Hemp takes a foothold in grain, fiber in South Dakota’s first year
South Dakota farmers are harvesting hemp on 1,600 acres in 2021, and state officials say they expect that number to grow in 2022. Katie Sieverding,…
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Ongoing troubles over licensing lead to another arrest in Portugal
Prominent hemp entrepreneur and activist Hugo Monteiro was arrested on drug charges in Portugal last week amid a lingering, contentious situation between hemp businesses and…
Farm data being collected can give U.S. edge in global marketplace
Research initiatives undertaken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can help domestic players and strengthen the American hemp industry’s position on the international stage….
Wisconsin officially ends hemp program; growers will work under feds
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the official end of the state hemp program, leaving farmers to work directly…
USDA approval in hand, Colorado sees itself as ‘undisputed leader’
Ignoring the aberrant year of 2019, when hemp farming and licensing doubled in Colorado, registrations were still higher in 2020 than in 2018, before the…
CBD crunch blamed for shrinking hemp acreage in Nevada
Hemp acreage in Nevada fell by nearly 70% from 2019-2020, dropping from nearly 5,000 acres to roughly 1,600 while the number of licensed hemp growers…
Gov. Newsom drops support for ban on smokable hemp in California
[Updated Sunday, Aug. 29] The California Senate Committee on Appropriations has signed off on a controversial hemp bill, referring it to the Senate floor for…
Canadian group contracts to buy more land for project in Colorado
Vancouver-based Global Hemp Group (GHG) said it has contracted to purchase a 664-acre plot of land in Colorado to grow hemp and eventually build housing…
Stakeholders step up fight as California hemp bill goes before key committee
A California Senate committee is scheduled to meet today to review a controversial bill that would put hemp under the state’s Bureau of Cannabis Control…
Kansas farmers get reprieve on sampling, harvesting window
Hemp farmers in Kansas will have more time to complete sampling and harvesting under temporary changes recently approved by the state rules and regulations board….