Jacob Waddell has replaced Bob Escher as President of the U.S. Hemp Building Association (USHBA). COO of Ology Essentials, and CEO and founder at Tennessee-based Hemp Shiv Technologies, Waddell has
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By Robert Ziner | CIHC, Canada Growing hemp to process into fiber goes back more than 10,000 years. The fact that hemp could be easily grown to provide food, clothing and
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A California hemp company was closed by state labor officials after workers complained they have not been paid for two months. Castillo Seed Company, Half Moon Bay, California, was fined
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The U.S. Hemp Roundtable named former federal prosecutor Russell Coleman as liaison for the group’s initiatives in cooperation with law enforcement agencies. Coleman served as U.S. Attorney for the Western
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Tests for re-certification of Italian hemp varieties Carmagnola and CS (Carmagnola Selezionata) are completed after the two cultivars were removed from the European catalog of plant varieties in 2019. The varieties were deleted from
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The fiber and bio-energy sectors represent the best opportunities for industrial crops in Europe, according to a focus group survey among agriculture experts carried out by the European Commission (EC).
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California’s Humboldt County is the first county in the state to permanently ban outdoor hemp growing. Many California counties prohibit or have moratoria on hemp farming due to fears about
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An Australian company has secured an exclusive distributorship in the USA for a hempcrete building system it says is cost competitive with traditional construction. Queensland-based HempBLOCK Australia also has begun
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Despite a drastic reduction in hemp farming in 2020, Pennsylvania agriculture officials remain upbeat about the crop. Hemp fields totaled less than 1,000 acres last year, down about 75% from
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Australia-based nutraceuticals maker Creso Pharma Ltd. said it entered a distribution agreement with Route2 Pharm Pvt Ltd, Pakistan, that will give the company’s products distribution in markets totaling population 750
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