2026 Fresno Ag Expo Schedule

Name: 2026 Fresno Ag Expo
Start: 2026-11-13T07:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-11-13T15:30:00-08:00
Location: BIG Fresno Fairgrounds

November 13, 2026 · 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
BIG Fresno Fairgrounds, Fresno

CE Credits: 6 hours PCA, 6 hours CCA & 0.5 hours INMP CEUs — approved

Raisin, Wine & Fresh Fruit Sessions

Nut & Tree Fruit Sessions

7:00a.m.
Registration
1. 7:15a.m.
  Grape Grower & PCA Breakfast
2. 7:15a.m.
  Nut/Tree Fruit Grower & Crop Consultant Breakfast
3. 7:15a.m.
  Welcome and Introduction
  - Danny Malcolm
    Malcolm Media Ag Publishing
4. 7:30a.m.
  Pesticide Use Monitoring Inspections
  1 hr Laws & Regs CEUs
  - Cecilia Ceja
    Supervising Ag/Standards Specialist, Fresno County Department of Ag
5. 7:15a.m.
  Welcome and Introduction
  - Matthew Malcolm
    Editor-In-Chief, Pacific Nut Producer
6. 7:30a.m.
  Polyphenol Deposition in Pistachios – Effect of Cultivar & Irrigation on Rate/Severity of Deposition
  - Phoebe Gordon
    UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, Madera/Merced Counties
7. 8:00a.m.
  Managing Crop Load in Cherries: Fruit Development, Thinning & Fruit Quality
  - Raymond Mireles
    UCCE Fruit & Almond Area Advisor, Fresno/Tulare Counties
8:30
30 minute break & exhibits
1. 9:00a.m.
  Fresno Chamber Ag Awards Presentation
  Agriculturist of the Year
  Ernest “Buddy” Mendes, Fresno County Supervisor
  Baker Tilly Agribusiness of the Year
  Tom, Heather & Alyssa Mulholland, Mulholland Citrus
  AGvocate of the Year
  Steve Malanca, My Job Depends on Ag
  Agricultural Employee of the Year
  Jasmine Reynozo, Bee Sweet Citrus, Inc.
2. 9:00a.m.
  Biorational Preplant Soil Treatments for Nut Growers
  30 min PCA CEUs
  - Andreas Westphal
    UC Riverside CE Nematologist, Kearney Ag Research & Extension Center
3. 9:30a.m.
  The Cost of Mis-Calibration & Misapplication
  30 min PCA CEUs
  - Peter Ako Larbi
    UCANR Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist, Ag Application Engineering
10:00
30 minute break & exhibits
1. 10:30a.m.
  Integrated Approaches to Pierce’s Disease Control
  30 min PCA CEUs
  - Karl Lund
    UCCE Viticulture Advisor, Madera, Merced & Mariposa Counties
2. 11:00a.m.
  Berry Scarring in Grapevines: Western Flower Thrips or Sulfur Application
  30 min PCA CEUs
  - Idongesit Mokwunye
    UCCE IPM Entomology Farm Advisor
3. 11:30a.m.
  Using Biofungicides to Manage Powdery Mildew in Table Grape Vineyards
  30 min PCA CEUs
  - Tian Tian
    UCCE Viticulture Advisor, Kern County
4. 10:30a.m.
  State of the Pistachio Industry – What Happened in the Field & Future Expectations
  4 speakersJoe Coelho, Justin Wiley, Zach Raven, Cody BennettShow all speakersHide speakers
  - Joe Coelho
    American Pistachio Growers
  - Justin Wiley
    Wiley Farms Ranch Management
  - Zach Raven
    Keenan Farms
  - Cody Bennett
    Western Ag Enterprises
5. 11:00a.m.
  State of the Walnut Industry
  - Robert Verloop
    CEO/Executive Director, California Walnut Board & Commission
6. 11:30a.m.
  State of the Almond Industry
  3 speakersBryce Spycher, Alexi Rodriguez, David MagañaShow all speakersHide speakers
  - Bryce Spycher
    Senior Manager of Marketing Order Services, Almond Board of California
  - Alexi Rodriguez
    CEO, Almond Alliance
  - David Magaña
    Senior Analyst – Horticulture, RaboResearch at Rabobank
1. 12:00p.m.
  State of the Grape Industry Tri-Tip Lunch
2. 12:00p.m.
  Grower/PCA Tri-Tip Lunch
3. 12:15p.m.
  San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers Association Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
  - Randy Kazarian
    2026 Honoree, Kazarian Vineyard Development
  Presented by Peter Vallis, Executive Director, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers Association
4. 12:30p.m.
  State of the Wine & Concentrate Grape Industry
  - Karl Lehman
    Director of Central Valley Operations, Allied Grape Growers
5. 1:00p.m.
  State of the Raisin Grape Industry
  3 speakersJeff Smutny, Dwayne Cardoza, Charles SalmonShow all speakersHide speakers
  - Jeff Smutny
    President, Raisin Administrative Committee
  - Dwayne Cardoza
    Board Member, Raisin Bargaining Association
  - Charles Salmon
    Chairman, Raisin Bargaining Association
6. 12:30p.m.
  Epidemiology & Control of the Invasive Red Leaf Blotch Disease of Almond
  30 min PCA CEUs
  - Alejandro Hernandez Rosas
    UC Davis Plant Pathology Dept. (Florent Trouillas Lab)
7. 1:00p.m.
  Citrus Pest Management Update
  30 min PCA CEUs
  - Sandipa Gautam
    UCCE Citrus IPM Advisor, Fresno, Kern, Madera & Tulare Counties
1:30
30 minute break & exhibits
1. 2:00p.m.
  Specialty Crop State of the Industry Panel
  +26 speakersCasey Creamer, Jodi Devaurs, Todd Sanders, Joe Cataldo, Ken Melban, Alec WassonShow all speakersHide speakers
  - Casey Creamer
    President, California Fresh Fruit Association
  - Jodi Devaurs
    Director of Trade Policy, California Table Grape Commission
  - Todd Sanders
    Executive Director, California Blueberry Commission & Olive Growers Council
  - Joe Cataldo
    Lodi Grower Representative, California Cherry Board
  - Ken Melban
    President, California Avocado Commission
  - Alec Wasson
    Executive Director, California Agave Council
2. 2:00p.m.
  Almond Disease Biology & Management in Rainy Seasons
  30 min PCA CEUs
  - Mohammad Yaghmour
    UCCE Area Orchard Systems Advisor
3. 2:30p.m.
  Wildlife Damage Management with the Farmer in Mind
  30 min PCA CEUs
  - Alex Schaefer
    Wildlife Specialist, USDA/APHIS-Wildlife Services
3:00p.m.
Closing reception & prize giveaway