Agenda

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Speaker: Dr. Staci Simonich, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences OSU’s Global Hemp Innovation Center is home to the world’s leading experts in hemp research. The largest of its kind in the nation, receiving 75% of Federal funds for marketing and research of hemp. Hear from the new Dean of the College of Agricultural […]

Speakers: Courtney Moran, President and Lobbyist of the Oregon Industrial Hemp Farmers Association Sunny Summers, Oregon Department of Agriculture This year there was a flurry of activity in the states, and particularly Oregon. Hear from the Oregon Industrial Hemp Farmer Association on what this means for Oregon and beyond.

Speakers: Christopher Strunk, Partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP Sarah Turner, Partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP Stacy Moon, Partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, ushering in the most exciting new agricultural opportunity in 100 years. But the US Department of […]

Speaker: Beau Whitney, NIHC Chief Economist Hemp and cannabis are nascent industry verticals that face unique pressures. The US hemp and cannabis industries significantly benefit from more hard data and greater levels of regulatory transparency. Beau Whitney, NIHC’s Chief Economist, will share insight in support of hemp & cannabis investment, infrastructure & regulation.

Speaker: Julie Lerner, PanXchange CEO Hemp is a major carbon sequestering plant, a top tier crop that can be a player in carbon sequestration. On average, an acre of hemp sequesters about 11,000 pounds, or 5 metric tons of CO2 throughout photosynthesis during its growth cycle, according to New Frontier Data. Learn how companies are […]

Speaker: Corey Pickelsimer, Senior Director, Cooperator Programs Division, Foreign Agriculture Service, United States Department of Agriculture The Federal Government is currently serving the hemp industry. Learn more about the Market Access Program (MAP) and the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service initiatives in promoting hemp globally.

Speakers: Lakshmy Mahon, President & CEO of Global Data Vision Kelly O’Connor, Key Accounts, Sales Director, Columbia Laboratories The NIHC has partnered with SEI and ASTM International to create a globally recognized brand and hemp verification program for CBD and related products. This is a two-step verification using ASTM International HempQ laboratory certification and NIHC […]

Speakers: Sheriff Nate Sickler, Sheriff of Jackson County, Oregon Courtney Moran, President and Lobbyist of the Oregon Industrial Hemp Farmers Association Jake Johnstone, Deputy Division Administrator, Oregon Water Resources Department Rob Bovett, OR Cannabis Task Force States and the hemp industry are facing a new threat – Drug Cartels. In Oregon, one county code enforcement […]

Speakers: Graham Owen, President, Delta Ag, Hunter Buffington, VP of Policy & Advocacy Element6, Hollis Glenn, Deputy Commissioner of Operations for the Colorado Department of Agriculture (VIRTUAL) Hemp must be, above all, safe for livestock and companion animals. The NIHC believes that the current profile of research from around the world, including small research projects […]

Speakers: Patrick Atagi, CEO and President of NIHC, Moderator Mandi Kerr, CEO & Founder, Global Hemp Association Jacob Waddell, Executive Director of the US Hemp Building Association Fred Cawthon, Vice President, US Hemp Roundtable Individuals, organizations and companies often ask, “with so many trade associations, which ones should I join?”. However, there is only a […]

Speaker: Levi Fredrickson, Education Services Specialist, Oregon Tilth Organic is the fastest growing segment in American food and agriculture. Topping over $50 billion per year in sales, the USDA organic label is the gold standard for product differentiation in the marketplace. Hemp producers and processors can also benefit from this voluntary labeling program by obtaining […]

Speaker: Nick Strawn, COO, Delta Ag

Speakers: Patrick Atagi, President and CEO National Industrial Hemp Council Jay Noller, Director and lead researcher of Oregon State University’s (OSU) Global Hemp Innovation Center