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On-Farm Trials for Hemp Get Growing in Florida – Growing Produce
How will industrial hemp fare in Florida’s climate? Commercial on-farm trials are underway. Photo courtesy of UF/IFAS Florida’s fledgling hemp industry is starting to test its wings. As the UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project moves into its second year, along with a green light from USDA to cultivate the crop, on-farm research trials begin with …
After 1st year, state hemp set to grow a bit – Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Undaunted by mixed results of last year’s inaugural industrial hemp crop, Arkansas growers and processors are returning to hemp fields and greenhouses this year and are being joined by a few newcomers. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has issued licenses to 152 growers so far this year, up from 125 for 2019. The department has …
Interest in Hemp Growing in Different Directions | AG – KMAland
(Crete, NE) — Since hemp became a legal crop, there has been a ton of interest and some suspicions in growing the crop and building industry on the crop. Andrea Holmes, professor of chemistry at Doane University says it’s not unusual for people to be suspicious of something that has been illegal for so long. …
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. …
Cayuga Nation says it has federal OK to grow, sell hemp – Finger Lakes Times
SENECA FALLS — Federally recognized Cayuga Nation leader Clint Halftown said the tribe has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to grow, produce and market hemp. Halftown said the approval allows hemp to be grown within the Nation’s former 64,015-acre reservation in Seneca and Cayuga counties, property that forms a horseshoe around the …
Hemp Industry: Farmers Grow Crop in War Against Coronavirus – Miami New Times
Before it ends, the coronavirus crisis described by the U.S. government as “our Pearl Harbor moment” will likely kill hundreds of thousands of Americans while the nation sinks further into recession, if not a full-blown depression. Small businesses will shutter. Hourly workers will become homeless. Unemployment will continue to soar, exposing a fragile system left …
Hemp growing in SW China’s Yunnan – CGTN
For thousands of years, people in China have been growing the Cannabis sativa plant for its fibers, which are a good material for textiles, and its seeds are a source of highly nutritious food and oil, according to Yang Ming, a scientist with the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, who is the country’s leading authority …
Hemp must go on: UMaine to teach growers home cultivation – New Haven Register
Published 10:28 am EDT, Sunday, March 22, 2020 BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is going to help the state’s gardeners and home growers learn how to cultivate hemp at home. Maine’s hemp business has been growing in recent years as federal restrictions have eased. The cooperative extension said it would use …
Global Hemp Market Estimated to Experience a Hike in Growth by 2028 | Manitoba Harvest, CW Hemp/CW Botanicals, Aphria, Canopy Growth Corporation – TheLoop21
2020 Edition Global Hemp Market Snapshot and Insights 2020 The Global Hemp Market 2020 Report is equipped with market data from 2014 to 2028. The market overview covers key drivers and risk factors. The Hemp report is bifurcated into top global manufactures mentioning sales, revenue, and prices as applicable. It also evaluates the competitive scenario …
‘Golden Fiber’ Hemp Seeing Growing Demand in Apparel, Accessories – Advertising Specialty Institute
The legalization of industrial U.S. hemp cultivation in the 2018 farm bill has already had an impact on the promotional products industry – namely in the growing desire for CBD-infused products – but suppliers are also seeing a rising demand for apparel and accessories made from hemp. “We’re getting more requests for hemp products than …