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Kentucky Leads Indiana In Race To Grow Industrial Hemp
Source: South Bend Tribune –Indiana has tried for decades to eradicate a cousin of the marijuana plant. But that long-time attempt has now come at a cost, as industrial hemp has the potential to...
View ArticleMinnesota Is In The Hemp Business Again
Source: StarTribune Hemp was a booming cash crop in Minnesota before the federal government banned hemp production in 1957, and the plant still grows wild all around the state. For the first time in...
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Canna-News: Certified Hemp Seed
Source: DopeMagazine Farmers in Colorado have taken tremendous steps to lay the groundwork for a strong hemp industry in the state, but the fundamental problem of how to legally obtain hemp seed has...
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Can Hemp, Long Overshadowed By Marijuana, Rise As An Industry?
Source: NewsWeek: Cliff Thomason left the real estate business last year to become something of a pioneer: a hemp farmer. Cliff Thomason The Grants Pass, Oregon, man was the first in the state to...
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Colorado Farmer Shatters Hemp’s Fiber Ceiling
Source: AgWeb : Ryan Loflin bet the farm in 2013 and did what no U.S. producer had done for 70 years. The Springfield, Colo., grower ordered hemp seed by mail from Europe and stockpiled his supply bit...
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Seeds of History: Laub Plants Industrial Hemp In Pilot Program
Source: FarmAndRanchGuide : ELGIN, N.D. – Out in a field that can be viewed from the windows of a farmhouse in southwestern North Dakota, Clarence Laub III, finished seeding his industrial hemp crop on...
View ArticleHemp Can Benefit Farmers and Aboriginal Residents
SOURCE: ABC Landline This 5-minute clip from ABC Landline highlights the stories of Australian farmers Connie and Leon – sharing their experience growing and processing industrial hemp and Auntie Liz –...
View ArticleKentucky: Industrial Hemp Has Growing Market Potential
Source: TheDailyChronic FRANKFORT, KY — More than half of Kentucky’s industrial hemp crop this year can be traced to nineteen counties, 58 farmers and one company in Winchester. With 23,000 pounds of...
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Colorado Leads Nation in Hemp Production
SOURCE: Thomas Ivory Jr for the NHA The momentum of the industrial hemp movement is steadily increasing — gaining speed, in fact. As more people become aware and educated about the truth of industrial...
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Industrial Hemp Is Growing Right Now In North Dakota
Source: The Kenmare News By Marvin Baker Thanks to the 2014 Farm Bill, North Dakota now has two growing seasons of industrial hemp data to help producers make decisions should they decide to grow the...
View ArticleDEA Sends Warning Shot to Hemp Growers
Source: Bend Bulletin Oregon regulators, farmers look for answers on hemp “principles” SALEM — Buried in the news Thursday that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration decided not to move medical...
View ArticleItaly Is Creating A Post-Capitalist Hemp Utopia
Source: Dope Magazine In fields across Italy, the seeds of fundamental change are being sown—and they quite literally are seeds, hemp seeds. Individually, a hemp grower has little power, but as part of...
View ArticleUnique Crop Beginning to Pique Interest of Area Farmers
Source: Montrose Press For Delta farmer Richard Munoz, hemp has become a source of income. But not only has hemp helped his income, it has boosted his health as well. “I could barely move, but when I...
View ArticleHemp: The Next Big Cash Crop for Tribes?
Source: Indian Country Today Media Network : In 1794, President George Washington said: “Make the most you can of the Indian hemp seed and sow it everywhere!” Well, we would if we could! While more...
View ArticleIs It Time for Farmers to Switch to Hemp Crops?
Source: The Marijuana Times No one has it tougher than farmers when it comes to making an honest living. Gambling on the weather, knowing when to hold or sell and having the right recipe for high...
View ArticleField Day Shows Potential of Hemp in Virginia
Source: Lancaster Farming PORT REPUBLIC, Va. — The seed didn’t get into the ground until June 28, a week after the summer solstice. Yet only 72 days later, most plants stood 6 to 8 feet tall — some...
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Willie Nelson’s Son is Joining Movement to Legalize Industrial Hemp
Source: Culture Magazine Micah Nelson Micah Nelson is the son of the notorious celebrity who is an advocate for cannabis and industrial hemp, Willie Nelson. Micah is following in his father’s footsteps...
View ArticleNot Pot: US Hemp Farms Take Root Under State Pilot Programs
Source: The Seattle Times EATON, N.Y. (AP) — A lush field of cannabis growing on a secluded hilltop in central New York may look and smell like marijuana, but its myriad uses don’t include getting...
View ArticleNorth Dakota’s First Industrial Hemp Crop Showing Promise
Source: MagicValley.com BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s first crop of industrial hemp is showing promise, with returns better than a lot of other commodities. Three farming operations in three counties...
View ArticleIndustrial Hemp Research Pilot Program now taking applications for 2017
Source: surfky.com New measures set to enable sustained growth of the program FRANKFORT, Ky. (10/11/16) — Kentuckians interested in participating in the industrial hemp research pilot program in 2017...
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