Tennessee hemp stakeholders hope research will spur investment in fiber
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) and a state hemp group have partnered to support research on the fiber supply chain by the University of…
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Utah-based tribe launches company to develop a wide range of hemp products
The Ute Native American tribe has launched a company to turn out a wide range of products based on hemp, according to an announcement this…
Big players announce CBD plans after Thailand strikes cannabis from drug list
Several companies have announced plans to develop CBD business in Thailand following the removal of hemp and marijuana from the country’s list of dangerous drugs…
Canada’s Alberta province pushes dual cropping for fiber and grain
The Canadian province of Alberta is moving fast to develop infrastructure to support dual-cropping of hemp grain and fiber through ambitious initiatives that look to…
U.S. cannabis giant’s Russian-American founder equivocates over war on Ukraine
U.S.-based Curaleaf Holdings, one of the world’s largest cannabis companies, is furiously pushing back against rumors regarding its Russian connections while the company’s largest shareholder,…
$6.8m grant backs South Carolina firm
A South Carolina company has received $6.8 million in loan guarantees to develop an industrial hemp growing complex that will include a greenhouse facility and…
‘Without a large unicorn, there’s no success for an investor to replicate’
INTERVIEW: Jesse Henry is CEO at Michigan-based Heartland Industries, a biotech startup that engineers hemp materials as additives for polymers to produce stronger, lighter, cheaper,…
Initiative in Italy aims to develop national hemp processing center
Local officials in west-central Italy say they are progressing with plans to build a sustainable hemp supply chain model that can transform the agriculture of…
Funding will let New Zealand fiber venture ‘go farther, faster’
Hemp joint venture New Zealand Natural Fibres (NZNF) has received AUS$1.34 million (€845,000) in funding from the government’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for a…
Polish group’s whole-plant strategy stresses innovation, sustainability
A Poland-based hemp innovation hub has sparked initiatives in hemp proteins, plant-based foods and biocomposites that can replace wood as it pursues a whole-plant strategy…
