HISTORY: 2018 Farm Bill ends ban on hemp in USA
FILM: President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law Thursday. The measure contains provisions that significantly loosen the bonds on industrial hemp across…
Farming
Early signups have reps from 19 countries headed to Asian Hemp Summit
Delegates from 19 countries around the globe are already signed up for the first-ever Asian Hemp Summit to be held Feb. 1-2, 2019 at the…
U.S. Farm Bill emerges from Congress with hemp provision intact
U.S. lawmakers have reached an agreement on the 2018 federal Farm Bill, leaving intact a provision that will let American farmers grow, process and sell…
‘Manx Hemp Campaign’ hopes to return crop to Isle of Man
Activist Pippa Clare Byrne is clarifying a bit of history on Isle of Man while launching the “Manx Hemp Campaign,” an effort to reintroduce hemp…
Hemp advocates in Guyana push government for legalization
The Guyanese government should eliminate legislative barriers that are preventing farmers and processors from creating a vibrant new industry for the South American coastal nation,…
Hemp ‘compromise’ in U.S. Farm Bill: Create 2 classes of felons
Negotiations to eliminate a proposed rule that would ban drug felons from joining in the industrial hemp boom are reported to have moved off center,…
Outlook: Taking stock of hemp a decade after the financial crash
By Steve Allin | International Hemp Building Association – The materials we obtain from the hemp plant can help us get back to basics but…
Blocking of hemp as animal feed angers farmers in New Zealand
Hemp farmers in New Zealand have reacted angrily to the news they are unable to use hemp as an animal feed. The news has come…
U.S. lawmakers ‘close’ to consensus on bill that would free hemp
Lawmakers in the United States say they are close to reaching a consensus on the U.S. Farm Bill, Reuters reported. The measure is eagerly anticipated…
North Indian startup aims to help beleaguered farmers
When five friends at Panjab University in the Indian city of Chandigarh became aware of an alarming suicide rate among the nation’s farmers, they decided…