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Hemp Field Day 2022 by Essen Atlas
Rusty Peterson & Cory VanderZwaag
on the iHemp Hour
Thursday, August 11, 2022 @ 12 n EST
Essen Atlas is a MiMichigan-basediber company building the blueprint for hemp fiber processing operations that can be replicated throughout the state and beyond.
Field Day 2022
Essen Atlas is inviting you to an informal field day to discuss the hemp fiber and seed industry as well as provide the community with insight into what we hope to see in Michigan’s future fiber, food, and fuel industries.
Panel discussion with Fiber Specialists
Christie Apple | Founder and Owner of Cropscout Christie
James Dedecker | Director of Research – MSU
Nate Wittikamp | Farmer / Producer
Cory VanderZwaag | Co-Founder & COO of Essen Atlas
Rusty Peterson | Co-Founder & CSO of Essen Atlas
Molly Mott | MDARD Hemp Specialist
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Hemp Grain as Animal Feed – Andrew Bish
Learn more about the Hemp Feed Coalition and help their cause by joining https://hempfeedcoalition.org.
Blown In Hemp Insulation – Fiber Fort
Kim Croes started her hempcrete company, FiberFort, in Detroit, Michigan with the hopes of making a positive impact on the earth. Currently a painter, she is making her transition into natural building practices. Kim started her training and education of hempcrete in January 2021 and is now certified for spray and hand-cast application by the companies Hempitecture and Americhanvre. FiberFort is set to start the first hempcrete house this July in Chelsea, Michigan.
Regenerative Hemp Farming – Pott Farms
What does it mean to be regenerative? It means that our systems are designed to restore and sustain rather than deplete our resources; and that they are rooted in justice. For the past four years, Robbin has been practicing regenerative farming and learning about living soil while cultivating hemp naturally.
European Hemp Fiber and Grain Seeds
Hana Gabrielová and Robin Destiche of KonopiUS will join us this week. Hana Gabrielová is a 20-year veteran within the hemp industry. In 2010 she founded Hempoint in Europe. Hempoint is involved in many parts of the supply chain – planting seed distribution, farming,...
Canadian Hemp Fiber and Grain Seeds
UniSeeds Inc. is a professional seed business that develops and distributes high-quality industrial hemp seed. We are farmers serving farmers, with a goal to improve life through plant genetics by working collaboratively with our peers to serve the agricultural...
Alternative options of homeopathic and holistic means of healing and enhancing the quality of life.
Tonya Mora is a lifelong resident of Michigan other than her time spent in the United States Navy where she worked with the military police as well as taught sailing skills to midshipmen at the Naval Academy. After her honorable discharge, she attained the position of...
Talking Power in the Soil
We are visiting with Crop Scout Christie Apple on this week’s iHemp Hour! Get the Dirt on Soil with this expert. Join us on Facebook, YouTube, our website or through Zoom! This year’s Expo theme is “The Power of Hemp & Cannabis” and this year’s Expo will encompass...
Talking about Hemp-Lime
We will be joined by Kim Croes and Rachel Berry to talk about the use of Hemp-Lime (hempcrete) in the building. Jacob Waddell of the USHBA will also provide an update on the recent ICC trials. Both Kim and Rachel have hands-on experience building with hemp. On...
ABKO Labs
ABKO Labs is an ISO 17025 certified cannabis testing facility located in Warren, dedicated to providing its clients with accurate results in a prompt manner. Its high-touch service and standards ensure its clients succeed from seed to sale. On the show, ABKO’s Lab...
Financing the Industrial Hemp industry
On this weeks episode of the iHemp Hour we speak with Bob Moore of www.bobmoorefinancing.com in Oklahoma. Bob is an avid fan of the hemp industry and is actively working with companies in the US and Canada. Learn about the unique challenges and what to avoid when...
Homeland Hempcrete
Founded the same year the US Farm Bill legalized the production of industrial hemp, Homeland Hempcrete entered the market utilizing the traditional cast-in-place build method. After years of trial and error, Homeland Hempcrete decided there must be a more effective...
US Hemp Building Association
Jacob Waddell is the Interim Executive Director of the US Hemp Building Association. He has been working with the USHBA for two years. Before this challenge, he has worked for a testing lab, as a musician, as an engineer and program manager in marine and automotive...
Hemp Moving To MRA
Because of recent regulation changes in Michigan with the MRA becoming the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), and parts of the industrial hemp regulation being moved from MDARD to the CRA, we have Andrew Brisbo, the Executive Director of the MRA on this week’s iHemp...
Americans for Safe Access
Because of recent regulation changes in Michigan, we have asked Americans for Safe Access to join us at this year’s Expo. The mission of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis (marijuana) for therapeutic use and research. This...
The Future of Hemp Grain
Jeff is known for his ‘real life’ experience in the field as a pedigreed Hemp seed grower, and having a strong applied research background providing benchmarks in the hemp industry. Jeff has assisted in the success of producers, Industry and colleagues in the...
