Event Details
Date
September 13, 2024
Time
8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Location
Cornell AgriTech
Geneva, NY
Cost
$35.00 Pre-registration per person, includes lunch.
At the Door
$35.00
Registrations also accepted at the door but lunch cannot be guaranteed.
Host
Harvest New YorkDaniela Vergara
812-219-0172
email Daniela Vergara
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2024 Cornell High-Cannabinoid Hemp Cannabis sativa Field Day
September 13, 2024
Join us for a full day of learning and discussion, connecting and having fun! The Cornell Cannabis sativa L. (Hemp) Field Day features interactive workshops, demonstrations, and panel discussions on the latest industry advancements for New York growers and other stakeholders. Topics include:
- economics and good manufacturing practices
- controlled environment agriculture
- soil health and composting
- disease management and tissue culture
- post-harvest, drying, and curing
- USDA field updates
- NYS Office of Cannabis Management fireside chat
COST: $35 per person, includes lunch.
REGISTRATION: Pre-registration requested by Monday, September 9, 2024. REGISTER online! Registrations also accepted at the door but lunch cannot be guaranteed.
Presentations & Panel Discussion at Jordan Auditorium
8:30 am Welcome and overview of the day (presentation) -- Daniela Vergara, Emerging Crops Specialist, CCE Harvest NY
8:55 KEYNOTE address: Light Quantity and Quality Impacts on High-Cannabinoid Cannabis sativa in CEA Production (presentation) -- Neil Mattson, Professor, School of Integrated Plant Science Horticulture Section, Cornell
9:40 Introduction to Cannabis Tissue Culture and Micropropogation (handout) (presentation) -- Kevin Hernandez and Corbin Lay, Master's of Professional Studies (MPS) students, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell
10:05 Food Safety Regulatory Requirements: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) (handout) (presentation) -- Beth Demmings, Program Coordinator, Institute for Food Safety, Cornell
10:30 Break
10:50 Economics of High Cannabinoid Cannabis sativa Cultivation in NYS, 2024 (handout) -- John Hanchar, Farm Business Management Specialist, CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
11:15 CBD Flowers Postharvest Drying and Curing (handout) (presentation) -- Yousoon Baek, Lecturer, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell, and Chang Chen, Assistant Professor, Food Science, Cornell AgriTech
11:40 Panel Discussion: CBD cultivation, regulations, processing, market, supply, and demand --
- Ashley Baron, Snowbelt Cannabis
- Sylvia Bengochea, Sylvia's Salud
- Glenna Colaprete, Glenna's CBD
- Melissa Gibson, Hemp and Humanity
- Patrick Weinert, Jane's Garden
12:30 pm Meet the sponsors
12:50 Lunch and networking
Outdoor Afternoon Sessions
Three sessions offered (2 concurrent). Choose Session 1 or Session 2, and then all attend Session 3.
Session 1
Held at McCarthy Field 1
2:30 pm Septoria Leaf Spot: Resistance and Management (handout) -- Jocelyn Schwartz, Graduate Student (Chris Smart Lab), School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell
2:50 Hemp Downy Mildew (handout) -- Taylere Herrmann, Technician (Chris Smart Lab), School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell AgriTech
3:10 Screening for Resistance to Hemp Powdery Mildew (handout) -- Lucia Vignale, Graduate Student (Larry Smart Lab), School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell; general information on Hemp Powdery Mildew (handout), Maylin Murdock, Graduate Student (Larry Smart Lab), School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell
Session 2
Held at McCarthy Field 5
2:30 pm Sex Determination in Hemp (handout) -- Bahiya Zahl, Graduate Student (Larry Smart Lab), School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell
2:50 Importance of Soil Test Results (handout) -- Judson Reid, Vegetable Specialist, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program, and CCE Harvest NY Team Leader
3:10 Composting and waste management -- Jean Bonhotal, Waste Management Specialist and Director, Cornell Waste Management Institute in Soil and Crop Sciences
Session 3
Held at USDA plot
3:35 pm USDA field update 1 (handout) -- Zachary Stansell, Hemp Curator, Plant Genetic Resources Unit (PGRU), USDA
3:55 USDA field update 2 -- Tyler Gordon, Research Geneticist (Hemp), Plant Genetic Resources Unit (PGRU), USDA
NYS Office of Cannabis Management Fireside Chat
4:20 - 5:50 pm at Jordan Auditorium
This event is sponsored by LPC Naturals - Prime Superior, Tap Root Fields, New York Farm Bureau, Cirona Labs, Rimol Greenhouses, Crystal Creek Organics, IPM Labs, Bristol Extracts, Cannabis Farmers Alliance
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