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The Coronavirus broke out in Wuhan City, Hubei Province in China in December 2019. As of 23 February, there were 78,987 cases that had been confirmed, and roughly 31,000 of them were from China. The outbreak has put the entire world on alert, with most governments putting screening processes in place to prevent the disease … Continue reading “How the Coronavirus Outbreak in China Could Help the US Hemp Industry”

The USDA comment period on the hemp IFR (interim final rule) is up and the department received more than 3,000 comments from farmers, companies, hemp industry associations, and state agriculture departments. We picked the common concerns that characterized the comments submitted. The Interim Final Rule requires annual THC sampling of all hemp crop locations Most … Continue reading “A Summary of States’ Comments About the Federal Hemp Rules”

Ever since the Farm Bill legalized the cultivation and sale of industrial hemp and its extracts, the hemp industry has been on a roll. Already worth millions of dollars in sales, the industry is expected to hit $20 billion by 2024. While hemp seems like the prime cash crop to grow this year, the line … Continue reading “5 Mistakes New Hemp Growers Should Avoid”

During the 2020 planting season, Pennsylvania will be growing hemp for the fourth year in a row. The hemp program in the state was launched in 2017, whereby 14 research licenses were issued,  and 36 acres of hemp were cultivated under the authority of Pennsylvania’s Industrial Hemp Research Act. The state has now started receiving … Continue reading “Pennsylvania Ag Authorities Start Receiving 2020 Hemp Permit Applications”

At the beginning of 2019, North Dakota and Montana submitted their hemp plans to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency rejected North Dakota’s proposal since it was submitted before the interim final rules were released, but it is reviewing Montana’s revised plan irrespective of the stringent THC testing measures stipulated by the agency. Hemp … Continue reading “North Dakota Opts to Continue With Old Hemp Rules in 2020”

On Monday, the United States Department of Agriculture announced that it had approved hemp regulatory plans for three more states and four Indian tribes. Since hemp production was federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, the USDA has approved the production of hemp and its derivatives for three states and three Indian Tribes. The three … Continue reading “USDA Approves Texas, Delaware and Nebraska Hemp Plans”

Cannabis has been dominating the conversation a lot lately. Not only do more people use cannabis and cannabis products than ever before, but a number of countries have already legalized adult recreational use, with more working on legalization policies. Hemp, a variety of cannabis with minuscule levels of THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol), has been subject to … Continue reading “New Italian Law Sets Limit for THC in Hemp Edibles”

Although the hemp/CBD sector has been subject to intense demand from a population looking for natural, healthier alternatives, it hasn’t been easy for sellers to operate. After decades of prohibition, industrial hemp was legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, finally giving farmers the leeway to farm the crop through state and tribal programs. And while … Continue reading “Wisconsin Hemp Farmers Can Now Get New Crop Insurance”

Bryan Kurz, a Missouri farmer, didn’t know what he was getting himself into when he grew small amounts of hemp for research last year under the state’s hemp pilot program. Now, he receives several calls a day from farmers eager to join the hemp bandwagon. “I can’t even tell you how many people I talk … Continue reading “Missouri Farmers Welcome Launch of Hemp Crop”

Two Germans who have been running a Hemp Tea shop are being charged by prosecutors for illegally selling hemp tea. According to the public prosecutor’s office, the sale of hemp tea is considered illegal, regardless of how low the THC content is. THC or delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, is the chemical that’s responsible for marijuana’s infamous high. … Continue reading “German Retailers Risk Being Jailed for Selling Hemp Tea”