COVID and Cannabinoids
Annie Rouse is co-founder and COO of OP Innovates, innovative formulations and sustainable manufacturing company offering improved bioavailability through its patent-pending organic delivery system, Naturia+™. OP Innovates offers Naturia+ in bulk and private/white...
How Carbon Programs Operate
Carbon credits are rapidly developing in the US, and hemp and other specialty crops are especially suited for the challenge of sequestering carbon in US soils. PanXchange’s carbon program is farmer-friendly and uniquely suited for hemp carbon credits. They aim to...
The Hemp Industries Association
Jody has worked for membership nonprofits for more than 20 years, helping organizations to transform in order to better serve their members and their missions. He is passionate about the potential for hemp to bring value to rural communities, help heal the planet, and...
Scott Colville Crop Insurance
Scott Colville Crop Insurance’s mission is the same today as when Jim Colville started back in 1967: To help farmers sleep better, regardless of what nature throws their way. The Colville family has been insuring crops for small to medium farmers in the Midwest region...
Creating a Reliable Supply Chain of Carbon-Negative Hemp Materials
Heartland Industries is a biotech company that engineers hemp fibers as additives to plastics. Heartland’s hemp additives make plastics stronger, lighter, cheaper, and more sustainable. The Heartland team focuses on creating a reliable supply chain of carbon-negative...
The Results of Varietal Trials
James DeDecker, PhD is the Director of the MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, Michigan and a Specialist in the MSU Extension Community, Food and Environment Institute. He earned a BS in Environmental Studies and Anthropology from the...
Cannabinoid Potency Assay Method
Eurofins scientists are leading global experts in hemp and CBD analysis and verification. Eurofins developed the first globally recognized (AOAC) method for testing the potency of hemp. Eurofins scientific teams collaborate to develop innovative, customizable testing...
The Grain and Fiber Side of the Industry
Eric produces the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast. Join us as he shares stories about his summertime travels around the country visiting hemp folks on the grain and fiber side of the industry.
The Good Works of Icon Processors
Icon Processors was founded by Dr. Fabio Rodi after years of first hand experience in witnessing the wellness benefits of all natural plant derivatives, in particular CBD from hemp. Free from many of the side effects of common pharmaceuticals, CBD and other...
CBD Store of Michigan
Rod Glupker owns and operates the CBD Store of Michigan in Fremont, Michigan. The store carries over 60 brands of CBD, most of them grown and manufactured in Michigan, with over 200 different products. CBD Store of Michigan is located at 37 East Main Street, Fremont,...
The Hero Project
Mike Brennan has many talents, one of them being the President of the Hero Project Board of Directors. Anton Harb Jr., a disabled Iraqi War Veteran, is the face of HeroProjectUSA.org. Anton is a retired Army artillery officer who used cannabis to cope with his PTSD,...
Hemp Economics
Beau Whitney is the Founder and Chief Economist at Whitney Economics, a global leader in cannabis and hemp business consulting, data, and economic research. Whitney Economics, LLC is based in Portland, Oregon. Serving an international clientele, Beau is considered one...
The Good Works of Hemp Harvest Works and Bish Enterprises
Andrew Bish is the Founder and CEO of Hemp Harvest Works and COO of Bish Enterprises, based out of Giltner, Nebraska. Keren Gutierrez is the Account Sales Executive for Bish Enterprises. Bish Enterprises is a third-generation harvest equipment manufacturer, founded in...
Hemp Innovation Challenge 2.0
The Hemp Innovation Challenge is an innovation competition designed to accelerate the best future of hemp innovation on earth and beyond by supporting hemp entrepreneurs, students, and others who are launching the world’s most disruptive hemp innovations for people,...
North Dakota’s First Hemp Testing Laboratories
Leveraging her deep industry knowledge of Federal regulations, testing operations, and software innovation, Kia Mikesh helped establish Adams Independent Testing as one of the first hemp testing laboratories in the state of North Dakota. Under her guidance, AIT has...
The ABCs of CBD
Shira Adler — called the “voice of our time” is a highly-vetted speaker, educator, and renowned author of “The ABCs of CBD: The Essential Guide” (hailed as the “industry bible” and which has sold more than 15,000 copies). Shira is a media wellness personality and an...
History of Lakeland Hemp
Dennis Dean, a fifth-generation farmer, is joined by his wife, Barb, and son, Eric, to raise cherries and hemp on their 120 acres. The original portion of the farm was homesteaded by Dennis’s great, great, great grandfather and has been passed down through each new...
Ways to Brand your Product and Market in the Hemp Industry
Jeff Cole is the founder of the U.S. Hemp Brokerage LLC based in the Boulder area of Colorado. U.S. Hemp Brokerage LLC (USHB) has been established to provide hemp farmers, processors and manufacturers of industrial hemp materials and products with high-quality...
