This story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. With hemp cultivation legal in the U.S., there is a need for fast and convenient methods for analyzing residual pesticides on crops to replace existing, time-consuming approaches. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National University of Litoral in Argentina have extended an existing method […]
The world’s largest breeder and propagator of ornamental plants has set its sights on the hemp industry with a first-time sales agreement to distribute clones nationwide. Through its Quick Plug division, which produces stabilized growing media for professional horticulture systems, Dümmen Orange North America, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has partnered with Colorado-based Dutch Heritage Gardens’ […]
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who also grows hemp and frequently promotes the crop, is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over a $4 billion plan to help socially disadvantaged farmers through debt relief. Miller says the plan is racist because white farmers aren’t eligible. The debt-relief measure defines eligible farmers as anyone in “a […]
(This is the latest installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for marijuana and hemp growers. The previous installment is available here.) Cannabis is a heavy-feed crop, requiring plenty of nutrition to produce high yields. But deciding whether to grow with conventional or natural fertilizers depends on a cultivator’s growing style and goals. Marijuana […]
Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton, Barbara Lee, and Earl Blumenauer recently sent a letter to the Executive Director of the United States Botanic Garden, Dr. Saharah Moon Chapotin requesting that male and female hemp plants be on display. The lawmakers wrote: “Since 2014, hemp has become a respected agricultural commodity in the U.S. More than 45 […]
This is the fifth installment in an ongoing series offering tips and advice for marijuana and hemp extraction companies. The fourth installment is available here. Cannabis activists have been saying for decades that the plant should be regulated like alcohol. Now science is helping to make cannabis act like alcohol, too. Extraction scientists and formulators […]
Now that things are legal in the state of New York, two Indigenous tribes are beginning to plant the seeds of a new business plan. Syracuse.com broke the story, that starts with the Shinnecock Indian Nation breaking ground on an eventual marijuana facility on Long Island, and ends with the Saint Regis Mohawks discussing a […]
The research arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to find better ways to use hemp oils in skin creams and other personal-care products. The Agricultural Research Service announced Tuesday that it would start a 24-month agreement with the Midwest Bioprocessing Center, a Peoria, Illinois, firm specializing in organic chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing. […]
The Valens Co., a Canadian marijuana product manufacturer, announced Tuesday that it will acquire Florida hemp-CBD manufacturer Green Roads CBD. The deal includes $40 million up front, including $25.4 million in Valens Co. common shares and up to $14.6 million in cash, plus up to an additional $20 million in earnout payments if earnings goals […]
Texas hemp company Wildseed Hemp faces a trademark lawsuit from a wildflower farm that says its name is damaging the wildflower business’ reputation. Wildseed Farms says in its case filed in federal court in Austin that the hemp company “could have a disastrous effect” on its reputation because the hemp company makes “controversial hemp and CBD […]
