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Agri-Products, Inc. has completed building from scratch an innovative hemp harvester that the company hopes will reduce the labor demand of the hemp industry at the time of harvesting the plants. This prototype that is now ready to be tested became possible after the company secured a Value-Added Prototype grant to the tune of $18,875 … Continue reading “Nebraska Company Completes Work on Innovative Hemp Harvester”

Carlos Lopez-Cantera, the former lieutenant governor of Florida, has been unveiled as the president of the Hemp Industries Association of Florida (HIAF). The nonprofit association was started to support the commercialization of industrial hemp in Florida, and the introduction of Cantera was done on September 19 at the end of a hemp road tour in … Continue reading “Former Lieutenant Governor Takes Hemp Leadership Role in Florida”

The famous Stanley brothers from Colorado seem to have secured what is widely regarded as the first hemp plant patent in the U.S. According to records at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Charlotte’s Web Holdings Inc. got a patent for a distinct and new hemp cultivar on July 2, 2019. This cultivar is designated … Continue reading “First Hemp Strain Awarded a US Patent”

Two well-known clothing brands, Levi’s and Outerknown, have teamed up to make cottonized hemp denim that is stronger than cotton yet softer than plain hemp. This new material was debuted in March and the perfected version in the famous “true blue” denim was unveiled on Monday. These fabrics are going to be showcased in the … Continue reading “Levi Teams Up With Outerknown to Bring You Cottonized Denim”

Hemp and its different derivatives can now be used in cosmetics, food and herbal products in Thailand after the authorities there relaxed the restrictions on these products. A royal gazette announcing this change indicated that the rule change would take effect starting on August 27. The government in Thailand also removed marijuana and hemp whose … Continue reading “Thai Authorities OK Hemp Use in Food, Cosmetics and Herbal Products”

A hemp industry group in Minnesota has issued a warning to manufacturers to avoid ordering hemp biomass from out of state in the aftermath of a hemp delivery driver from Colorado who was arrested in South Dakota on drug-related charges. The hemp was destined for a manufacturing facility in Minnesota. The warning, issued by the … Continue reading “Ongoing Hemp Transport Uncertainties Trigger Minnesota Warning”

William Richmond, the head of USDA’s Specialty Crops Program, has revealed that the federal regulator is finding it hard to formulate THC testing standards for the entire country. He made this admission while speaking at a hemp industry conference organized by the American Herbal Products Association in Denver last week. Richmond also stated that the … Continue reading “USDA Admits National THC Testing Standards Are Difficult to Formulate”

While many prospective and current hemp farmers in the U.S. may have entered panic mode when China announced that hemp and its products would be hit with added tariffs in the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S., experts are of the opinion that there is currently no need for hemp farmers and processors … Continue reading “Experts Say Chinese Tariffs Won’t Affect the US Hemp Industry”

A plot of industrial hemp at a farmfest organized in Gilfillan Estate, Minnesota drew the attention of most of the farmers in attendance. Many wanted to see for themselves the plants that will be available for commercial cultivation starting in 2020. The farmfest, which was held on Tuesday, also attracted hundreds of hemp-related businesses which … Continue reading “Hemp Plot Attracts Attention at Minnesota Farmfest”

Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Senate Minority Leader, cut a ceremonial ribbon to mark the unveiling of a new industrial hemp park in New York yesterday (July 29). The facility will be owned by Canopy Growth Corp., a multinational marijuana company. Canopy Growth intends to invest at least $150 million in this industrial park. The company … Continue reading “Senate Minority Leader Cuts Ribbon on Planned Hemp Facility in New York”