Date: Friday, June 12th, 2026 (8:30 am – 2:00 pm)
Location: Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center – Nectarine Room 9240 S Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA 93648
With: UC Davis, UC Merced, UCCE Fresno County, UC ANR Kearney Ag Center
Registration $20 includes coffee break, lunch meal, workshop materials, and access to workshop presentations.
Online Registration Link: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=49387 CEU Credits available
WORKSHOP AGENDA
8:00 – 8:30 am: On-site Registration
8:30 – 8:50 am: Extreme Weather Trends and Potential Impacts on Nut Crop and Grapevine and Production in the San Joaquin Valley (T. Pathak, UC Merced)
8:50 – 9:10 am: Weather Effects on Pest Pressure for Nut Crops and Grapevine (I. Mokwunye, UC ANR Kearney Ag Center)
9:10 – 10:20 am: Industry Panel Discussion on Nut Crop and Grapevine Production Challenges Resulting from Extreme and Increasingly Variable Weather Conditions (Rep. from the Almond Industry T.B.C.; J. Coelho; K. Lehman; J. Nichols)
10:20 – 10:40 am COFFEE BREAK
10:40 – 11:00 am: Financial Incentives for Resource Efficiency and Climate Risk Mitigation and Eligible Practices (S. Weeks, CDFA - OEFI)
11:00 – 11:20 am: CalAgroClimate Decision Support Tools for Managing Risks in Agriculture (T. Pathak, UC Merced)
11:20 – 11:40 am: Recharge efforts-American Pistachio Growers (APG) & How the Ground Water Assessment Tool (GRAT) Helps the Site Selection Process. (R. Rogers, Sustainable Conservation)
11:40 – 12:10 pm Appraising Inaccuracy and Errors of Almond, Pistachio, and Grapevine ET Estimated with Satellite Remote Sensing Models against Ground-based ET Measurements (D. Zaccaria, UC Davis)
12:10 – 12:40 pm CropManage Online Decision Support Tool for Irrigation Scheduling and Nutrient Management of Nut Crops and Vineyards (M. Cahn, UCCE Monterey County)
12:40 – 1:00 pm: Preliminary Findings from Low-cost Dendrometers for Irrigation Scheduling in Pistachios (A. Safre, UC ANR Kearney Ag Research and Extension Center)
1:00 – 1:15 pm QUESTIONS & ANSWERS and WORKSHOP EVALUATIONS
1:10 – 2:00 pm WORKSHOP ADJOURN & LUNCH