Virginia tobacco giant Altria has added hemp policy to its lobbying activities, spending some $60,000 this year to lobby Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture on “matters pertaining to hemp and crop insurance.” The lobbying, first reported by Cannabis Wire, marks an initial lobbying effort related to hemp by the parent company of Philip […]
Statement on USDA Industrial Hemp Rules msutton Wed, 2019-10-30 11:44 Tue, 10/29/2019 – 17:50
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North Carolina officials have agreed to ban smokable hemp production starting next summer. House and Senate negotiators finished work late Monday on a bill that includes the ban. The measure now awaits a final procedural vote before heading to the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has not said whether he supports or opposes the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has established the U.S. Domestic Hemp Program, to create a nationwide regulatory framework for hemp production, as required by the 2018 Farm Bill. The proposal includes provisions for the USDA to approve hemp production plans developed by states and American Indian tribes including: Requirements for maintaining information on the land […]
Plant scientists at Purdue University have been selected to study organic production of hemp, a concern for most producers considering a lack of crop protection resources labeled for hemp production. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted nearly $1 million for researchers to: Develop organic practices for hemp production. Assess the integration of hemp […]
(Photo courtesy of Charlie McKenzie, CropWalk) The White House Office of Management and Management (OMB) approved the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) federal hemp production rules, Hemp Industry Daily has learned. With approval from the OMB, which must sign off on new regulations from any federal agency, the public release of the interim production rules […]
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the Fall issue of Hemp Industry Magazine.) Hemp farmers across the United States require many varieties of the plant, such as those conceived to grow in distinct climates or with certain traits desired by the end customers, among others. To meet those needs, plant breeders […]
The median acreage planted by U.S. hemp operations decreased between 2018 and 2019 while the average size increased – a trend driven by both the risks and opportunities associated with hemp production. According to the 2019 Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook, the number of small-scale growers operating in the hemp space surged between 2018 and […]
Louisiana could see up to 80,000 acres growing hemp in 2020, up from zero this year, the state’s top agriculture chief says. But the growth, he says, relies on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finishing work on new rules for production. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain briefed state lawmakers Wednesday about hemp prospects there. […]
