Shelby Ellison is a Faculty Associate in the Department of Horticulture at UW Madison. Shelby completed her PhD, in Genetics, at the University of California, Davis. Her research interests include plant breeding and genetics. Dr. Ellison is currently working with a multidisciplinary team of scientists and extension educators to create a foundation of best production practices for hemp in Wisconsin. She is in charge of CBD variety trialing, cannabinoid testing, and teaches the course, “The Science of Hemp”, at UW Madison.

Points of interest:

How to select the right seeds or clones for the 2020 growing season

Current University of Wisconsin - Madison research in cannabis

Preliminary results of USDA Hemp National Needs Survey

What's going on in hemp in Wisconsin