Greenfield Tech sells $1.5 million decorticator to U.S. firm
Engineering firm Canadian Greenfield Technologies (CGT) has sold a $1.5 million hemp decortication line to Wyndrige Farm, a private company based in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA….
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Enthusiasm high as Irish Hemp Co-op looks to busy year
The Irish Hemp Cooperative has named two new board members as it plans a busy slate of activities throughout the rest of the year aimed…
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…
Updated EU rules on ‘novel foods’ get it wrong on CBD
A recent update to the European Union’s Novel Food Catalogue is mistaken in its consideration of CBD, cannabis veteran and consultant Richard Rose writes in…
Facebook ban pushes Finnish hemp processor to the edge
A company which spent almost €275,000 on Facebook advertising over three years has seen its sales plummet after the online media giant started rejecting their…
Tasmanian hemp farmers see rapid growth in coming years
Tasmanian hemp fields could rapidly expand to 8,000 hectares (about 20,000 acres) over the next few years, stakeholders say, as long-awaited changes to Australian legislation…
Government ‘rigidity’ is barrier in Serbia, but fields expand
While the Serbian government is supporting hemp farmers with subsidies for things like fertilizer and fuel, a lack of flexibility on other key considerations is…
Tilray scoops up Manitoba Harvest, plans line of CBD products
Canadian cannabis giant Tilray Inc. has has agreed to acquire hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest for $277.5 million in cash and stock, Tilray announced. The…
Indian textile startup has aggressive growth plans
Indian startup Canva Fibre Labs LLP (CFL) expects to scale up this year, pushing beyond its current capacity of one ton of production daily, say…
U.S. jumps to No. 3 among top hemp growing nations
The USA has jumped into the top ranks of global hemp growing nations, recording a tripling of land under hemp to reach a total 78,176…
Asian Hemp Summit finds a continent rising fast
Asia is well positioned to embrace hemp in an innovative and unique way, with stakeholders only beginning to capitalize on the rich genetic diversity of…
Rome workshop will look at cannabis industry standards
ASTM International will hold a workshop Feb. 18-19 in Rome under its technical committee D37 on Cannabis, which is working to develop standards for cannabis…