Specialty Crop Symposium
Specialty Crop Symposium
Wednesday, September 25
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, ET
Rodale Institute Headquarters
Rodale Institute invites growers, researchers, students, and industry professionals to join us for a day-long Specialty Crop Symposium, featuring presentations on organic specialty crop production in a variety of agroecosystems in the Northeast region of the United States.
The program will include tours of Rodale’s research projects, presentations by leading speakers on topics such as saffron, CBD, fiber hemp, agroforestry, and more. The day will end with a Q+A with presenters.
Cost: $60/person
Location: 611 Siegfriedale Rd, Kutztown, Pennsylvania 19530
Lunch is included and will feature vegan, gluten-free and omnivore options.
Program Details
Schedule of Events
8:30 am – 9:00 am – Registration
9:00 am – 9:15 am – Welcome & Opening Remarks: Ashley Walsh and Dr. Andrew Smith
9:15 am – 9:45 am – Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gladis Zinati – Specialty crops/nutrition
9:45am – 10:35am – Presenter: Drs. Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani & Bharat Sharma Acharya – Saffron
10:35 am – 11:00 am – Presenter: Dr. Leigh Archer – Agroforestry
11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Field Tour/Demonstration
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:25 pm – Presenter: Dr. Wade Heller – AMF
1:25 pm – 1:50 pm – Presenter: Dr. Dinesh Panday – CBD hemp
1:50 pm – 2:10pm – Breakout session
2:10pm – 2:35 pm – Presenter: Ms. Tara Caton – Fiber hemp
2:35 pm – 2:50 pm – BREAK
2:50pm – 3:30pm – Presenter(s): Drs. Bruce L. Parker, Richard Bamford & Somaiyeh G. Dizaji – UV-light in Integrated Pest Management
3:30pm – 4:30 pm – ‘Ask an Expert’ Session
‘Ask an Expert’
Moderator: Dr. Leigh Archer
Experts: Dr. Saurav Das, soil health, Romans Caetani, field vegetable production, Brandon Wehr, farm operation/equipment, Sage Dennis, organic certification/consultation, Drew Oberholtzer, Co-Exist, industrial hemp
Registration
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Featured Speakers
Dr. Bharat Sharma Acharya
Director, Southeast Organic Center, Rodale Institute
Dr. Leigh Archer
Director, Perennial Systems Research, Rodale Institute
Romans Caetani
Research Associate, Rodale Institute
Tara Caton
Research Associate, Pocono Organic Center, Rodale Institute
Dr. Saurav Das
Director, Farming Systems Trial, Rodale Institute
Sage Dennis
Pennsylvania Organic Consultant, Rodale Institute
Dr. Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani
Research Director, Pennsylvania Campuses, Rodale Institute
Dr. Wade Heller
Research Microbiologist, USDA-ARS
Drew Oberholtzer
Creative Director and Sustainability Leader, Coexist
Dr. Dinesh Panday
Soil Scientist, Rodale Institute
Brandon Wehr
Assistant Farm Manager, Rodale Institute
