Guyana’s cabinet signs off on plan to develop a hemp industry
Guyana’s Cabinet of Ministers greenlighted the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp, saying the sector could create thousands of jobs and create new industries. The…
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Fiber field day set in Indiana
The Midwest Hemp Council (USA) and the Indiana Farmers Union will host a Fiber Forum & Field Day on Aug. 30 in Martinsville, Indiana that…
GHA Q&A on decortication today
Dave Greer, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at CannaSystems, will talk about decortication and hemp processing on the Global Hemp Association (GHA) Education Series…
New Mexico school starts hemp program
New Mexico Highlands University said it will launch an academic program in Hemp Entrepreneurship and Production this autumn, giving students a chance to prepare themselves…
Place sought for hemp in U.S. Botanic Garden
Three lawmakers have written a letter requesting the U.S. Botanic Garden install a display of hemp plants. If approved, it would be the first first…
Florida college licensed for hemp
The Florida Department of Agriculture approved a hemp growing license for the College of Central Florida. The plantation, which is planned at the school’s Vintage…
Three Pennsylvania initiatives get grants to promote hemp
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced $157,735 in funding for three projects aimed at boosting the hemp sector in the state. The money, from Pennsylvania’s…
Purdue starts online hemp course
Purdue University is offering a non-credit “Hemp Essentials” online course covering industrial hemp as a crop and potential end uses. The new course will be…
Thai FDA sets hemp training seminar
The Thai Food and Drug Administration will offer a training seminar in hemp production, import, export and distribution at Maejo University in Mae Cho on…
Hemp needs wide range of research, say U.S. stakeholders
While enthusiasm is high among U.S. hemp producers, the industry suffers critical bottlenecks and wide gaps in knowledge that require broad-based research initiatives, according to…
