Katie Stenmark speaking in front of a hops trellis at a field day — Katie Stenmark, a doctoral student in the OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. speaks at a hops field day in 2023. The Growing Hops & Grapes in Oklahoma Field Day on July 19 will cover a variety of hops topics, such as cultivar selection and trellis construction. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Explore hops and grapes production at July 19 field day

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Media Contact: Alisa Boswell-Gore | Office of Communications & Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-7115 | alisa.gore@okstate.edu

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: 9-11:30 a.m. on July 19

Where: Cimarron Valley Research Station, 1003 E. 104th Street, 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.: Harvest and post-harvest handling — Niels Maness, professor in horticulture and landscape architecture
10:30 a.m.: Break
10:45 a.m.: Grape research project — Brooke Pruitt, student in horticulture and landscape architecture
11 a.m.: Grape disease management — Mustafa Jibrin, assistant professor in the OSU Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and Tanner Dollar, undergraduate extension scholar and intern in Dr. Jibrin Lab.
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, contact becky.carroll@okstate.edu