Wendy Mosher, CEO at New West Genetics and vice president of Hemp Feed Coalition, says this is something that has been in the works for at least four years
The early, buck-wild days of hemp farming spawned many a gun-shy grower, but Aaron Baldwin found a sweet spot. He brought hemp processing home and established a corresponding grower group.
“We just celebrated 10 years as a company,” says CEO Jim Blome. “And we showed that in 15 months we pioneered a regulatory path, launched a product, and took it all the way from the grower to the food company.”
Scott Thellman loves to experiment on his farm. So when Kansas opened up the Industrial Hemp Research Program in the winter of 2019, Thellman applied to join.
Farm Journal and the U.S. Hemp Growers Association want to help you get on the right production path at their Hemp College on March 25 in Lubbock, Texas.
World Ag Expo has been occurring for quite a long time in Tulare, California but it’s one of the first times hemp has been front and center at the Expo.
A bankruptcy filing by a leading hemp processor strikes a “gut punch" to the fledgling industry as it tries to secure a foothold in Kentucky, the state's agriculture commissioner said Thursday.
Interest in growing industrial hemp as a commercial crop is up in Kansas where regulators are reporting a 30% rise in licensing applications for the second year of the state's research program.
The attorney general in Wyoming has said the state is close to setting statewide hemp-growing regulations amid concerns from farmers about missing the upcoming growing season.
Kentucky's Department of Agriculture will continue operating its hemp program as a research pilot program for another year before transitioning to a commercial program, the agency said.
USDA announcing this week it's rolling out federal crop insurance for hemp growers in 21 states. USDA's Risk Management Agency pilot insurance program will cover the 2020 hemp crop in certain counties in those states.
Four federal agencies issued a statement clarifying the legal status of hemp growth and production and the relevant requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act for banks providing services to hemp-related businesses.
A legal shipment of industrial hemp was seized by the New York Police Department last week when a FedEx employee reported the shipment to the 75th precinct in Brooklyn.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has reiterated her opposition to legalizing industrial hemp production in South Dakota, even in the face of new federal rules allowing the cash crop.
On Sept. 19, 170 attendees including farmers, startup leaders, investors, regional leaders and students interested in agtech, took part in the AgLaunch Future of Ag Field Day.
It's no surprise hemp is a crop with big rewards. However, how much are we talking? AgDay's Clinton Griffiths has an analysis with Paul Mitchell, an economist at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Producer Brandon Lebsock is opening the agronomic door on 4,000 acres of CBD hemp in 2019, with an Oct. 5 field day in northeast Colorado’s Logan County.
SoCal Farms is a five-man vertical hemp operation handling cultivation, processing and distribution—CBD production from seed to checkered flag, with plans for 2,000 acres by 2021, and far more beyond.
As the Green Rush buds in agriculture, it’s critical to know the truth about the opportunities and risks around hemp. Here’s a quick look at facts behind the fiction.
Have you heard the myth that hemp is pest-resistant? Not true, says Charles Wellso, the co-founder of Sanitas Peak Financial and an entrepreneur with investment experience in the hemp space.
AgDay Betsy Jibben hemp rules Michael Bowman- First Crop, Co-Founder
Matthew Smith- Hoban Law Group
Gov. Kristi Noem- (R) South Dakota
Brennan Gilkison- Winchester, KY
University of Kentucky
Murray State University
Bob Pearce, a professor with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and Food Environment, busted some of the myths about growing industrial hemp at Farm Journal’s Hemp College on June 19 in Lexington, Ky.
This year’s unusual weather could skew the results of the studies, impacting the kind of information the state has to gauge the prospect of growing hemp in Kansas.
This week, Farm Journal kicked off its first ever Hemp College. Here, farmers and retailers learned more about agronomics, marketing and other ins and outs of growing the newer crop.
