Farmers
Oregon hemp farmers retrench in 2020 | Oregon – Capital Press
Oregon’s hemp growers are apparently retrenching in 2020 after the crop’s explosive expansion last year left many bitterly disappointed with their financial results. Roughly 6,300 acres of hemp were registered for planting during the first quarter of 2020, down more than 75% from the 25,400 acres registered during the same period in 2019, according to …
The Farmer’s Exchange Online Hemp Farmers Believe in Starting Small – Farmer’s Exchange
Hemp Farmers Believe in Starting Small by Steve Grinczel Published: Friday, February 28, 2020 When it comes to farming hemp, Jeremy Dybdahl thinks big—really big. However, he firmly believes in starting small—manageably small. It’s advice many farmers who rushed into the hemp market—since legal restrictions on growing it in were lifted on a limited …
Hemp farmers: Keep regs in state hands – OurayNews.com
Subhead ‘Green rush’ growers worry feds will make work harder As Colorado hemp growers ready their fields and greenhouses for an anticipated 120,000-acre crop this year, state policymakers are working on a plan to bypass proposed federal rules that threaten to wither the promise of the state’s hemp industry. Colorado has had its own successful …
Area farmers band together to capitalize on new hemp regulations – The Daily Freeman
Several area farmers have banded together under the moniker Hempire State Growers seeking to reap the benefits of hemp-based commerce recently formalized under a new set of regulations passed by state lawmakers. The new regulations, signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in December, created a regulatory framework for hemp extract production, processing and commerce …
AFBF: Improvements to hemp regulation needed to support farmers – – RFD-TV
The Interim Final Rule requires the collection of plant samples needed for THC testing within 15 days of the anticipated harvest date. In comments to USDA, AFBF noted this narrow window places an unnecessary burden on farmers, who risk losing their entire crop if they cannot complete harvest in just 15 days, and fails to …
Ohio hemp growing rules approved; farmers can start later this month – Dayton Daily News
Ohio farmers can apply to grow hemp on their farms by the end of January after a vote Thursday by a state committee. Farmers will be required to grow at least 1,000 plants on a minimum of a quarter acre, according to Ohio Department of Agriculture regulations approved in December. In addition, farmers will have …
‘We’re unable to handle all that’s been produced’ | Hemp farmers, businesses face growing pains of overproduction – WBIR.com
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — An initial rush to plant caused a boom in the Tennessee hemp industry, but because so many growers joined in, businesses and local farmers are now seeing demand for that product shrinking. Hemp processor and retailer Bluhen Botanicals announced Wednesday it will be facing layoffs and cutbacks due to challenges across the …
Hemp farmers face growing pains – PostBulletin.com
BYRON — Steve Bernard grows trees for a living, so he didn’t foresee that his first year growing licensed hemp would end with his entire crop being destroyed. Bernard, owner and operator of SB Trees LLC, will grow hemp this year in his second season under the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Program. He …
Hemp business hopes to help farmers make more cash – WNEM Saginaw
As Michigan’s cannabis industry grows, people are finding new ways to use hemp and help farmers make some extra cash. The owner of Michigan Hemp Solutions says his passion for growing things started with vegetables. Now that hemp is here, he believes the plant could boost Michigan’s economy. Ben Martin and his fiance Sarah are …
Interested farmers learn about industrial hemp at the University of Illinois Extension Office in Winnebago County – WIFR
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) —– “Starting small, giving it a try on maybe an acre and seeing how it works for you.” With legislation going into effect in January, those behind Illinois’ first Hemp Summit earlier this month say the time to explore advances in the future of fiber with industrial hemp is now. “Our goal …