Montana-based U.S. processor plans decortication facility
An independent hemp operator in the U.S. state of Montana says it will build a multi-million dollar decortication factory to turn out raw materials for…
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New York says USDA rules too strict, halts plans for hemp program
The state of New York will not submit a state hemp plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), saying the federal program‘s requirements are…
Delay of U.S. hemp rules could ease sector’s financial challenges
A U.S. senator has asked the Department of Agriculture to delay issuing final hemp rules under the 2018 Farm Bill until 2022, to delay costs…
HempTALKS: The promise of CBG – farming, processing & markets
CBG: The ‘mother’ cannabinoid With the market barely under way, leading international experts from Europe and the USA talk about the potential for CBG in…
Canadian firm raises $3.3 million to develop hemp cleaning wipes
Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFTi) of Canada said it has sold $3.3 million (CA$4.5 million) worth of equity to Natural Products Canada (NPC) to finance…
Meeting the extraction needs of entrepreneurs, with small CBD batches
PODCAST (15 min.): Radek Stanek, CEO at Trumf International in the Czech Republic, talks about the extraction needs of small, entrepreneurial companies and the 25 year…
View from Bogotá: ‘The hemp opportunity goes way beyond CBD’
INTERVIEW: Manuel Baselga is a public affairs executive and social entrepreneur with 15+ years’ operational experience in over 25 emerging countries, mainly across Latin America…
Hemp programs approved for U.S. states of Georgia, Iowa
Two traditional agriculture states in the USA have had their hemp programs approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The southeastern state of Georgia,…
U.S. state will manage hemp program via blockchain platform
A company in the U.S. state of Vermont has opened a blockchain-based platform for hemp buyers and sellers, aiming to smooth the process of secure…
Jersey Hemp gets £2 million boost from private investor group
Private investors including Bernard Fairman of the UK’s Foresight Group venture capital firm, have invested £2 million ($2.68 million) in Jersey Hemp. The partners say…