Due to climbing infection rates in NY, the EXPO will pivot to a virtual program. Keep an eye out for new dates and times (likely through February).
January 11, 2022
On Center, Syracuse, NY
Session organized by Maire Ullrich, Janice Degni, & Dr. Daniela Vergara
9:45 AM – DEC Credit Sign-up
10:00 AM – Welcome – Maire Ullrich, Cornell Hemp Team
10:05 AM – Who is the new emerging crops specialist? – Dr. Daniela Vergara, CCE, Harvest NY
10:25 AM – Hemp micropropagation: a how-to demonstration– Dr. Mark Bridgen, Cornell University Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center
10:45 AM – Diseases – results from 2021 field trials – Dr, Chris Smart, Ali Cala, & Patrick McMullen, Cornell University
11:15 AM – Risks in the hemp industry – John Hanchar & Lindsey Pashow, CCE, Harvest NY
11:30 AM – Adjourn
HEMP II
Session organized by Janice Degni, Maire Ullrich, & Dr. Daniela Vergara
1:30 PM – Welcome – Janice Degni, Cornell Hemp Team
1:35 PM – Hemp Entrepreneur Panel – Kaelan Castetter, Castetter Cannabis Group; Mack Hueber, Beak and Skiff; and Allan Gandelman, Main Street Farms and Head & Heal
2:15 PM – Permitting in 2022– Tim Sweeney, Hemp Program Manager, NYS Department of Ag & Markets
2:30 PM – NYS cannabinoid program– Staff TBA, NYS Department of Health
3:00 PM – Adjourn
HEMP III
Session organized by Dr. Daniela Vergara, Maire Ullrich, & Janice Degni
3:25 AM DEC Credit Sign-up
3:30 PM – Growing autoflower and full season CBD/CBG hemp in direct seeded and high tunnel trials – Savanna Shelnutt, Cornell
3:50 PM – What’s that blight?: common diseases of hemp – Jennifer Starr, Cornell
4:10 PM – What’s new from industry
4:15PM – Cornell MPS program: what we’re teaching, helping NYS industry – Dr. Carlyn Buckler, Cornell
4:30PM – Industry trends and insights – Mandi Kerr, CEO/Founder Global Hemp Association
4:50PM – Adjourn