Oregon extractor expands capacity
Oregon, USA-based extract maker Klersun said it is expanding its processing facility to 15,000 sq. ft. to raise processing capability to 12,000 kg of distillate…
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$6.1m investment in Indiana processor
Viobin, a unit of Denver-based PHM Brands that processes nutritional extractions, said it will invest $6.1 million in hemp processing infrastructure at operations in Michigan…
U.S. partners set program aimed at solidifying hemp value chain
Two Colorado, USA partners are launching a Farm Partner Program, aiming to help growers who cultivate their in-house genetics for the production of hemp crops…
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…
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…