Advances in Pistachio Production Short Course
Oct 8, 2020
- UC ANR Virtual, Multi-Day Pistachio Production Short Course in November 2020
- See notice for registration and agenda links
Download (244KB PDF)
Pistachio Irrigation Demonstration 2019-2020
Jul 27, 2020
- Pistachio Irrigation Monitoring and Scheduling Demonstration
- See link attached for complete data and demonstration
Download (175KB PDF)
Pistachio Notes May 2020
May 11, 2020
- Unusual Pistachio Tree Bloom and Leaf Canopy Development in Kern County
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Kern Pistachio Notes
Mar 17, 2020
- Pistachio Trees in Kern County Signaling a Great Winter Rest Period!
Download (590KB PDF)
Tri County Walnut Day and Statewide Pistachio Day
Jan 7, 2020
- 51st Tri County Walnut Day - February 6, 2020
- Fresno State Walnut Rootstock Survey
- 2020 Statewide Pistachio Day - January 22, 2020
- See attached for information and registration links
Download (248KB PDF)
2020 Statewide Pistachio Day
Dec 20, 2019
- 2020 Statewide Pistachio Day
- Wednesday, January 22, 2020
- Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, CA
- See attached for details and registration link
Download (61KB PDF)
2019 UC Almond Production Short Course
Oct 15, 2019
- Tuesday, November 5 - Thursday, November 7, 2019
- Field Tour Friday, November 8, 2019
- Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, CA
- See flyer for course information and registration link
Download (76KB PDF)
July 2019
Jul 10, 2019
- Getting the Most Out of a Golden Hills Pistachio Harvest
Download (268KB PDF)
June 2019
Jun 20, 2019
- Winter Juvenile Tree Dieback (WJTD) - a Problem in Pistachio in the San Joaquin Valley
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Pistachio Crop Insurance Plan Listening Sessions
Feb 19, 2019
- Pistachio Crop Insurance Plan Listening Sessions for Growers, Insurance Company Staff and Agents
- Monday, March 11 at Kern Ag Pavilion
- See more for other locations and details
Download (572KB PDF)
February 2019
Jan 31, 2019
- Dormant Training of 'Golden Hills'
- A Blast From The Past!
- Running Out Of Time To Get Help From Mother Nature In Getting Those Pre-Emergent Herbicides Applied
- Insufficient Spring Irrigation Increases Abnormal Splitting of Pistachio Nuts
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Pistachio Evapotranspiration Project Meeting
Jan 17, 2019
- Pistachio Evapotranspiration Project Meeting
- Tuesday, January 22, 2019
- Kearney Ag Research and Extension Center, Parlier
- See agenda and RSVP contact information
Download (632KB PDF)
January 2019
Jan 7, 2019
- 2019 Statewide Pistachio Day, Wednesday, January 16th
- See agenda and registration link
- 2018-2019 Winter Rest Calculation
Download (562KB PDF)
Pistachio Notes - Special Alert
Oct 10, 2018
- Meetings concerning USDA Tree Assistance Program (TAP) assistance for growers affected by Pistachio Bushy Top Syndrome
Download (209KB PDF)
July 2018
Jul 5, 2018
- Scientific Irrigation Scheduling in Permanent Crops
- Links That You Can Use
Download (1,416KB PDF)
Advances in Pistachio Irrigation Workshop and Field Day
May 14, 2018
- Wednesday, May 30, 2018
- Harris Ranch in Coalinga, California
- Online registration
- See attached for workshop and field schedule
Download (130KB PDF)
2018 Statewide Pistachio Day
Dec 12, 2017
- 2018 University of California's Pistachio Day
- Wednesday, January 17, 2018 - 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Visalia Convention Center - Visalia, California
- Please see newsletter for information and agenda
Download (635KB PDF)
Produce Safety Alliance "Pistachio" Grower Training Course
Nov 17, 2017
- November 28th - 29th, 2017
- Kern County Farm Bureau
- See attached links for agenda and registration
Download (374KB PDF)
August 2017
Aug 31, 2017
- Pistachio Short Course Coming to Visalia, November 14-16, 2017
- Kern County Harvest Timing, Yield and etc.
- Notes on planting Gumdrop
Download (342KB PDF)
Tulare/Kings Counties Nut Harvest Safety Training Class
Jun 6, 2017
- Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Kings County Fairgrounds
- See attached for registration and event information
Download (556KB PDF)
News Release April 2017
Apr 18, 2017
- New Lab Opens for Testing for Rhodococcus Bacteria
- See attached for information
Download (332KB PDF)
April 2017
Apr 10, 2017
- Maybe We Should Try Calculating Something Else?
- Calculate your predicted yield
- Better Safe than Sorry?
