Date: Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 (8:30 am – 2:00 pm)

Location: Room DE Harvest Hall – Stanislaus County Ag Center 3800 Cornucopia Way - Modesto, CA 95358

With: UC Davis, UC Merced, UCCE Stanislaus County, UC ANR

Registration $20: includes coffee break, lunch meal, workshop materials, and access to workshop presentations.

Online Registration Link: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=49386

CEU Credits available WORKSHOP AGENDA

Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 am: On-site Registration Session 1 – Issues and Challenges in Nut Crop Production under Extreme and Variable Weather: Moderator: D. Zaccaria

8:30 – 8:50 am: Extreme Weather Trends and Potential Impacts on Nut Crop Production in the San Joaquin County (T. Pathak, UC Merced)

8:50 – 9:10 am: Weather Effects on Pest Pressure for Nut Crops (J. Rijal, UCCE Stanislaus County)

9:10 – 10:20 am: Industry Panel Discussion on Nut Crop Production Challenges Resulting from Increasingly Variable Weather Conditions (Rep. from the Almond Industry T.B.C.; Rep. from the Pistachio Industry T.B.C.; Nut Crop Consultant T.B.C.)

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 – 11:50 am: Whole orchard recycling can sequester carbon, reduce nitrogen leaching, and improve soil fertility while reducing air pollution (B. Holtz UCCE San Joaquin County)

11:50 – 12:15 pm Appraising Inaccuracy and Errors of Almond and Pistachio ET Estimated with Satellite Remote Sensing Models against Ground-based ET Measurements (D. Zaccaria, UC Davis)

12:15 – 12:45 pm: Comparing ET Estimates from Satellite Remote Sensing Models for Walnuts against Ground-based ET measurements (A. Zakaria Mohamed, UCCE Stanislaus County)

12:45 – 1:00 pm QUESTIONS & ANSWERS and WORKSHOP EVALUATIONS

1:00 – 2:00 pm WORKSHOP ADJOURN & LUNCH