Industrial Hemp Research Projects
Moderator: Jerry Fankhauser, Industrial Hemp Program Logistics Coordinator, Assistant Director, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, UF/IFAS
Field Trials in the UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project
Dr. Zachary Brym, Industrial Hemp Program Research Coordinator, Assistant Professor, Agronomy, Tropical Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS
Propagation and Controlled Environment Research in the UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project
Dr. Brian J. Pearson, Assistant Professor—Landscape, Ornamental, and Protected Crop Management, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS
Invasion Risk of Industrial Hemp in Florida
Dr. S. Luke Flory, Associate Professor, Agronomy, UF/IFAS
Industrial Hemp Research Projects Panel Q&A
Opening Session: Federal and State Policy Overview for Industrial Hemp
Welcome: Gene Jones, Co-Founder, Florida Industrial Hemp Conference & Exhibition and the Florida Medical Cannabis Conference & Exhibition
Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey Sharkey, President, The Florida Hemp Association
Keynote Welcome Address:
Overview of Florida's Hemp Program
Holly Bell, Director of Cannabis, Florida Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services
Panel Discussion (Click here to view participant bios):
Holly Bell, Director of Cannabis, Florida Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services
Dr. Eric Rohrig, Chief – Bureau of Methods Development and Biological Control, Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services
Allen Witters, Founder, CEO, and Managing Director of Gravitas Infinitum and Gravitas Kannavis
Roger Brown, CEO/President, ACS Laboratory
Doug Warren, COO, Sunshine Hemp
Paula Savchenko, Esq., Associate Attorney, Mofffa, Sutton & Donnini, P.A.
Tara Tedrow, Chair, Cannabis and Controlled Substances Group, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.