STILLWATER, Okla. – The Growing Hops & Grapes in Oklahoma Field Day will be an opportunity for Oklahoma residents and potential growers to learn more about the state’s specialty crops.
“We are hopping into year three in the Cimarron Valley Research Station hopyard,” said Katie Stenmark, a doctoral student in the OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. “We will discuss all things hops – cultivar selection, trellis construction, seasonal management, harvest and post-harvest handling.”
Afterward, attendees will learn about OSU undergraduate research on grapes and grape disease management.
Who: Oklahoma hops and grapes growers and potential growers What: Growing Hops & Grapes in Oklahoma Field Day When: 11:30 a.m., Friday, July 19 Where: Cimarron Valley Research Station, 1003 E.
104th St., in Perkins Schedule: 9:15 a.m.: Hops cultivar selection – Katie Stenmark 9:30 a.m.: Trellis Construction – Charles Fontanier, associate professor in the OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture 9:45 a.m.: Planting and management, irrigation, training – Katie Stenmark 10 a.m.: Pest management and disease – Mustafa Jibrin, assistant professor in the OSU Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Sara Wallace, OSU Plant Disease and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology 10:15 a.m.: Pest management and weeds – TBD 10:15 a.m.: Harvest and post-harvest handling – Niels Maness, professor in the OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture 10:30 a.m.: TBD 10:45 a.m.: Grape research project – Brooke Pruitt, student in horticulture and landscape architecture 11 a.m.: Grape disease management – Mustafa Jibrin and Tanner Dollar, undergraduate Extension scholar and intern 11:15 a.m.: Wine shipping information – Courtney Bir, assistant professor and Extension specialist for farm management in the OSU Department of Agricultural Economics 11:30 a.m.: Q&A with participants Registration: Begins at 8:30 a.m. the day of the event.
The event will conclude with an open invitation for a discounted brewery tour (all ages) and beer/wine tasting (21+) at the Iron Monk Brewing Company, 519 S. Husband St. in Stillwater.
For more information or to register, visit the OSU Extension calendar or contact becky. [email protected].
