THC rules loosened in Wisconsin, but it won’t help CBD growers
Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) issued a new emergency rule that will let some hemp growers save crops that go over…
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Historic rail shipment is claimed
Seventeen thousand pounds of hemp biomass has been dispatched by freight train from California to Colorado in what the growers say is the first interstate…
Oregon study to look at cattle feed
Oregon State University was awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the potential of hemp biomass as cattle feed….
Italian researcher says stalks from polluted soil OK for building, energy
Hemp grown to clean up polluted soil could be used for hempcrete construction and to produce energy, with virtually no health risks, an Italian researcher…
Indiana lawmakers pass bill that would overcome ban on flowers
Lawmakers in the state of Indiana’s lower house have passed a bill that would legalize hemp flowers, reversing rules under the state’s current hemp law…
Wyoming mulls smokable hemp rules
The Wyoming Legislature is considering a measure that would limit the use of smokable hemp to those 21 and over, and prohibit its use in…
U.S. transport firm offers free insurance
Illinois, USA-based 357 Hemp Logistics is providing its shipping customers up to $50,000 of declared value hemp cargo insurance at no cost on domestic and international…
French energy firm will invest $23 million in hemp-fueled gas plant
French startup Qairos Energies said it will invest nearly €18.8 million ($23 million) in its planned facility that will turn locally grown hemp into hydrogen…
New Mexico school starts hemp program
New Mexico Highlands University (USA) officials approved a program in industrial hemp under its Emerging Business Markets Entrepreneurship initiative. One track will be offered for…
New dryer serves farmers in 3 U.S. states
An agricultural dryer manufacturer in the U.S. state of Kansas says it has built the largest hemp dryer in the farming state. Industrial Metal Fabrication…