- Drying Weeds Mean More Pests on and around Pistachio
Download (429KB PDF)
Navel Orangeworm Monitoring and Mating Disruption Tailgate Meeting
Feb 24, 2017
- Tuesday, February 28, 2017
- 31000 Kimberlina Road
- See attached for details
Download (187KB PDF)
January 2017
Jan 27, 2017
- UCANR Pistachio Production Manual Now Available
- Botryosphaeria Panicle And Shoot Blight Risk Higher In Wet Years
- Botrytis Blossom And Shoot Blight At Bloom
- Statewide Pistachio Day 2017
Download (610KB PDF)
Invitation to Join the Dialogue on Herbicide Resistant Weeds
Jan 5, 2017
- Please see attached for more information
Download (619KB PDF)
2017 Statewide Pistachio Day
Dec 1, 2016
- 2017 University of California's Pistachio Day
- Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, California
- Please see newsletter for information and agenda
Download (795KB PDF)
Almond Orchard Grinding Demonstration
Jan 27, 2016
- Almond Orchard Grinding Demonstration
- Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - Chowchilla, CA
- See attached flyer
Download (795KB PDF)
January 2016
Jan 11, 2016
- Second Call for Statewide Pistachio Day 2016 - January 20, 2016
- Pistachio Chilling Accumulation on Right Path in Kern County
- Basic Pistachio Nutrition with Tips for Southern San Joaquin Valley Growers
Download (1,049KB PDF)
December 2015
Dec 17, 2015
- Pistachio Day - January 20, 2016 - 8:00 am to 4:40 pm Visalia Convention Center
Download (281KB PDF)
2016 Drought Workshop
Dec 16, 2015
- Water Management Strategies For Perennial Crops With Limited and Impaired Water Supplies
- January 12th and January 13th in Modesto, CA
Download (1,754KB PDF)
CSUB Rhodococcus Invite Update
Aug 12, 2015
As promised in my recent newsletter regarding the upcoming meeting on Pistachio Bushy Top Syndrome, additional information as to the location of the meeting on the Cal State Bakersfield campus appears below.
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CDFA Grapevine Registration and Certification Program
Jun 1, 2015
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
Grapevine Registration and Certification Program
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
University of California Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93307
Download (55KB PDF)
April 2015
Apr 23, 2015
Evaluation of the Pistachio Pilot Crop Insurance Plan Listening Sessions for Growers and Crop Insurance Company Staff and Agents
Thursday, April 30th - Kern County 9:00 am - 11:00 am at Hodel's Country Dining
Tuesday, May 5th - Madera County 9:00 am - 11:00 am at Madera Municipal Golf Course
Download (400KB PDF)
March 2015 - 2nd Edition Newsletter
Mar 17, 2015
Pistachio Bushy Top Syndrome and Rhodococcus Event at Kern Agricultural Pavilion
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Irrigating Pistachio
Leaffooted Bugs
Download (765KB PDF)
Kern Spring Irrigation Workshop
Mar 16, 2015
Kern Spring Irrigation Workshop - Thursday, March 26, 2015
UCCE Kern County Conference Room, 1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA
Download (359KB PDF)
Error Correction Notice
Mar 2, 2015
We regret to advise that the February 2015 edition of the Pistachio Notes Newsletter was inadvertently re-posted to our website and notification emails announcing the "new" edition were mistakenly sent to subscribers of the newsletter. The duplicate post has been deleted from our website and there is no new edition of the Pistachio Notes Newsletter being published at this time.
We apologize for any confusion this mistake has caused.
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Centennial Celebration
Jul 14, 2014
Centennial Celebration - Thursday, August 21, 2014 - Kern Ag Pavilion
Download (576KB PDF)
April 2014
Apr 11, 2014
Rhodococcus fascians Associated with some UCB-1 Rootstocks
Download (835KB PDF)
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP)
Feb 19, 2014
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) Update and Certification Training
Download (780KB PDF)
Workshop: IPM for Vineyards and Orchards
Jan 29, 2014
Workshop flyer with corrected contact information for Brian Marsh, 661-868-6210
Download (218KB PDF)
2014 Statewide Pistachio Day
Jan 9, 2014
2014 Statewide Pistachio Day Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Visalia Convention Center, 303 East Acequia Avenue, Visalia, CA
Download (723KB PDF)
2013 Pistachio Mealybug Meeting
Aug 23, 2013
Gill's Mealybug in Pistachios, Thursday, August 29, 2013
Download (207KB PDF)
2013 Annual Pistachio Day
Nov 28, 2012
2013 Annual Pistachio Day
Visalia Convention Center
Wednesday, January 13, 2013
Download (166KB PDF)
Winter Juvenile Tree Dieback - A Problem in the San Joaquin Valley
Aug 22, 2012
Download (3,803KB DOC)
2012 Annual Pistachio Day
Dec 19, 2011
2012 Annual Pistachio Day
Visalia Convention Center
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Download (131KB PDF)