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.carroll@okstate.edu.
OSU Agriculture is dedicated to improving the quality of life of Oklahomans through science-based information and education. It is comprised of the Ferguson College of Agriculture and two state agencies: OSU Ag Research and OSU Extension
