Developers race to meet demand for hemp-specific technology
Solutions for harvesting and processing the entire hemp plant are in overwhelming demand as inventors, engineers and other assorted tinkerers work feverishly to develop ground-breaking…
Farming
Hemp firms in New Zealand join to develop whole-plant technology
Three New Zealand hemp firms have joined efforts to advance harvesting and processing technology that can bring higher returns for growers. The companies, Hemp NZ,…
Germany’s HANF FARM relocates to historically organic lands
Leading European agri-business and food producer HANF FARM GmbH has relocated its headquarters and is now operating out of a 25,000 sq. m complex near…
Hemp farmers in Portugal say 2019 growing season is lost
Some Portuguese hemp farmers say they’ll give up on the 2019 growing season due to continuing jurisdictional confusion between two government agencies over licensing. The…
Hemp micro-decorticator unveiled by Latvian entrepreneur
The HurdMaster Micro Decorticator, a small-scale fiber processing unit designed by Latvian entrepreneur Kristaps Eglitas, was unveiled today at HempToday’s Hemp Machines & Technology Summit….
$22m investment to start ‘CBD industrial park’ in China
Chinese hemp firm Shineco and the Xingshan People’s Government of Hegang City in Heilongjiang Province say they will actively promote the development of the hemp…
USDA guidance clears hemp cultivation seeds for import to USA
American hemp stakeholders on Friday received clarification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that they can legally import hemp sowing seeds. You need to…
Hemp farming applications soar in U.S. state of Kentucky
More than 50,000 acres (20,234 ha) have been approved for Kentucky hemp fields in 2019, as the state’s hemp farmers get moving in the new…
U.S. farming officials set listening session on federal rules
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a hemp specific listening session for industry stakeholders on Wednesday, March 13 to hear comments as it…
U.S. self regulator gives its stamp of approval to 13 hemp firms
American self-regulator U.S. Hemp Authority has given its stamp of approval to 13 companies the group says have met its quality and safety standards. “As…