ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Cornell Cooperative Extension, is pleased to announce the 5th Empire State Barley and Malt Summit to be offered virtually and free to all on December 16th, 2021 from 9:30 AM until noon! The Summit will bring together leaders in the New York State malting barley supply chain to provide:
- Research-based technical updates
- Best practices for success
- Supply-chain networking opportunities
The program will include keynote speakers Harmonie Bettenhausen (Director, Hartwick College Center for Craft Food and Beverage) speaking on ‘’Managing malt quality in a difficult year”, and Mark Sorrells (Professor, Cornell University) speaking on “The malting barley variety and seed pipeline: Excelsior Gold and beyond”. We will hear updates on the use of local malts and grains by the state’s brewing and distilling industries. In addition, a panel of New York State grain growers and maltsters will discuss “Next opportunities from farms to malthouses”.
Please register online to reserve your spot. More information can be found on Cornell Field Crop’s website.
Virtual Empire State Barley & Malt Summit Agenda
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Theme: Next Opportunities for New York’s Grain to Beverage Value Chain
9:30 – 9:40 Gary Bergstrom, Professor, Cornell University, ‘Welcome from Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension’; ‘Summary of barley production in 2021, a difficult year’
9:40 – 10:40 Keynote Presentations and Discussion
9:40 – 10:00 Harmonie Bettenhausen, Director, Hartwick College Center for Craft Food and Beverage, ‘Managing malt quality in a difficult year’
10:00 – 10:10 Q&A
10:10 – 10:30 Mark Sorrells, Professor, Cornell University, ‘The malting barley variety and seed pipeline: Excelsior Gold and beyond’
10:30 – 10:40 Q&A
10:40 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:05 Updates on Use of Local Malt and Grains in Beverages
10:45 – 10:55 Paul Leone, Executive Director, New York Brewers Association
Jason Sahler, Strong Rope Brewery, Brooklyn
10:55 – 11:05 Stephen Osborn, Stoutridge Winery and Distillery, Marlboro
11:05 – 11:55 Next Opportunities from Farms to Malthouses
11:05 – 11:40 New York grain grower and maltster panel
Christian Malsatzki, moderator, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ulster Co.
Francis Domoy, Domoy Farms, Oakfield
Ted and Patty Hawley, New York Craft Malt, Batavia
John Kast, Kast Farms, Albion
Ken Migliorelli, Migliorelli Farm, Tivoli
Corey Mosher, Mosher Farms, Bouckville
Dennis and Jeanette Nesel, Hudson Valley Malt, Germantown
11:40 – 11:55 Q&A
11:55 – 12:00 Cheryl Bilinski, Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York Program, ‘Closing comments’
–Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell Cooperative Extension
