INTERVIEW: Jeffrey Steiner is associate director of the Global Hemp Innovation Center at Oregon State University. Formerly division director for plant production at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National …
‘Now is the time to get facts ahead of the market excitement’ Read More »
INTERVIEW: Yosuke Koga is Director at Japanese hemp company Prossimo, which is developing a broad portfolio of hemp-derived products and recently embarked on retail operations in CBD and hemp footwear. …
Hemp in Japan: Beyond ‘schizophrenia,’ potential for the environment Read More »
Alex Arkentis is the CEO and Co-Founder of CanXchange, the European commodities exchange for physical hemp and CBD products. A serial technology entrepreneur and investor, Arkentis has been involved in …
CanXchange: ‘Looking for new ways to disrupt and innovate’ Read More »
Guy Carpenter is President and CEO of Bear Fiber, Inc., and President at Cape Fear Apparel Consulting, both of North Carolina. He also serves as a commissioner in the North Carolina …
‘We’d like to see a decorticator next to every cotton gin’ Read More »
Shelby Ellison has directed the industrial hemp program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M) since August 2020. An assistant professor in the Department of Horticulture, Ellison’s primary research interest is …
CBD shakeout expected to ‘drive diversification’ in Wisconsin Read More »
Jacopo Paolini is a founding partner at Enecta, an Italian-Dutch company that develops new cannabis genetics and is a producer and seller of high-concentration cannabinoid products for the medical, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical …
In a fast changing market, quality and flexibility are critical Read More »
Susan Barnhardt is the founder of SHEMP Yarn Company (SYC), a Florida, U.S.-based producer of worsted textile yarn made from hemp and wool which is set for a market debut …
Demand for sustainable textiles is big opportunity for hemp fiber Read More »
[This is the third and final in a series of interviews with industry leaders who operate in non-hemp-specific sectors but who have incorporated hemp into their businesses.] A veteran executive …
Processor sees hemp leading trend away from soy and GMO foods Read More »
[This is the second in a series of interviews with industry leaders who operate in non-hemp-specific sectors but who have incorporated hemp into their businesses.] Andreas Wuzik is Plant Manager …
Hemp takes on growing importance for German extractor Read More »
(This is the first in a series of interviews with industry leaders who operate in non-hemp-specific sectors but who have incorporated hemp into their businesses.) Frank Reijnen, Managing Director at …
Dutch company sees vegan trend boosting orders for hemp proteins Read More »
