Progress 06/15/21 to 06/14/22
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project includes: • Tribal College students • Tribal College science faculty and land-grant staff • 1862 faculty, staff, and students • Tribal Nation leadership • Tribal Nation agriculture staff • Tribal and non-Tribal farmers Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Collaborators on the Hemp TRIM project have had opportunities for professional development through executing and sharing the research reported here, as well as through attending formal training events. The project team has met regularly throughout the last two years to share knowledge, skills and experiences. These meetings have occurred formally via Zoom and informally in the field and lab while conducting the research. Collaborators have gained significant new knowledge in hemp research methodologies, hemp agronomy, pest management, regulatory/quality testing, harvest and post-harvest handling. Team members have also attended and presented at the following professional development events during the project period (* indicates presentations or posters by the project team): Midwest iHemp Expo* iHemp Happy Hour podcast series* Midwest Hemp Council podcast series* Science of Hemp Conference* Indigenous Hemp Conference* NCR Hemp IPM Working Group meetings* Intertribal Ag Council: 2022 Food Sovereignty Symposium* The First Americans Land-Grant Consortium (FALCON)* How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results of our project have been disseminated in written reports, presentations, websites and videos: Written reports 2020 CBD Variety Trial Report 2020 Grain/Fiber Variety Trial Report 2021 CBD Variety Trial Report 2021 Grain/Fiber Variety Trial Report 2022 Variety Trial Reports (forthcoming) Presentations Midwestern Hemp Council podcast series and conference May 14, 2020 Midwest iHemp Expo Jan 22, 2021 and May 20th, 2022 Presentation to LTBB Tribal Council March 11, 2021 Presentation to SCIT Tribal Council March 17, 2021 iHemp Happy Hour podcast series April 1, 2021 Presentation to BMIC Tribal Council April 12, 2021 Science of Hemp Conference Nov 19, 2021 Presentation to Wiisinidaa Mnomiijim "Let's Eat Good Food" Coalition Dec 9, 2021 5th Annual Indigenous Hemp Conference March 1, 2022 Munising, MI Science on Tap April 15, 2022 Intertribal Ag Council: Food Sovereignty Symposium May 22, 2022 NCR Hemp IPM Working Group meeting July 19-20, 2022 MSU Hempcrete Workshop Aug 8, 2022 Essen Atlas Hemp Field Day Aug 23, 2022 The First Americans Land-Grant Consortium (FALCON) Oct 22, 2022 Websites MSU UPREC Website Midwestern Hemp Database Website MSU Hemp Website Videos CBD Hemp Trial June 17, 2020 Hemp Trial Update 2020 CBD hemp harvest October 13, 2020 Hemp Trial Planting 2021 Transplanting CBD Hemp June 10, 2021 What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?In 2023, we plan to focus on community engagement and outreach, which the COVID-19 pandemic has previously curtailed. This will involve discussion sessions held in each of the collaborating communities, and with other Michigan tribes as appropriate. The Hemp TRIM team will solicit input from Native growers, entrepreneurs, and leaders regarding their needs and interests related to hemp. The project team will also share what we have learned through our research regarding hemp agronomy, pest management, regulatory/quality testing, harvest, post-harvest handling, processing and marketing. SCTC and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan are also interested is pursuing sovereign hemp regulation over the next several months. This will involve developing and submitting a hemp regulatory plan to USDA for approval, which will outline how they plan to administer a tribal hemp program that supports tribal growers and processors while ensuring compliance with federal laws and the USDA hemp final rule.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Since 2020, we have conducted hemp variety trials at four locations including BMCC's Waishkey Bay Farm in Brimley, MI, the MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center (UPREC) in Chatham, MI, LTBB's Ziibimijwang Farm in Carp Lake, MI and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College in Mt. Pleasant, MI. In 2022, LTBB did not participate due to changes in leadership. More than 23 hemp suppliers have submitted varieties for these trials from Europe, Canada and the US. Observations have included seed size and germination, seedling establishment and vigor, herbicide injury, flowering date, height, stem diameter, disease, flower, grain and fiber yields, and cannabinoid concentrations. Results of these trials have been shared in written reports, presentations, websites and videos noted below, and are summarized as follows: CBD 8 site-years 63 cultivars 22% THC compliant in 2021 at 5 weeks post flower CBD/G 3.24% - 19.17% in compliant cultivars Biomass yields 0.18 - 3.51 lbs/plant (Avg. 1.64 lbs) Documented emerging pests including cannabis aphid, European corn borer, corn ear worm and white mold Grain 7 site-years 29 cultivars Yields 125 - 1,441 lbs/a (Avg. 794 lbs/a) Documented emerging pests including European corn borer, white mold and song birds Fiber 2 site-years 13 cultivars Yields 4,509 - 7,007 retted DM lbs/a (Avg. 5,569 lbs) Weed Management "Grandi" drilled @ 25 plants/ft2 Four treatments in RCBD on 6/15/21 Control Interseeded white clover Tine harrow (2X) Herbicide: 10 oz/a Assure II + 1 pt/a Buctril Weed counts PRE and POST Tine harrow reduced all weeds moderately, while herbicide reduced grass and some broadleaf weed species significantly. However, both the tine harrow and herbicide significantly reduced hemp populations. Hemp cultivars and weed species show varying susceptibility to the tested herbicides.
