Date: July 7, 2022

Location: International Agri-Center

4500 South Laspina Street - Tulare, CA 93274

With: UC Cooperative Extension, UC Davis, California Pistachio Research Board, CDFA

Registration: $60

(Includes participation fee, coffee breaks, lunch meal, and access to workshop presentations)

CEU Credits available

Online Registration Link:

https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=37579

Registration Link available starting from June 14, 2022

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Morning Session – (9:00 am – 1:00 pm)

8:30 – 9:00 am:       On-site Registration

9:00 – 9:15 am:       Welcome and Updates on the California Pistachio Industry (B. Klein, California Pistachio Research Board) 

Block A - Basic Principles & Information for Irrigation Management – Moderator: B. Sanden  

9:15 – 9:45 am:       Water Supply Shortages and Implications for Nut Production in the San Joaquin Valley (Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition)

9:45 – 10:15 am      Soil-Plant-Water Relations for Pistachio Under Non-stress and Stress Conditions

(C. M. Culumber, UCCE Fresno County)

10:15 – 10:45 am:   Pistachio Nutrient Management with Limited Water (D. Amaral, UCCE Kings and Tulare Counties)

10:45 – 11:15 am:   Results from the CDFA-funded Research Project (2016-2020) on Pistachio ET and Kc

                                (D. Zaccaria, UC Davis)

11:15 – 11:30 am    COFFEE BREAK                      

Block B - Information Developed through Research Efforts – Moderator: C. M. Culumber  

11:30 – 12:00 pm:   Mapping Soil Salinity in Micro-irrigated Pistachio Orchards (E. Scudiero, UC Riverside)

12:00 – 12:30 pm:   Pistachio Tree Training, Canopy Management, and Water-related Implications

(B. Lampinen, UC Davis)

12:30 – 1:00 pm:     Real-field Irrigation Scheduling for Pistachio (B. Sanden, UCCE Kern County)

1:00 – 1:45 pm       LUNCH BREAK  

Afternoon Session: 1:45 – 4.30 pm

Block C – Water Management Aspects – Moderator: E. Scudiero

1:45 – 2:15 pm:       Advantages and Challenges of Satellite Remote Sensing of ET for Compliance with the SGMA Regulation (J. Kimmelshue, Land IQ)

2:15 – 2:45 pm        Strategies for Pistachio Irrigation Management with Limited and Impaired Water Supplies (C.M. Culumber, UCCE Fresno County)

2:45 – 3:15 pm:       Use of FRET – Forecast ETo from the National Weather Service for Prospective Irrigation Scheduling (R. Snyder/D. Zaccaria, UC Davis)

3:15 – 3:30 pm       SNACK BREAK 

Block D – Water and Energy Use – Moderator: D. Zaccaria

3:30 – 4:00 pm        Energy Supply and Demand for Pistachio Irrigation and Production (A. Aghajanzadeh, Klimate Consulting)

4:00 – 4:30 pm        Advantages and Challenges of Micro-irrigation Automation for Water and Energy Use Optimization (James Nichols, HotSpot Ag.)

4:30 pm                  WORKSHOP ADJOURN

Questions:

For registration questions, please contact Samantha Lemus: samanthl@ucr.edu

For questions regarding the Morning and Afternoon Sessions, please contact Catherine Mae Culumber (cmculumber@ucanr.edu) and Daniele Zaccaria (dzaccaria@ucdavis.edu).

List of speakers/presenters and email contacts:

1.    Bob Klein – California Pistachio Research Board: bobk@acpistachios.org

2.    Mike Wade – California Farm Water Coalition)

3.    Catherine Mae Culumber – UCCE Fresno County: cmculumber@ucanr.edu

4.    Douglas Amaral – UCCE Kings and Tulare Counties: amaral@ucanr.edu

5.    Daniele Zaccaria – UC Davis: dzaccaria@ucdavis.edu

6.    Elia Scudiero – USDA US Salinity Laboratory: elia.scudiero@ucr.edu

7.    Bruce Lampinen – UC Davis: bdlampinen@ucdavis.edu

8.    Blake Sanden – UCCE Kern County: blsanden@ucanr.edu

9.    Rick Snyder – UC Davis: rlsnyder@ucdavis.edu

10. Joel Kimmelshue – Land IQ: jkimmelshue@landiq.com

11. Arian Aghajanzadeh - Klimate Consulting: arianagha@gmail.com

12. James Nichols – HotSpot Ag: james@hotspotag.com