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Burlington The 2021 Online Dairy Education Series will provide farmers with the latest research and information on forage production, cow comfort and other dairy topics.
The University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Program will host the free, virtual program in March. Farmers may sign up for one or more of the six sessions although a separate registration is required for each session.
To register, go to https://onlinedairyeducationseries.eventbrite.com. To request a disability-related accommodation, please call Susan Brouillette at (800) 639-2130.
The series features local farmers, researchers and other agricultural professionals from the Northeast and as far away as New Zealand. Details can be found at http://go.uvm.edu/conferences.
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VIRTUAL EVENT: The Industrial Hemp Conference will be held virtually from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26. The Feb. 26 event will be held virtually and will feature speakers from across the country.
Feb 05, 2021
A keynote talk by a leading U.S. cannabinoid researcher is among the highlights of the third annual Industrial Hemp Conference on Feb. 26.
Dr. John McPartland, a Middlebury osteopathic physician and consultant for GW Pharmaceuticals, will describe the challenges he s faced when working with cannabis. His presentation kicks off the conference, a virtual event that will run from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and will feature researchers and industry experts from Vermont, Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado and several other states.
The University of Vermont Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Program and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets hosted the
Third Annual Industrial Hemp Conference (click to view conference brochure), which was held virtually on Friday, February 26, 2021.
The 2021 Industrial Hemp Conference proceedings are now available online. You will find the presentation videos for all the live presentations and the on-demand ones, as well as a PDF of the live presentation powerpoint (if available) and resources that were posted on the virtual conference website. The proceedings are on the eXtension website and are available for a fee of $75.
If you attended the conference on February 26 virtually, you can send me an email request to receive a voucher code to access these proceedings at no additional cost, susan.brouillette@uvm.edu. I can confirm your attendance with our master attendee list.