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. […]
Ohio-based Green Growth Brands lost $64 million last fiscal year, but says it has a clear path to profitability as it enters the holiday shopping season with a nationwide network of CBD retailers in conventional shopping malls. The company attributed its losses to higher-than expected spending on building out a chain of Seventh Sense CBD […]
The governor of Maine is joining hemp producers in pushing for federal agriculture authorities to release 2020 production rules. Gov. Janet Mills wrote to the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week, saying that federal inaction on hemp is leaving states “unfairly restricted” in the new industry. Hemp businesses, she said, are “receiving notices of […]
Cassandra Farrington co-founded Marijuana Business Daily in 2011. (Photo by Soliman Productions) Cassandra Farrington, the co-founder of Marijuana Business Daily, is stepping aside as CEO of the pioneering cannabis publishing and trade show business at the end of the year and will be replaced by the company’s founding editor and president, Chris Walsh. Farrington, who has […]
Beer giant Molson Coors has set a December date to roll out a line of CBD-infused beverages in Canada with partner Hexo Corp. The portfolio of drinks hitting shelves in Canada will be called Flow Glow and start with two flavors with 10 milligrams each of CBD: Goji+Grapefruit Raspberry+Lemon The companies also plan to roll […]
