Neutra Corp. (OTCQB: NTRR), an early-stage research and development company, this morning announced that it has executed a letter of intent (“LOI”) with Orgaceutical that could initiate the joint development of various additional hemp-based medicinal products. Per the agreement, Harrisburg, PA-based Orgaceutical will provide Neutra access to its formal research results to explore the use … Continue reading “HempNewsBreaks – Neutra Corp. (NTRR) Executes LOI with Orgaceutical”
The Arkansas Farmers’ Industrial Hemp Conference will be held on February 14 and 15 at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, which is located in the downtown area of North Little Rock. The two-day event was arranged to teach the farmers the benefits and drawbacks of including industrial hemp in their crop rotation. The conference will start … Continue reading “Arkansas Hemp Conference Slated for Mid February”
Hemp is carving out an immense market for itself despite being legal for only a year in the U.S. The cash crop had been outlawed for decades before the Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp and its extracts. Pretty soon, the market for hemp was worth millions, and experts posit that it could hit $20 billion … Continue reading “New Task Force Aims to Develop Hemp Sampling and Analysis Standards”
Hemp is finally starting to shake off the effects of decades of prohibition, and more and more states and territories are working on measures to legalize the crop. Some states like Idaho that have had a negative reception towards cannabis legalization might join the ranks of states that allow cannabis use within their borders. The … Continue reading “Idaho Legislature to Consider Another Hemp Legalization Bill This Year”
Last December, the Farm Bill released hemp from decades of classification as a controlled substance. The legislation classified cannabis with less than 0.3% THC content as industrial hemp and gave farmers in all states the green light to farm the crop under state and tribal hemp programs. This was on the condition that they complied … Continue reading “Colorado Department of Agriculture Approves Four Additional Hemp Varieties”
Federal regulators have approved the use of ten pesticides on hemp crops giving hemp farmers a chance to control pests during the 2020 planting season. Hemp cultivation was legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, and in October, the USDA released guidelines which give farmers across the nation a chance to grow the crop. On Thursday, … Continue reading “EPA Gives the Nod to 10 Pesticides for Use on Hemp”
According to the new estimates released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), one in five farms growing hemp in the 2020 planting season would lose its crop because the level of THC would be more than the stipulated federal limit of 0.3%, making the plant illegal. The Hemp Industry Daily released the USDA … Continue reading “USDA Estimates 20 Percent of Hemp Grown in 2020 Will Be Hot”
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a landmark bill that will give the state’s hemp industry a major boost. Passed on Monday, the legislation allows the state of New York to regulate the growth and sale of products containing hemp extracts. “The hemp industry is exploding, and with that growth comes a responsibility to … Continue reading “Cuomo Signs New York Hemp Law”
The Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, has requested the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) to prolong the public comment duration for the newly released draft hemp rules. He said the reason for his request is because he is concerned about some prohibitory rules included therein. On Wednesday, Schumer visited a hemp farm in New … Continue reading “Senate Minority Leader Asks USDA to Extend Hemp Comments Period”
The new interim final rule introduced by the USDA consists of a stringent process of testing THC in industrial hemp. This has created an air of concern among hemp farmers and hemp industry advocates. On October 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the interim federal rule for industrial hemp stipulating that testing of THC … Continue reading “Hemp Industry Concerned That DEA Is Involved in Crop’s Regulation”
