August 10, 2023, Cornell AgriTech, Geneva, NY
The field day will feature:
- Workshop-style talks on topics including biochemistry, genetics and breeding, pest management, and high-cannabinoid production.
- Panels on the current legal and educational environment New York.
- Digital ag applications and updates on the USDA germplasm repository.
- DEC credits on soil, disease, and pest management.
$30.00 (lunch is included in registration fee). Pre-registration is required.
Field day handouts:
- Cannabinoid and Terpene Biochemistry, Daniela Vergara
- Purple Color in Cannabis sativa, Jacob Toth, Maylin Murdock, Skylar Bedell, Mike Quade, George Stack, and Larry Smart
- Compliance Laboratory Testing, Andrea Andreeva, Robin Irish, and Brandy Young, PhD
- Hemp Downy Mildew, Taylere Herrmann and Chris Smart
- Hemp Insect Pest Management, Heather Grab, SIPS – Cornell University & Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM Program
- High Tunnel Soil Fertility: Pounds per Acre Nitrogen, Judson Reid, CCE Harvest NY, funding provided by NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
- Septoria Leaf Spot: Resistance and Management, Jocelyn Schwartz, Tyler Gordon, Zachary Stansell, and Chris Smart
- Seed Treatment to Control Soilborne Pathogens, Patrick McMullen, Michael Loos, Alan Taylor, and Christine Smart
- Evaluation & Characterization of Diverse Hemp Germplasm, Dr. Zachary Stansell, Dr. Tyler Gordon, Anthony J. Barraco III, Daniel Meyers, Tori Ford, and Anthony Rampulla
- 2023 Weed and Weed Management, Lynn M. Sosnoskie and Elizabeth C. Maloney
- 2023 Hemp Responses to Weed Competition, Lynn M. Sosnoskie and Elizabeth C. Maloney
- High-Throughput Phenotyping in Hemp, Maylin Murdock, Tian Qiu, Kathleen Kanaley, Yuanyuan Zheng, Schuyler Seyram, Katie Gold, Yu Jiang, Mike Irey, David Suchoff, and Larry Smart
Field day schedule:
Morning session, Jordan Hall Auditorium
- 8.00 – 8.30 – Registration, coffee and light refreshments
- 8.30 – 8.40 – Judson Reid, Welcome and Manual
- 8.40 – 9.10 – Daniela Vergara, Cannab biochemistry
- 9.10 – 9.40 – Brandy Young (Certainty Analytical Labs), How to read a COA
- 9.40 – 10.10 – Osaze Wilson (OCM), State of the industry
Break 10.10 – 10.40
Panels:
- 10.40 – 11.30 – Equity and inclusion, how to empower minorities
Moderator: Carlene Pinto (Latinas Grow).
Panelists: Tahirah Cook (OCM), Cecilia Oyediran (ILR), Franklin Henderson (CANY) - 11.35 – 11.50 – The use of a beneficial fungi Beauveria bassiana
Platinum Sponsor: Paul Rushton (LPC Naturals) - 11.55 – 12.55 – Struggle of farmers/showcase
Moderator: Brad Racino (NY Cannabis Insider).
Panelists: Curt Boshnak (Veteran cultivator), Brittany Carbone (CANY/cultivator), Jason Salmon (OCM), Aaron Letchers (cultivator)
Lunch 1.00 – 2.30
Afternoon Sessions, McCarthy (3 total – 2 concurrent)
Session 1 (concurrent) – Maylin’s plot
- 2.40 – 3.00 – Drone Trial: Maylin Murdock
- 3.05 – 3.25 – Purple color: Jacob Toth
- 3.30 – 3.50 – Weed management: Lynn Sosnoskie
Session 2 (concurrent) – Jocelyn’s plot
- 2.40 – 3.00 – Fungal diseases: Chris Smart (DEC credits)
- 3.05 – 3.25 – Soil health: Judson Reid (DEC credits)
- 3.30 – 3.50 – Insect management: Heather Grab and Marion Zuefle (DEC credits)
Session 3 – USDA plot
4 – 4.10 – Germplasm: Zachary Stansell
4.15 – 4.25 – Fiber/high cannabinoid parallels: Tony Barraco
4.30 – 4.40 – Small plots: Tyler Gordon
