Hemp Production: Science and Uses
2023 Course Information
Come Learn About This Amazing Plant!
We welcome you to participate in the following online course!
Dates and Time:
This course will be offered virtually, starting the week of March 7, 2022.
Individual Zoom sessions will be held at 5:30 p.m. on each Tuesday:
There will be a module for each week (Session Details below).
Presenters:
- John Jemison, University of Maine
- Heather Darby and John Bruce, University of Vermont
Registration:
There is a minimal registration fee of $10.00
Registration Deadline is March 1, 2023
A Zoom link, to be used for all sessions, will be sent to you upon completion of registration.
This course is sponsored by Northeast SARE and funded by project #LNE21-416.
Digital Connectivity Options: You will be required to access this material. If you have a computer and internet, you will be able to watch the videos and attend the synchronous sessions. If not, you will need to go somewhere where this will be possible for you to do.
Questions:
Contact John Jemison at jemison@maine.edu or 207.581.3241
About the Course:
This 5-week course is designed for farmers who want to improve their understanding of why you might want to grow hemp, key considerations involved with this particular crop, and what we know about this plant and what it might do for your customers that use it.
The course will involve your watching three to six short videos each week (approximately 90 minutes per week, and attending a one-hour synchronous zoom meeting with other class participants, UVM staff, and me). Each video has embedded questions that will be asked to answer so that I can know each participant has watched and completed each module. If you are a crop advisor, a credit will be offered for completing each module and another for each synchronous session for a total of 10 CCA continuing education units.
Session Details:
Week One:
- Welcome to hemp production
- Why one might want to grow fiber or grain hemp
- Why one might want to grow resinous hemp
- Understanding the hemp market and outlook for 2023 — Dr. Jonathan Malacarne, UMaine
- Understanding and defining your market with hemp — Dr. Erin Carter, UMaine
Week Two:
- Botany
- Classification
- Flowering
- Cannabinoid and terpene production
- Legal considerations
- Licensing
- Testing, etc.
Week Three:
- Soil Management and Fertility
- Soil Management
- Soil pH and Organic Matter Management
- Soil Nitrogen
- Resinous hemp nutrition (the other essential nutrients)
- Hemp Agronomics
- Resinous hemp
- Grain
- Fiber
Week Four:
- Integrated Pest Management
- Weeds
- Diseases
- Insects
- Harvesting, Drying, and Processing Concerns
Week Five:
- Understanding how cannabis affects humans (the endocannabinoid system)
- Understanding cannabinoids and their effect on humans
- Understanding terpenes and their effect on humans
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, or would like to discuss any other barriers to participation, please email jemison@maine.edu or call John Jemison at 207.581.3241 to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least 10 days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however, all requests will be considered.
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