Agriculture & Academia
Hemp is entering its fifth year as a legal crop in the U.S. after more than 80 years of prohibition, and the industry has experienced not just growing pains, but also it has seen significant advances in hemp agriculture and production techniques, as well as a renaissance in hemp and cannabis research. NoCo Hemp Expo’s Agriculture & Academia Track draws skilled farmers, researchers, educators, and specialists in genetics and plant breeding, soil health, sustainable and regenerative agriculture, pest control, harvest and post-harvest handling and storage, testing and compliance, and innovations in value-added processing and product development. Exploring the latest science, research, methodology, agricultural economics, domestic and international trade, and what’s happening in universities across the country, this full-day event also will focus on programs farmers can take advantage of, e.g., carbon credits, banking services, crop insurance, farm, harvest and processing equipment, and more.
(speakers and schedule subject to change)
Alex White Plume
White Plume Hemp Company
Bill Billings
Colorado Hemp Project
Brian Koontz
Colorado Dept of Agriculture
Christopher Boucher
Farmtiva / Juicetiva
Corbett Hefner
Global Fiber Processing / Formation Ag
Corbett Miteff
KonopiUS
Darwin Millard
TSOC LLC
David Suchoff
North Carolina State University
Doug Fine
Regenerative Farmer/Author of American Hemp Farmer
Drew Kitt
iHEMPx
Eric Pike
Root Origins
Eric Singular
International Hemp
Erin Lindley
ABBRI Advanced Botanical Biomass Research Instistute
Hana Gabrielová
Hempoint / KonopiUS
Jane Kolodinsky
University of Vermont
Jeff Kostuik
Verve Seed Solutions
John Jemison
UMaine Cooperative Extension
Ken Elliott
IndHemp
Larry Smart
Cornell University – College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Maciej Kowalski
Kombinat Konopny
Mandi Kerr
Global Hemp Association
Maureen West
Maureen West & Associates, LLC
Melissa Gibson
Hemp & Humanity
Melissa Nelson
South Bend Industrial Hemp
Nick Walters
National Hemp Growers Cooperative
Patrick Brown
Hempfinity
Dr. Russell Jessup
Texas A&M University
Ryan Loflin
Rocky Mountain Hemp
Samantha Walsh
Tetra Public Affairs
Sandra Marquardt
Textile Exchange
Shane Pritchard
Hemp Processing Partners/ United Precision Engineering
Steve Groff
Cedar Meadow Farm
Terry Moran
International Hemp
Wendy Mosher
New West Genetics, Inc.
Winona LaDuke
Winona’s Hemp & Heritage Farm
