Euro association seeks input to strengthen lobbying in Brussels
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has added a CBD sector survey to its regular hemp cultivation survey, having for years noted the compound’s “increased…
Farming
USA’s GenCanna hit with another lawsuit, this one from farmers
Kentucky-based hemp giant GenCanna Global Inc. has been hit with another lawsuit, this one from disappointed farmers who say they had worked satisfactorily with the…
U.S farmers in Wisconsin fear late tests will mean ‘hot’ crops
The president of a Wisconsin, USA hemp farming cooperative has a solution for problems with “hot” hemp – hemp plants which exceed the 0.3 THC…
First hemp pilot in Zimbabwe: 6 varieties at a prison
The Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust (ZIHT) has put in the southern African nation’s first legal hemp crop after being awarded a first license. ZIHT, based…
Oversupply or shortage? No matter the numbers, let’s stay optimistic
By Mike Leago The sky is not falling. There’s no fox in the henhouse. There’s no blood in the water (yet). However, there is no…
UK farming union urges growing hemp for building materials
The UK’s National Farming Union (NFU) encourages British farmers to plant hemp for building materials in a new report that sets out a plan to…
U.S. hemp growers can get crop insurance beginning in 2020
American industrial hemp growers will be eligible for crop insurance under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) starting in 2020. Those firms and farmers who…
Family health challenges pushed U.S. entrepreneur into hemp industry
By Andi Lucas Wonders of Nature (WON) founder Chris Buske, 43, found himself naturally drawn to the hemp industry after seven years working as a…
Hemp harvest in USA could hit 138,000 acres, trade group predicts
An estimated 115,000-138,000 acres (46,000-56,000 ha) of hemp will be harvested in the USA this year, after farmers were licensed to grow 511,442 acres (207,000…
Hemp fields in Poland continue a steady uptick
Polish hemp fields expanded to 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) this year, with some farmers cashing in on total subsidies of €480 per hectare available if…