About 2019 NMSU Hemp Workshop
The First Hemp Workshop offered in NM to discuss the cultivation of hemp for CBD oil, fiber and food products. Including current NMDA/USDA legal aspects pertaining to NM business start up costs.
Topics to be discussed:
•Introduction to Hemp
•What are the differences between CBD and THC
•What is the History of Hemp
•What are the uses of Hemp
•What are the costs to start a business
•What are the soil requirements
•Organic vs. Inorganic production
•Water requirements
•Equipment Needed
•Extraction
•Bio-Security
•NMDA Regulations/licensing
•Other basic beginning topics
Agenda
May 23, 2019
8:00 AM | Registration
8:30 AM | Welcome & Introductions
NMSU, USDA, Senators, and DEA
9:00 AM | History of Hemp
ML Robinson -
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service, Las Vegas, NV.
9:50 AM | Break
10:00 AM | Hemp Legal Challenges in New Mexico
Brad Lewis - NMDA
DEA -
Zeke Rodriguez - Continual Growth LLC
Tom Dean - NMSU, SW District Dept. Head and Co-Director SW Border Food Protection and Emergency Preparedness Center
12:10 PM | Lunch
1:00 PM | Getting Started in a Hemp Business
Dr. Jim Libbin, Specialist -
NMSU Extension Economics
2:00 PM | Hemp Growing Basics
ML Robinson -
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service, Las Vegas, NV.
2:50 PM | Break
3:00 PM | Pests, Pathogens and Processing
Dr. Leslie Beck, Dr. Carol Sutherland, Phillip Lujan -
NMSU Extension Plant Sciences
3:50 PM | New Technology in Drip Irrigation
Uri Segev, Director Business Development -
N-Drip Gravity Micro Irrigation, Israel/USA
4:20 PM | Panel Discussion
4:50 PM | Evaluations
5:00 PM | Close
May 24, 2019
8:00 AM | Welcome & Introductions
8:15 AM | Hemp Products
ML Robinson -
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service, Las Vegas, NV.
9:10 AM | Vendor Panel
Jupiter Seeds, Natural Re-leaf, etc...
9:50 AM | Break
10:05 AM | Lab Testing
Rich Richins -
Rio Grande Analytical Labs
11:00 AM | How to Use Hemp for Your Health
Marysia Morawska -
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service, Las Vegas, NV.
12:00 PM | Lunch
1:00 PM | How to Extract Herb Oils (the differences between products on shelves vs. making your own)
Marysia Morawska -
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service, Las Vegas, NV.
2:00 PM | Panel Discussion
2:50 PM | Evaluations
3:00 PM | Close
