Oregon Pushes for ‘Legitimacy’
By Emily Ferguson | HempToday • The U.S. may be behind the curve in industrial hemp farming, but not for long, if Jerry Norton has anything to say about it. Norton, based …
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A harvester for small hemp farmers
As small-scale hemp farming continues to expand around Europe, German entrepreneur Heinrich Wieker is looking to help ease the harvesting and processing stages through a self-propelled harvester that’s already in …
Finola Developer Featured at Summit
Jace Callaway, the developer of Finola, one of the world’s leading hemp oilseed varieties, is among those who will be on hand to talk about the hemp industry at “HEMP …
Estonia tripled hemp fields in 2 years
Estonian agro traders ATC moved into hemp farming this year with big plans to turn out straw, food, building materials, seed and oils, said Asso Mägi, the firm’s owner. ATC …
‘Major possibilities for growth’ in hemp food, feed
INTERVIEW: Boris Baňas Managing director/CSO,CBDepot, s.r.o., Czech Republic A hemp activist since 1998, Boris Baňas started growing hemp for research under Slovak government licenses in 1999, and ultimately helped to …
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Tennessee hemp fields slashed after 2015 disaster
Hemp growing that started with high hopes in Tennessee last year left most who farmed the crop disappointed, throwing a major wrench in the state’s nascent efforts to revive the …
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Second key hemp bill under consideration in Virginia
Virginia’s Hemp Preparation Act (HB699) is scheduled for hearing in a House sub-committee meeting this afternoon, Jason Amatucci, Executive Director of the Virginia Industrial Hemp Coalition (VIHC) told HempToday. The …
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German co-op fires cross-border economic development
If you want to see the hemp industry flowering, head for Prenzlau. That’s where the German firm Hanffaser (literally translated as “Hempfibre”) is powering rural economic development by pulling together …
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A bright outlook for hemp’s revival in Poland
Jerzy Mańkowski is a researcher at Poland’s Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants (IWNiRZ), where he leads research on cultivation and processing of flax and hemp. He is also …
Police Attack Hemp Harvesters in Czech Republic
Bukovany, Czech Republic – A severe police intervention recently took place on a hemp plantation near Bukovany, a village located about 100 kilometres north from Prague. The owner of the …