Updates on the policy and regulation | iHemp Hour ft Molly Mott of MDARD
Molly Mott is the industrial hemp program specialist with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). She manages the State’s hemp program, which is housed in MDARD’s Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division, Plant Health section, and ensures...
Producing Quality CBD Products to Customers Worldwide | iHemp Hour ft Jeff Gallagher
After hemp supplements helped turn Jeff Gallagher’s life around, he made it his personal mission to help at least five people a month discover the benefits of hemp. He started MHR Brands in early 2013. Made by Hemp was born shortly after. Since 2013, Made by Hemp has...
Broadcasting live from the 3rd Annual Southern Hemp Expo in Raleigh, North Carolina
This is the 3rd Annual Southern Hemp Expo (SHE3) — and SHE3 starts with FARMERS! There will be ideas shared on how to RETHINK Hemp with genetics, soil amendments, and the right technology and equipment to streamline operations. "Bringing balance back to Mother Earth!"...
Accelerating the Growth of the CBD Market
With 25 years of experience in multiple industries, Chris has led in a variety of roles in manufacturing, development and logistics for multiple industries. Chris is formally trained as a Packaging Engineer from Michigan State University as well as a Master’s of...
Product Innovation in the Hemp Industry
Tony Lupo, Dr. Jesse Miller and Nate Banner of NEOGEN discuss product innovation efforts to support the hemp industry. NEOGEN is a long-standing company (headquartered in Lansing, Michigan) focused on supporting agriculture industries through rapid diagnostics and...
Synergizing a Unique Hemp Extract
Ron Fazio is a former board-certified forensic scientist with over 20 years of controlled substance experience. Hemp Synergistics has developed a proprietary process to produce a unique hemp extract. Bio-Dri™ is a patent-pending novel broad-spectrum hemp powder with...
Building a Sustainable Hemp Supply Chain | with Annie Rouse of Anavii Market
Annie Rouse is a dedicated hemp entrepreneur, educator and activist who has spent the last 10 years building a sustainable supply chain for hemp products through her manufacturing and formulations entity, OP Innovates, and her suite of branded products including...
Rethinking Hemp with Genetics
The Southern Hemp Expo (“SHE”) is scheduled for Sept. 2 – 4, 2021 at the Raleigh Convention Center, 500 South Salisbury Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. SHE starts with FARMERS! They will share ideas on how to RETHINK Hemp with genetics, soil amendments, and the...
The Value of U.S. Hemp Authority Certification
FoodChain ID is the exclusive certifying body for the U.S. Hemp Authority’s™ certification program. As FCID’s, Executive Director of Sales and Marketing for the CBD, Hemp and Dietary Supplement Markets, Marcia's responsibilities include growing other services and...
Erica Halverson talks about how her hemp paper business grew along with her quest to save the planet — one plant at a time!
Erica Halverson started her career path in retail and moved into a corporate structure, marking her way as a Marketing, Sales, Branding and CPG expert until she decided to get some smaller table experience under her belt and moved to Silicon Valley to join the Startup...
Scheril Murray Powell, Esq. talks about the importance of FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) compliance in your hiring process as you grow your hemp business.
Scheril Murray Powell, Esq. is a Business Development Manager for Creative Services in their Cannabis Division. She is also an Agricultural, Cannabis, and Dietary Supplement Attorney at Doumar, Allsworth, Laystrom, Voigt, Adair, and Dishowitz LLP. She is also the...
Seth Boone of PanXchange Talks Hemp and Animal Feed Markets
Seth Boone is PanXchange's VP of Business Development and head of hemp markets. Raised on a ranch in West Texas, he offers a background beginning in production agriculture before continuing his career merchandising feed grains and other agricultural commodities for...
Dr. Chris Luettgen of Georgia Tech talks about Applications of Hemp Biomass in Paper, Paper Board, NonWovens and Molded Fiber
Chris Luettgen is the Associate Director of Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) of Georgia Institute of Technology. His Research focuses on Biobased Materials, Biochemicals, Biorefining, Biotechnology, Pulp Paper Packaging & Tissue, Sustainable Manufacturing and...
Rachel Berry, CEO of Illinois Hemp Grower’s Association, Secretary of the US Hemp Building Association, Eric McKee, Founder & CEO of Wndr and Founder of the US Hemp Building Association & Director of Strategic Growth and Jeffrey Cole, Owner & Founder of US Hemp Brokerage LLC
Rachel Berry is a first-generation farmer, which includes regenerative practices, vegetables, hemp fiber and grain. She is passionate about small farms/businesses, conservation, local food systems and economy along with hemp education. Rachel is a Board Member of the...
Joe & Victoria Veldon from Seven Leaf Genetics on the iHemp Hour
Joe & Victoria Veldon are Cannabis experts, award winning cultivators and long-time breeders for both the Medical and Recreational marijuana markets in Oregon and the emerging hemp markets throughout the rest of the nation. Combining their degrees in plant and...