UCCE Sac Valley Pistachio Day

UCCE Yolo Office, 70 Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA

Friday, February 28th, 8:00 AM – 11:15 AM

No CE Credits

7:45 a.m.              Registration Coffee and Donuts

8:00 a.m.             Regional Sacramento Valley Context for Pistachios

Kat Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sacramento, Solano & Yolo Cos

8:30 a.m.              Pistachio Rootstock Options for the Sac Valley

Pat J. Brown, Nut Crop Breeder, UC Davis

9:00 a.m.              Pistachio Cultivar Options for the Sac Valley

 Craig Kallsen, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kern County

9:30 a.m.               Break

9:45 a.m.                Training Young Pistachio Trees

                                 Bruce Lampinen, UC Davis Orchard Systems Specialist

10:15 a.m.              Botryosphaeria & Anthracnose Management in Sac Valley Pistachios

  Dr. Themis Michailides, UC Davis Plant Pathology Specialist

10:45 a.m.              Irrigation Tactics & Tools for Sac Valley Pistachios

                                 Giulia Marino, UC Davis Orchard Systems Specialist

11:15 a.m.               Adjourn