 Hemp Growers and Processors Program at
Maine Agricultural Trades Show
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Agricultural Trades Show, the state's largest farmer-focused event, returns to the Augusta Civic Center on January 10-12, 2023! This year's event is the first in-person gathering since 2019. The previous two years featured exclusively online attendee experiences
The Hemp Growers and Processors Program will take place on Thursday, January 12, 2023 in the Pine Tree room. Experts from DACF, MOFGA and the University of Maine will be presenting information and taking questions on organic certification, new rules for processing and growing hemp, and more!
Agenda
9:00 – 9:30: Organic certification for hemp growers and processors – Chris Grigsby, MOFGA
9:30 – 10:30: New rules for growing and processing hemp – Gary Fish, DACF
10:30 – 11:00: Hemp weed management – John Jemison, University of Maine
11:00 – 11:30: Nitrogen fertility requirements for hemp, John Jemison, University of Maine
11:30 – 12:00: What is this on my hemp plant!, John Jemison, University of Maine
This program is approved for 1 pesticide applicator recertification credit.
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