2019 August 6 Schedule of Activities and Speakers
AUGUST 5-6
Vendor Tables
8:30 - 4:30
Room: Mezzanine
Open to the Public
AUGUST 5TH
Growing, Processing and Manufacturing for Grain, Fiber and Cannabinoids.
8:30 - 4:30 - Lunch included
Room: Ballroom
8:00 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:45 Welcome
- Coleman Hemphill, TXHIA President
- Sheila Hemphill, TXHIA Executive Director - Introduction of TXHIA Board Members
- Meet and Greet
- Hemp 101
- Introduction of County Coordinators
9:45 - 10:45 Business and Product Development,
Farmer Contracting / Financing
- Mark Case,
New River Botanicals
Huntsville, TN
- Troy Anderlohr
Enjoyable
Chatsworth, CA
10:45 - 11:00 Sponsored Break - LZ Organics
11:00 - 11:30 Farming Practices
- Jeff Kleypas
Toro Ag
Rio Hondo, TX
11:30 - 12:00 Speaker Panel Q&A
Vendor Descriptions
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12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
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1:00 - 2:00 Feminized seed, Processing and Equipment
- Brad Menard
The Plug Supply
Colorado Springs, CO | Denver CO
- Adrian Zelski
Founder International Hemp Exchange
Seed2System | HGH Seed, Inc.
Longmont, CO
2:00 - 3:00 Fiber Growing, Processing, and
Manufacturing
- Mike McGuire
Western Fiber
Hollis, OK
3:00 - 3:15 Sponsored Break - Tawakoni Plant Farm
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3:15 - 3:45 Building with Hempcrete
- Henry Valles, TXHIA Vice President
3:45 - 4:30 Speaker Panel Q&A Coleman Hemphill
4:30 Adjourn
7:00 - 9:00 Christoval Vineyards Dinner / Social
for ticket owners
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AUGUST 6TH
Legislative and Crop Insurance Update
Cultivation and Best Practices
8:30 - 5:30 - Lunch included
Room: Ballroom
8:30 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 9:40 Welcome - History of the TXHIA
Sheila Hemphill, TXHIA Executive Director
9:40 - 10:00 State of the Hemp Industry in Texas
Coleman Hemphill, TXHIA President
10:00 - 10:45 USDA Rules, TX Rules, Licensing and Seed
Certification and/Approval.
Dan Hunter, TDA Assistant Commissioner
10:45 - 11:00 Sponsored Break - Tawakoni Plant Farm
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11:00 - 12:00 Cannabinoid Testing for Production Optimization and Compliance
- Ionization Labs
- Cree Crawford, President
- Chase McMichael, Chief Science Officer
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
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1:00 - 1:30 USDA Crop Insurance Update
- AgriLogic Consulting
- Madelyn Nunez
1:30 - 2:45 Seed Genetics and Cultivation Best Practices
- Mark Case,
New River Botanicals
Huntsville, TN
- Adrian Zelski
Founder International Hemp Exchange
Seed2System | HGH Seed, Inc.
Longmont, CO
- Philip Northcutt
Sierra Gold Hemp
Lovelock, NV
2:45 - 3:00 Sponsored Break - LZ Organics
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3:00 - 4:00 Fiber, Production, Processing End Uses
- Brad Menard
The Plug Supply
Colorado Springs, CO | Denver CO
- Henry Valles, TXHIA Vice-President
Austin, TX
4:00 - 5:30 TXHIA Members Only Business Meeting
Election of Interim WTXHIA Board Member
Many Thanks to Our
Legacy Vendors
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And Our Other Vendors
