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About this event
Join the hemp supply chain for two full days of Industrial Hemp in Pennsylvania.
See cutting edge production and technology at four farms, all within 30 minutes of Lancaster. Use the casual farm settings to network with plant breeders, farmers, processors, and manufacturers. Farming, food, fiber and energy – the opportunities are here!
This event is sponsored in part by a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Please get Tickets /Register for each day. We want to be prepared for you with a packet of information.
Allow about 20 – 25 minutes drive time between farms.
8/20/24 Tuesday — 3 Farm Tours
9:00 to 11:30 AM Variety Trial and Crop Culture
King’s AgriSeeds research farm in Christiana, PA
- Plot trials feature 28 fiber, grain, multipurpose varieties — many grown for the first time in the US!
- Share your product requirements with genetics representatives from Verve Seed Solutions, International Hemp, New West Genetics, Konopi US
- Agronomists share best agronomic practices for a thriving crop
12:00 to 4:00 PM Landis Valley Farm Museum, Lancaster PA
PA Dept of Ag and Right Coast Hemp are sponsoring admission to the museum and lunch.
- Lunch in the Shade featuring Lancaster County farm to table fare. Vegetarian options available. (12:00 to 12:30)
- PA Hemp Entrepreneur Presentations – This is a special program by business leaders who are quietly, deliberately leading the way to establish the hemp industry in Pennsylvania and the region. PA Dept of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding kicks off the afternoon acknowledging the strides these companies are making in seed, food, fabric, building materials and alternative energy (12:45 to 2:30)
- Professional guided tours of George and Henry Landis’s homestead and working farm with collections of agricultural technology and lifestyle of the 18th and 19th centuries (Concurrent, 12:45 to 4:00)
- Hemp Historian Les Stark decorticates hemp fiber and spins tales of Lancaster County’s textile industry (12:45 to 4:00)
- Hemp Casita by Right Coast Hemp (12:45 to 4:00)
4:30 to 6:00 PM Dinner on your own. Choose from a wide variety of restaurants in the area.
- Downtown Lancaster
- Oregon Dairy Restaurant & Buffet
- Harvest Seasonal Grill
- Restaurants near the Museum and PSU research farm — your next stop!
6:00 to 8:00 PM Twilight Field Walk and Talk
Penn State’s Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center, Manheim, PA
The bridge between farmer and fiber processor
- Explore varieties and crop management that make for a successful journey from seed to product
- Biomass processing experts will present their research, including Penn State and Rutgers scientists
- BastLab / Natural Textiles Solutions provide insight into raw materials for fabric manufacturing in Eastern Pennsylvania
- Hemp Casita by Right Coast Hemp
8/21/24 Wednesday — 4th Farm Tour
9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Grow Hemp At Scale
Cedar Meadow Farm
Register today! Lunch is provided by Lancaster Burger Co.
The goal: 30,000 acres of hemp in PA by 2030. It can be done!
- Pennsylvania fuels industry growth
- 50 acres of hemp, 17 varieties, two planting dates
- Watch planting, harvesting, baling in action
- Scientists from University of Maryland, Cornell University, North Carolina State University, and Thomas Jefferson University share their research about crop cultivation, plant breeding, and fiber qualities
- Intersection of artificial intelligence and revenue