Event Offers DEC Credits

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 York

Daniela Vergara
812-219-0172

Pre-Registration Deadline: September 9, 2024

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2024 Cornell High-Cannabinoid Hemp Cannabis sativa Field Day

September 13, 2024

2024 Cornell High-Cannabinoid Hemp <em>Cannabis sativa</em> Field Day

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
DEC credits available. Peer-based learning encouraged! Field Day will happen rain or shine. Be prepared for the weather and outdoor walking. No consumption of cannabis products on campus.

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 --

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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