Hemp: An Agricultural Commodity
Date and Time
Friday Sep 13, 2019
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
Friday, September 13, 7:30-11:30 AM
Location
Directions Exit I-57 at exit 235A and continue east on University Avenue. Turn left onto Mattis Avenue (second stoplight), turn left onto Bradley Avenue. Parkland College is on your right at the second stoplight. Exit I-74 at Exit 181 - Prospect Avenue. Go south on Prospect to Bradley Ave (second stoplight). Turn right onto Bradley. Follow Bradley past Mattis Avenue. Parkland College is on your right at the intersection of Bradley and Clayton Blvd.Tony Noel Agricultural Center at Parkland College
2400 West Bradley Avenue
Champaign, IL 61821
Building W on west side of campus.
Fees/Admission
$25, register by September 6 at www.parkland.edu/hemp or call 217/351-2235.
Website
Description
Educational event focused on supporting the agricultural community.
Join Parkland College and the Champaign County Farm Bureau for breakfast and cutting edge information surrounding hemp as a new commodity. This engaging educational breakfast will provide a brief history and uses of hemp, growing considerations, up-to-date State and Federal regulations, and business opportunities in this developing industry.
7:30-11:30 AM (7:30-8 AM, breakfast and networking)
Meet the experts:
Bill Bodine, Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of State Legislation
Stacy McCaskill, Executive Director at Illinois SBDC at Sauk Valley Community College
Mike Doherty, Illinois Farm Bureau Senior Economist & Policy Analyst
