Alabama opens 2022 licensing
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries is now accepting applications for growing and processing industrial hemp next year. Applications will be accepted until Nov….
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UK project aimed at accelerating hemp as as biorefinery crop
A project aimed at accelerating the use of hemp as a biorefinery crop is among 24 sustainability initiatives that have received funding from the UK…
Indiana CBD facility nears startup
An Indiana-based company said it will open a facility to produce a range of CBD products this autumn. Jeffersonville-based HempRise said the factory, with a…
‘Now is the time to get facts ahead of the market excitement’
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….
California group in grain, fiber trials; factory, biochar research planned
An initiative in California has planted five hemp varieties from four countries in the first extensive growing trials for hemp fiber and grain in the…
First fiber processing facility goes online in Western Australia
A hemp fiber processing facility has gone online in Western Australia, a first-of-its-kind facility in the Australian state. Backed by a AU$399,000 (~US$300,000) grant through…
Kansas puts state hemp program under authority of fire marshal
Recent changes have put the Kansas hemp program under authority of the state fire marshal’s office, which officials have said is well equipped to handle…
U.S. hemp building materials maker plans factory to produce insulation
U.S. hemp building materials maker Hempitecture Inc. said it plans a new 20,000 sq. ft. production facility to make hemp-fiber based insulation in southern Idaho’s…
Canadian maker of mobile decorticator signs on customers in NZ, SA
Toronto-based CannaSystems Canada Inc. is offering its R-2 hemp decortication system to 10 initial customers under a collaborative program aimed at fine-tuning the technology while…
U.S. fiber processor says it has raised $2.8 million
U.S. fiber processor BastCore LLC said it was oversubscribed for a fund raising round of $2.8 million as it develops an industrial complex near Montgomery,…
