Video Links to 2017 Presentations
Video Links - 2017 Pistachio Day
Session 1
7:45 AM Pistachio Day Welcome and New Production Manual Announcement - Louise Ferguson, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
8:05 Industry Update - Bob Klein, Research Director, California Pistachio Research Board, Fresno, CA
8:30 Tips on choosing and producing pistachios with UC Cultivars - Craig Kallsen, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Kern County
9:00 Implications and management of Rhodococcus spp. causing pistachio bushy top syndrome - Elizabeth Fichtner, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Tulare County
9:30 Real World Pistachio Salt Tolerance for the San Joaquin Valley - Blake Sanden, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Kern County
10:00 Break
Session 2
10:30 Developing a New Pistachio Orchard: Training, Irrigation and Fertilization, and Young Tree Care - Bob Beede, Emeritus UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Kings County
11:15 Pre-Plant Fumigation to Manage Nematodes in Pistachio: Is it Needed? - David Doll, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Merced County
11:30 Utilizing Online Tools and Information in Preventing Pistachio Planting Pitfalls - Mae Culumber, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Fresno County
11:45-1:00 PM Lunch
Session 3: Food Safety Modernization Act
1:00 PM The Produce Safety Rule: What Pistachio Growers Need to Know - Linda Harris, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Food Science and Technology, UC Davis
2:00 Break
Session 4: Integrated Pest Management for Pistachios - Sponsored by the UC ANR Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
2:15 Tree Decline in Pistachio: True Disease or Abiotic Disorder? - Florent Trouillas, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis
2:45 Navel Orangeworm Management: Sanitation, Mating Disruption, Monitoring, and Chemical Control - Brad Higbee, Lead Research Entomologist, Wonderful, Inc.
3:30 Navel Orangeworm Mating Disruption Product Options - Dr. Kris Tollerup, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Regional IPM Advisor, Kearney Agriculture Research and Extension Center
3:45 A Brief Update on the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Program to Manage Navel Orangeworm - Bob Klein, Research Director, California Pistachio Research Board, Fresno, CA
4:30 Adjourn