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.

 

*Schedule and Speakers are subject to change

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Main Stage
 
Doug Fine
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Breakout Stage
 
Melissa Gibson
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Breakout Stage
 
Bruce Kennedy
Main Stage
 
Steve Groff
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Breakout Stage
 
Corbett Hefner
Main Stage
 
Patrick Brown
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Breakout Stage
 
Eric Singular Corbett Miteff Hana Gabrielova Jeffrey Kostuik
Main Stage
 
Maureen West Larry Smart David Suchoff Derek Montgomery Frederick Cawthon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Breakout Stage
 
 
Main Stage
 
 
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
Breakout Stage
 
Melissa Gibson
Main Stage
 
Doug Fine
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Breakout Stage
 
Darwin Millard
Main Stage
 
Melissa Nelson
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Diversify Hemp Room
 
 
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM
Main Stage
 
Larry Smart
2:05 PM - 2:50 PM
Breakout Stage
 
John Jemison Russell Jessup Jane Kolodinsky
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Main Stage
 
Wendy Mosher Ken Elliott Eric Pike Herrick Fox
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM
Breakout Stage
 
Mandi Kerr Bert James Drew Kitt Melissa Nelson
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Main Stage
 
Maciej Kowalski
3:40 PM - 4:20 PM
Main Stage
 
Winona LaDuke Bill Billings chris boucher Ryan Loflin Alex White Plume
3:45 PM - 4:20 PM
Breakout Stage
 
Samantha Walsh Brian Koontz
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakout Stage
 
Melissa Gibson
Main Stage
 
Doug Fine