Event Details

Date

February 6, 2020

Time

9 am - 3 pm

Location

Cornell Cooperative Extension Broome County
840 Upper Front Street
Binghamton, NY 13905

Host


2020 Hemp Producer's Conference

February 6, 2020


TOPICS AND SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Assemblywoman Donna Lapardo- Opening remarks

Contracts- Scott Kurkoski, Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP:

Update on NYS Ag and Markets Rules and Regulations- Christopher Logue- NY Ag and Markets

Regulations and Marketing of Hemp- Kaelan Castetter CSG Hemp

Evaluations of Hemp Cultivars for Grain, Fiber and CBD- Larry Smart, Cornell University

Field Prep, Cover Crops and more- Janice Degni SCNY Dairy and Field Crops

Disease/ Disease Control- Jen Starr- Cornell University

Harvesting and Drying for optimum quality- Erik Carbone, Tricolla Farms





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Announcements

Herbicide Resistance Screening

We are screening weed species for herbicide resistance.

Species we are looking for include, but aren't limited to:
  • Tall Waterhemp
  • Palmer Amaranth
  • Marestail
  • Redroot Pigweed
  • Foxtails
  • Common Lambsquarters
  • Common Ragweed

Reach out to Katelyn Miller at 716-640-2047 or km753@cornell.edu for more information.