University of Illinois Extension in partnership with American Hemp Research will be hosting an Industrial Hemp Processing Summit in Roseville, Illinois. 

The Industrial Hemp Processing Summit will take place on Monday, January 27 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Roseville Community Center located at 265 West Penn Avenue.  The cost of the event is $10 and will include a baked potato bar lunch.  Registration is required to attend and can be found at https://go.illinois.edu/HempSummit.  Registration will close on Thursday, January 23, 2020.

Agenda

9:00- 9:15         Welcome and Introduction

                          Phillip Alberti and Andy Huston

9:15- 10:00        2019: A review

                          Phillip Alberti, University of Illinois Extension

10:00-10:30       Financing

                          Chris Gavin, President and CEO

                          Midwest Bank

10:30-11:00       Crop Insurance

                          Thompson Insurance, Raritan

11:00-12:00       Cultivation and Harvest

                          Andy Huston, American Hemp Research CEO

12:00-12:30       Lunch

12:30-2:00         Cultivation Overview, Products, and Plant Breeding

                          Phylos Biosciences

                          o   Henry Olson, Sr. Director of Sales

                          o   Sage Haegen, Technical Development Lead

2:00-2:30           Extraction

                          Marquis Energy

                          o    Drew Schlump, Director of Hemp Procurement 

2:30-3:00           Production Panel