2015 HOPS Conference 2 day

June 26 - June 27, 2015



Friday, June 26
8:50-9:00 Welcome Tim Weigle NYS IPM Program/LERGP
9 :00-9:30 Developing a Business Plan Beth Reed Small Business Development Center
9:30-10:00 Hops Cost of Production Kateyln Walley-Stoll Chautauqua CCE
10-10:30 Soils Basics Rob Halboum Chautauqua Soil and Water
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-11:45 Pond Construction David Spann Chautauqua Soil and Water
11:45-12:15 Hops Production before you Plant Steve Miller Madison County CCE
12:15-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Irrigation System Basics Dan Kamburoff Columbus Irrigation Co, LLC
1:30-2:00 Insect Pests in Hops Mary Gardiner Ohio State University
2:00-2:30 Governor Cuomo's Craft Beverage Initiative Samuel Filler Empire State Development
2:00-3:00 Brewer Panel Dustin Hazer Southern Tier
3:00-4:00 Outside in the hop yard w speakers

Saturday, June 27
9:00-9:15 Welcome Tim Weigle
9:15-10 :00 Sprayers for hops Andrew Landers Cornell University
10:00-10:45 Increasing beneficials in the hop yard Mary Gardiner Ohio State University
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-Noon Sustainable Hop Production at Roy Farms, with and emphasis on Fertilizer and Irrigation practices Mike Roy Roy Farms
1:00-1:30 Fertigation Set up Mike Madison Belle Terre Irrigation
1:30-2:15 Economics of growing hops in the eastern US Steve Miller Madison County CCE
2:15-3:00 Cover Crops and Nutrition in Hops Luke Haggerty LERGP
3:00-3:30 Developing and Implementing Hops IPM Strategies Tim Weigle NYS IPM Program/LERGP
3:30-4:00 Outside in hop yards