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Progress 06/15/20 to 06/14/21
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this project includes: Tribal College students Tribal College science faculty and land-grant staff 1862 faculty, staff, and students Tribal Nation leadership Tribal Nation agriculture staff Tribal and non-Tribal farmers Changes/Problems:Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic project staff travel to conferences was restrictedand some project staff travel to research sites was limited. Some of the planned social science activitieswith TribalNations was also restricted. An additional research site was added and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College was added as a projectpartner. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Collaborators on the Hemp TRIM project have had opportunities for professional development through executing and sharing the research reported here, as well as through attending formal training events. The project team has met regularly throughout the last two years to share knowledge, skills and experiences. These meetings have occurred formally via Zoom and informally in the field and lab while conducting the research. Collaborators have gained significant new knowledge in hemp research methodologies, hemp agronomy, pest management, regulatory/quality testing, harvest and post-harvest handling. Team members have also attended and presented at the following professional development events during the project period (* indicates presentations given): Midwest iHemp Expo* iHemp Happy Hour podcast series* Midwest Hemp Council podcast series* Science of Hemp Conference* Indigenous Hemp Conference NCR Hemp IPM Working Group meetings Intertribal Ag Council: Food Sovereignty Symposium (postponed until May 2022)* How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results of our project have been disseminated in written reports, presentations, websites and videos: Written reports 2020 CBD Variety Trial Report 2020 Grain/Fiber Variety Trial Report 2021 Variety Trial Reports (forthcoming) Presentations Midwestern Hemp Council podcast series and conference May 14, 2020 Midwest iHemp Expo Jan 22, 2021 Presentation to LTBB Tribal Council March 11, 2021 Presentation to SCIT Tribal Council March 17, 2021 iHemp Happy Hour podcast series April 1, 2021 Presentation to BMIC Tribal Council April 12, 2021 Science of Hemp Conference Nov 19, 2021 Presentation to Wiisinidaa Mnomiijim "Let's Eat Good Food" Coalition Dec 9, 2021 Intertribal Ag Council: Food Sovereignty Symposium (postponed until May 2022) Websites Midwestern Hemp Database Website MSU Hemp Website Videos CBD Hemp Trial June 17, 2020 Hemp Trial Update 2020 CBD hemp harvest October 13, 2020 Hemp Trial Planting 2021 Transplanting CBD Hemp June 10, 2021 What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?In 2022, we plan to repeat the hemp variety trials at all four locations. In addition to these trials, we plan to focus on community engagement during the coming year, which the COVID-19 pandemic has previously curtailed. This will involve discussion sessions held in each of the collaborating communities, and with other Michigan tribes as appropriate. The Hemp TRIM team will solicit input from Native growers, entrepreneurs, and leaders regarding their needs and interests related to hemp. The project team will also share what we have learned through our research regarding hemp agronomy, pest management, regulatory/quality testing, harvest, post-harvest handling, processing and marketing.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Since 2020, we have conducted hemp variety trials at four locations including BMCC's Waishkey Bay Farm in Brimley, MI, the MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center (UPREC) in Chatham, MI, LTBB's Ziibimijwang Farm in Carp Lake, MI and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College in Mt. Pleasant, MI. More than 23 hemp suppliers have submitted varieties for these trials from Europe, Canada and the US. Observations have included seed size and germination, seedling establishment and vigor, herbicide injury, flowering date, height, stem diameter, disease, grain and fiber yields, and cannabinoid concentrations. In 2021, we also conducted a weed management trial in grain hemp comparing chemical, physical and biological weed management approaches. Results of these trials have been shared in written reports, presentations, websites and videos noted below, and are summarized as follows: CBD 5 site-years 59 cultivars 69% THC compliant in 2020 CBD 3.24% - 12.69% in compliant cultivars Biomass yields 0.18 - 2.11 lbs/plant (Avg. 1.62 lbs) Documented emerging pests including cannabis aphid, European corn borer, corn ear worm and white mold Grain 5 site-years 25 cultivars Yields 125 - 1,441 lbs/a (Avg. 789 lbs/a) Documented emerging pests including European corn borer, white mold and song birds Fiber 1 site-year 5 cultivars Yields 4,509 - 7,007 DM lbs/a (Avg. 5,569 lbs) Weed Management "Grandi" drilled @ 25 plants/ft2 Four treatments in RCBD on 6/15/21 Control Interseeded white clover Tine harrow (2X) Herbicide: 10 oz/a Assure II + 1 pt/a Buctril Weed counts PRE and POST Tine harrow reduced all weeds moderately, while herbicide reduced grass and some broadleaf weed species significantly. However, both the tine harrow and herbicide significantly reduced hemp populations. Hemp cultivars and weed species show varying susceptibility to the tested herbicides.
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