Two weeks ago, Texas Cannabis Collective reported on the Hemp Supply Chain panel discussion and networking event thrown by Texas Cannabis Business Alliance that touched upon every conceivable stage of the hemp supply chain and cultivation systems of this crop that was legalized only slightly over a month ago. Botanical genetics, crop life cycles and the proper handling of molds or insects on your plants among several other subjects were discussed both with beginners in the hemp industry along with seasoned veterans who’ve had years of experience in all relevant topics.
According to the summary from TCBA founder Trey Tijerina, the event was a smashing success for a multitude of reasons. A collective of knowledge about all the branches of hemp production was formed and the attendees had a quality experience to connect with individuals with similar mindsets and aspirations of business.
“One of the key takeaways I got from attendees what that there was a little bit of everything there for anybody that had any kind of interest there.” TCBA founder Trey Tijierina said. We had a distribution company, a seed and clones company, an extraction process company and a harvesting equipment company. It was so multifaceted that no matter what you wanted to do in the industry, you could connect the dots by talking to the closest parts of your interest within the supply chain.”
Of the two panel discussions, one focused on pre-harvest topics covering the “thought processes and the methodology and the effort” of that vital stage of cultivation and the following panel focusing on post-harvest operations and procedures. Tijerina also mentioned that the appearance and involvement of Hemp Sail founders Andrew Hill and Tamera Rice added an extra realm of knowledge and useful information for the attendees. In particular, Hill’s expertise on the complicated world of plant genetics was commended by many participants of the Hemp Supply Chain event.
As he predicted in our previous article, Tijerina confirmed the coverage of specialties in hemp and that attendees gained a clearer understanding in which precise field of the industry or use of industrial hemp will be their forte. Even with the craze of CBD products and the influx of business-minded people wanting to get in the industry, he mentioned that the interest in production of the countless other byproducts of hemp was equally as strong in presence among the attendees.
In the email responses that Tijerina sent to participants following the event, they noted that the information from panelists was easily one of the highlights and that a room for expansion of content would be a panel consisting of legal experts that could help navigate the new world of hemp regulations in Texas. Processing of hemp fibers and stalks to produce byproducts was also a frequent mention in answering why the participants themselves attended the event.
For the future of hemp-based events and conferences in the same vein as Hemp Supply Chain and the previously featured EarthxHemp conference, Tijerina sees great potential and an increase in the possible number of subjects discussed.
“We’re still learning so much about this plant and the more we learn, the more we can create an event out of it. Overall, events are a great way to interact and to educate people and I also value the fact that we can gather professional people that come in with momentum because they want to make an impact. I think we had just the amount of components within the industry that allowed for more discussion and for more flow of information on broader things and micro subjects.”
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