An amendment that puts tight restrictions on hemp production in Portugal goes against European Union law and puts the country’s nascent industry in peril, stakeholders said after the legislation went
Stakeholders say amended law in Portugal wrongly targets flower producers Read More »
Italian hemp farmers can get up to €300 per hectare of hemp grown under a funding program recently set in motion. The Italian government earmarked €3 million in government funds
Italian farmers could get €300 per hectare under new funding program Read More »
Hemp stakeholders in Paraguay are developing a supply chain based on production that starts with local indigenous communities and ends up in a growing volume of exports. With a hemp
Model supply chain in Paraguay starts with small farmers, ends with exports Read More »
Two Polish hemp varieties were top performers again in this year’s research trials by North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Carrington Research Extension Center. Henola, which is grown for food seed,
Polish hemp varieties lead grain and fiber trials in North Dakota Read More »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved New York’s industrial hemp program, putting control under the state’s Department of Agriculture and Markets. USDA approval means the state program meets
New York growers need new licenses under USDA approved state program Read More »
Germany’s Hanf Farm GmbH has added new technology to its Multi-Combine HC 3400, incorporating a stripper into the highly flexible hemp harvesting ensemble which has been crawling European hemp fields
Multi-cropping combine adds technology that strips plant tops Read More »
[Last in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] The market for hemp building materials is still small, but momentum is growing. Hemp building not only offers the
Interest in building materials rising fast Read More »
[Fourth in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] From textiles to plastics to makeup, applications for hemp fiber are quickly multiplying as innovative startups and forward-looking legacy
Hemp fiber valued for its sustainability Read More »
[Third in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] After the European Parliament agreed to raise the European limit for THC in hemp plants from 0.2% to 0.3%,
A global push to raise hemp THC limit Read More »
[Second in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] In a still-unfolding story in the United States, delta-8 THC is a point of contention among stakeholders and industry
Stakeholders square off over delta-8 Read More »
