstocks (rootstock production and new issues of poor rogueing, nematodes) - Louise Ferguson, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Dept. of Plant Sciences at UC Davis

3:00   Budding, Planting and Young Tree Training - Bob Beede, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kings County

3:30  Break 

Session III: Orchard Production
Moderator: Richard Heerema, Extension Specialist at New Mexico State University

4:00  Orchard Floor Weed Management - Kurt Hembree, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Fresno County

4:45  Mature Tree Pruning: Hand and Mechanical Pruning - Bob Beede, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kings County

5:30  Adjourn

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

7:30 – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast

Session III: Orchard Production, Continued
Moderator: Elizabeth Fichtner, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Tulare County

8:30  Tree Water Requirements and Basics of Pistachio Irrigation - Blake Sanden, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

9:15  Advances in Pistachio Irrigation - David Doll, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Merced County

9:45  Break

Session IV: Pistachio Tree Nutrition: Diagnosis and Correction
Moderator: Craig Kallsen, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

10:15  Macronutrients - Patrick Brown, Professor in the Dept. of Plant Sciences at UC Davis

11:00  Micronutrients - Bob Beede, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kings County

Session V: Diseases of Pistachios
Moderator: Brent Holtz, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in San Joaquin County

11:30  Soil Borne Diseases and Nematodes - Elizabeth Fichtner, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Tulare County

12:00  Foliar Diseases - Themis Michailides, Plant Pathologist in the Dept. of Plant Pathology at UC Davis

12:45  Lunch Sponsored by Duarte Trees & Vines

Session VI: Vertebrate Pests of Pistachios 
Moderator: Elizabeth Fichtner, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Tulare County

1:45  Vertebrate Pests of Pistachios - Roger Baldwin, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor at Kearney Ag Center

Session VII: Harvesting and Postharvest
Moderator: Elizabeth Fichtner, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Tulare County

2:15   Pre-harvest, Harvesting, Transport, Trash, Processing and Grading - Louise Ferguson, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Dept. of Plant Sciences at UC Davis

Session VIII: Pistachio Production Alternatives, Economics and Emerging Issues
Moderator: David Doll, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Merced County

2:45   Organic Pistachio Production - Brent Holtz, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in San Joaquin County

3:15   Plant Growth Regulators in Pistachio Production - Richard Heerema, Extension Specialist at New Mexico State University

3:30   Break

Session VIII: Pistachio Production Alternatives, Economics and Emerging Issues, Continued
Moderator: David Doll, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Merced County

4:00   Food Safety in Pistachio Production - Tom Jones, American Council for Food Safety and Quality

4:30   Economics of Pistachio Production - Elizabeth Fichtner, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Tulare County
 
5:00  The State of California and the World’s Pistachio Industries and Emerging Industry Issues - Bob Klein, California Pistachio Research Board

5:30   Adjourn

Thursday, November 15, 2012

7:30 – 8:30 AM  Continental Breakfast

Session IX: Insect Pests and Integrated Pest Management
Moderator: David Haviland, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

8:30    Naval Orange Worm and Oblique Banded Leaf Roller - David Haviland, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

9:30    Aflatoxin and Naval Orange Worm - Themis Michailides, Plant Pathologist in the Dept. of Plant Pathology at UC Davis

10:30  Break

11:00  Small and Large Plant Bugs - Kent Daane, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Environmental Science, Policy and Management, UC Berkeley at Kearney Agricultural Center

11:45  Mealybugs and Scale Insects - David Haviland, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

12:30  Lunch

1:30    Mites - Bob Beede, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kings County

2:00    Annual Integrated Pest Management and Developing Insect Issues - David Haviland, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Kern County

2:30    Course Conclusion - Moderated by Bob Beede and Louise Ferguson
           Craig Kallsen, Elizabeth Fichtner, David Doll, David Haviland