PIKETON, Ohio — The Ohio Hop Growers Guild is excited to announce, Bines to Steins, ONLINE, a new 6-part series of timely educational webinars to get our members and growers ready for the 2021 hop season. Webinars will feature monthly topics and answer grower questions in real-time.
We’ll discuss it all, from preparing the yard through post-harvest, and everything in between! This series is FREE to all current OHGG Members (2021 dues paid). Not a member? Those interested in joining any or all of the educational webinars can become a guild member by following this link: https://www.ohgg.org/membership.
We’ll be kicking off the series with our OHGG Annual Meeting with keynotes James Altwies and Gregg Baimel, from the popular Hopnology podcast!
- February 21 @ 4pm: OHGG 2021 Annual Meeting, followed by Hopnology podcasters, James Altwies and Gregg Baimel
The remaining 5 webinars are the last Thursday evening of each month from 7-8p.m. Here is our Bines to Steins, ONLINE topic line-up:
- February 25 @ 7pm: Phenology, Records
- March 25 @ 7pm: Pruning and Training, Weed Management
- April 29 @ 7pm: Disease Management, Pesticide Labels
- May 27 @ 7pm: Insect Management, Fertilization
- June 24 @ 7pm: Harvest Timing, Drying
These webinars are included as part of your 2021 Ohio Hop Growers Guild Membership — Cheers! Haven’t paid your dues or want to learn more about membership benefits? Visit our website at www.ohgg.org. Current paid members will receive an email invitation to join one week prior to each webinar – All webinars will be recorded so OHGG members can watch again later. Please direct any questions to ohiohopgrowersguild@gmail.com.
This educational webinar series is organized by the board of directors of the Ohio Hop Growers Guild, a not-for-profit organization, whose mission it is to unify, grow, educate and protect the Ohio hops growing community, to increase sales of Ohio grown hops through promotions, marketing, public and industry awareness, and to monitor and assure a sustainable hops industry within the state of Ohio. As always, thank YOU for all you do in Ohio hops and stay tuned to hear our line-up of regional topic experts – Coming your way soon!
— Brad R. Bergefurd
Ohio State University Extension Educator, Horticulture Specialist
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