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Poland’s Ministry of Agriculture has recommended a full 1.0% THC allowable in industrial hemp in a recently unveiled 2-year government farming plan. The country would join nations in different parts of the world which have set allowable THC levels above the globally prevalent barrier of 0.3%, and the 0.2% THC standard observed by most countries …

Iowa's ag department issuing hemp licenses, seed permits - Carroll Daily Times Herald

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has issued its first round of hemp licenses and seed permits for the 2020 growing season. To date, 11 hemp licenses and 38 seed permits specific to hemp have been approved since it became legal to possess hemp in Iowa on April 8, 2020. License applications for …

Hemp may be rebound crop Florida growers need as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on agriculture - WPTV.com

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida farmers are hoping the state’s new hemp program will help them rebound from a virus-sullen growing season. Lawmakers signed off of the growing and sale of hemp last year. Since then, farmers have been waiting for the completion of rulemaking and federal approval for months. They received it late last week. …

Zach Davis: Agriculture considered essential; hemp license applications open - Denton Record Chronicle

Food and agriculture were recently designated a critical essential sector by the Department of Homeland Security. This allows and requires agriculture workers to continue their work during stay-at-home orders. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller recently crafted a letter for ag workers to carry while they are traveling to work. The letter is available via the …

Fresno State played a large role at the World AG Expo in Tulare last week, delivering demonstrations topics. However, there seemed to be one very popular this year.  The hemp pavilion, which was in its first year, was bursting at the seams. The hemp and hemp seed growing for cannabidiol (CBD) oil was really a …

Agricultural Economics Professor Sheds Insight on Wisconsin's Hemp Crops - Shepherd Express

Paul Mitchell is a professor with the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at UW-Madison. He’s also the state specialist of cropping systems and environmental management of the UW-Division of Extension and serves as director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute. As part of a hemp research team put together by the UW-Division of Extension, along …

Cannabis reaching out of blockchains

Vermont’s agricultural regulatory body, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) recently inked a deal with a local blockchain-based cannabis company, Trace, to use blockchain technology to track all stages of hemp production. The collaboration will ensure transparency in the cannabis sector.   Tracing Cannabis With Blockchain Technology  According to an official announcement on …

Hemp Boot Camps

Hemp Boot Camp National Tour Continues in Preparing Key Agricultural States for the Fast-Growing Hemp & CBD Industries – EIN News Trusted News Since 1995 A service for global professionals · Tuesday, February 4, 2020 · 508,867,092 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools Press Releases Events & Conferences Source …

Hemp, property taxes, agriculture were hot topics during Parma's Capital for a Day - KTVB.com

“I have said I don’t have any problems with hemp. I was raised a farmer, farmers are all my friends,” Little said during Parma’s Capital for a Day events. PARMA, Idaho — It was standing-room-only as Idaho Gov. Brad Little and about a dozen agency leaders spent the day in Parma, a city of just …