As cannabis in the form of industrial hemp receives crop status in the 2018 farm bill and a growing number of states have legalized medical marijuana and industrial hemp production, who will meet the need?
A Farm Journal exclusive survey of crop farmers and livestock producers reveals farmers’ attitudes about cannabis and gauges their interest in growing cannabis as a commercial crop for medical use, recreational use and industrial hemp use and for use in animal feed.
Check out exclusive data from the 2019 Farm Journal Cannabis in U.S. Agriculture Study and other resources here:
> What's the Farmer's Role in Growing Hemp?
> From Drovers: Facts and Fiction about Hemp in Animal Feed
> PORK Poll: Could Marijuana in the Pig Diet Make a Difference?
Top Stories
From Farm Journal: Hemp: Hopes and Headaches Ahead
U.S. farmers can officially play the hemp game, so says the 2018 farm bill, and as of January 2019, 41 states have given hemp a green flag. Here’s what you need to know before you grow.
Perdue Answers Buzz on Hemp in Animal Feed
From AgDay: Taking the THC out of Hemp Plants
From Bovine Veterinarian: Cannabis in Veterinary Medicine
Check out the latest stories and updates below for daily updates and exclusive data on cannabis in agriculture.
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LATEST NEWS FROM Marijuana/Hemp
14:19PM Feb 11, 2019
Australia opened its doors to hemp production about a year ago and the industry is starting to find its place among consumers.
10:00AM Feb 07, 2019
Industrial hemp is now legal to grow and American farmers are investigating different paths for production as the industry prepares for increasing acres in 2019.
09:37AM Feb 06, 2019
Village Farms poised for hemp, CBD production in U.S.
Village Farms International is now poised to pursue hemp and Cannabidiol (CBD) oil production at its U.S. facilities.
15:55PM Feb 05, 2019
What’s the Farmer’s Role in Growing Hemp?
We asked, you answered. Here’s a look at farmers’ and ranchers’ opinions about hemp and its role in U.S. Agriculture.
14:45PM Feb 05, 2019
Could Cannabis Improve Pork Flavor? Weed-Fed Pigs Creating Stir
Moto Perpetuo Farm's integrated legal marijuana farm is not only raising cannabis-fed pigs, they’re also raising a few eyebrows
13:25PM Feb 05, 2019
Perdue Answers Buzz on Hemp in Animal Feed
Will hemp lead to happier cows? It’s too early to say, says Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
12:51PM Feb 05, 2019
A Kentucky company says it has developed hemp plants that don't contain any THC.
