Sustainable Incorporation of Hemp into American Agricultural Cropping Systems

This work is supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (NACA) Project #2072-2100-054-00-D

2019-2020 Research Objectives

Determine the optimal adaptation of hemp essential oil variety types and genetics across U.S. farm resource regions.

Rich Roseberg

Assoc Professor, Director
OSU

Charlie Brummer

Charlie Brummer, UC-Davis

Professor
UC-Davis

Ernie Cebert

Ernst Cebert

Research Assoc Professor
Alabama A&M

Chengci Chen

Professor
Montana State

Heather Darby

Heather Darby-University of Vermont

Extension Professor
University of Vermont

Ramesh Dhakal

Assistant Professor
Virginia State University

Carl Duley

Professor
UW Madison

Shelby Ellison

Assistant Professor
UW Madison

John Fike

Professor
Virginia Tech

Zach Hansen

Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee

Gerald Myers

Professor
Louisiana State University

Robert Pearce

Professor
University of Kentucky

Dan Putnam

Dan Putnam UC-Davis

Professor
UC Davis

Larry Smart

Larry Smart

Professor
Cornell University

Determine hemp crop water use across diverse production regions.

Scott Lukas

Dr. Scott Lukas

Assistant Professor, HAREC
OSU

Dari Biswanath

Assistant Professor, KBREC
OSU

Clinton Shock

Professor Emeritus
OSU

Perry Cabot

Research Scientist
CSU Fruita

Bob Hutmacher

Professor
UC Davis

Dan Putnam

Dan Putnam UC-Davis

Professor
UC Davis

Determine optimal uses and safety of hemp and hemp byproducts fed to livestock.

Massimo Bionaz

Associate Professor
OSU

Serkan Ates

Assistant Professor
OSU

Jenifer Cruikshank

Jenifer Cruickshank

Assistant Professor (Practice)
OSU

Michelle Kutzler

Professor
OSU

Juliana Ranches

Juliana Ranches

Assistant Professor
OSU

Determine protocols for optimal sampling of hemp fields and laboratory analyses to accurately reflect THC content at harvest to meet National compliance testing requirements.

Gordon Jones

Assistant Professor (Practice)
OSU

Jennifer Duringer

Asst Professor (Sr Res)
OSU

Mark Berhow

Research Chemist
USDA ARS

Robert Hutmacher

Professor
UC Davis

Chad Kinney

Chad Kinney

Director, ICR
CSU Pueblo

Dan Putnam

Dan Putnam UC-Davis

Professor
UC Davis

2020-2021 Research Objectives

Determine optimal adaptation of hemp essential oil, grain, and fiber market types and their genetics.

Rich Roseberg

Assoc. Professor, Director
OSU

Clint Shock

Professor Emeritus
OSU

Perry Cabot

Research Scientist
CSU Fruita

Ernst Cebert

Ernst Cebert

Research Assoc. Professor
Alabama A&M

Heather Darby

Heather Darby-University of Vermont

Extension Professor
University of Vermont

Carl Duley

Agriculture Agent
University Wisconsin-Madison

David Gang

David Gang-WSU

Professor
WSU

Bob Hutmacher

Professor
UC-Davis

Robert Pearce

Extension Professor
University of Kentucky

Dan Putnam

Dan Putnam UC-Davis

Extension Professor
UC Davis

Larry Smart

Larry Smart

Professor
Cornell University

Determine hemp crop water use across diverse production regions in the Western U.S.

Brian Charlton

Director, KBREC
OSU

Scott Lukas

Dr. Scott Lukas

Assistant Professor
OSU

Everald McLennon

Everald McLennon

Post Doc Scholar, KBREC
OSU

Clint Shock

Professor Emeritus
OSU

Perry Cabot

Research Scientist
CSU Fruita

Bob Hutmacher

Professor
UC-Davis

Dan Putnam

Dan Putnam UC-Davis

Professor
UC-Davis

Determine optimal uses and safety of hemp and hemp byproducts fed to livestock.

Massimo Bionaz

Assoc Professor
OSU

Serkan Ates

Assistant Professor
OSU

James Hermes

Emeritus Assoc Professor
OSU

Nathan Parker

Instructor
OSU

Develop protocols for describing growth, phenotypes, and optimal sampling times of hemp fields and laboratory analyses to accurately reflect THC and other cannabinoid contents at harvest to meet National compliance testing requirements.

Jennifer Duringer

Asst Professor (Sr Res)
OSU

Gordon Jones

Assistant Professor (Practice)
OSU

Mark Berhow

Research Chemist
USDA ARS

Robert Hutmacher

Professor
UC Davis

Chad Kinney

Chad Kinney

Director, ICR
CSU Pueblo

Dan Putnam

Dan Putnam UC-Davis

Professor
UC Davis

2021-2022 Research Objectives

Determine the optimal adaptation of diverse germplasm of chemical, grain, and fiber hemp market classes across farm resource regions, particularly in the Western U.S.

Develop data for hemp growth and development for use in crop and systems modeling.

Charlie Brummer

Charlie Brummer, UC-Davis

Professor
UC-Davis

Ernie Cebert

Ernst Cebert

Research Assoc Professor
Alabama A&M

Brian Charlton

Director, KBREC
OSU

David Gang

David Gang-WSU

Professor
WSU

Everald McLennon

Everald McLennon

Post Doc Scholar, KBREC
OSU

Bob Pearce

Extension Professor
University of Kentucky

Rich Roseberg

Assoc Professor, Director
OSU

Don Wysocki

Assoc Professor (Practice)
OSU

 Determine optimal uses and safety of hemp and hemp byproducts by food animal livestock and poultry (post-extract biomass).

Massimo Bionaz

Assoc Professor
OSU

Serkan Ates

Assistant Professor
OSU

James Hermes

Emeritus Assoc Professor
OSU

Nathan Parker

Instructor
OSU

Determine effects of sampling approaches, production environments, and laboratory analyses on the accuracy of cannabinoid content in hemp in meeting National THC compliance testing requirements.

Jennifer Duringer

Asst Professor (Sr Res)
OSU

Mark Berhow

Research Chemist
USDA ARS

Gordon Jones

Assistant Professor (Practice)
OSU

Chad Kinney

Chad Kinney

Director, ICR
CSU Pueblo