PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 30, 2019)-
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: UMES Hemp Conference
WHEN: Thursday, October 31
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: UMES Student Services Center
INFO: The one-day industrial hemp conference will involve experts from the industrial hemp industry who will provide information on hemp production and processing, marketing and laboratory analyses, and the legal and regulatory aspects of industrial hemp.
The UMES team expects to educate its stakeholders through this conference, provide them with the most updated information in the field and assist them in being nationally competitive for successful hemp production.
ABBREV. AGENGA:
9 – 9:15 a.m.; Welcome and Intro – President Anderson & Dean Kairo
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.; Session I – Crop Production and Management
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Session II – Industrial Hemp Processing and Marketing
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.; Keynote Speaker (Dr. William Hoffman, USDA/NIFA)
1:30 – 3 p.m.; Session III – Fed and State Regulations for Production
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.; Round table discussion
4:30 p.m.; Exhibitor and speaker interactions
CONTACT: Suzanne Waters Street, Agricultural Communications Specialist
Work Cell: 443-978-0309
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Suzanne Waters Street, agricultural communications specialist, School of Agricultural & Natural Sciences, 410-651-6084, sstreet@umes.edu.
