Louisiana
Homegrown hemp? Louisiana starts licensing farmers – BRProud.com
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA/WGMB) — Louisiana farmers looking to cash in on one crop’s growing demand now have their chance. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain has begun issuing licenses to grow, process, produce and transport hemp. In recent years, use of the crop has boomed in textiles, lotions, food, paper and rope, among other products. …
Louisiana Industrial Hemp Program regulations finalized – BRProud.com
Posted: Feb 22, 2020 / 11:41 AM CST / Updated: Feb 22, 2020 / 11:42 AM CST Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain recently announced that state rules and regulations for the Louisiana Industrial Hemp Program are now set. “Our Industrial Hemp Program administrators worked hard to ensure the regulatory framework …
Courier Labs seek to become first hemp processor in Louisiana – KSLA
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Courier Labs seek to become first hemp processor in Louisiana – WAFB
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USDA OKs hemp plans for Ohio, Louisiana, and New Jersey – WKYC.com
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved industrial hemp licensing plans for Louisiana, Ohio and New Jersey. The states are the first to get such approval, though 34 other states have hemp research or pilot projects under a 2014 law. The Ohio Department of Agriculture submitted its plan to the USDA …
UDSA approves Louisiana’s industrial hemp plan – WBRZ
Mike Strain, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M. BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved Louisiana’s industrial hemp state plan, the first of three states to receive approval under the 2018 Farm Bill. “With the …
Louisiana readying the rules for industrial hemp farming – San Francisco Chronicle
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With industrial hemp promoted as a new cash crop for struggling farmers, Louisiana’s agriculture department is fast-tracking the regulations for the newly legal commodity, with the first grower licenses expected to win approval in February. Interested farmers are packing orientation sessions to learn about the lengthy paperwork, licensing, testing and …
‘We know it’ll grow here’: Hemp excites Louisiana farmers — and prompts plenty regulations – The Advocate
In a couple of months, Louisiana will begin handing out its first licenses to farmers to grow hemp, the nonpsychoactive cousin of marijuana that became legal after a series of moves by federal and state lawmakers over the past year amid an explosion in demand for CBD products that have become common across the U.S. …
Ag commissioner: Louisiana expected to be among the first states to establish hemp farming – New Orleans CityBusiness
Louisiana legislators have approved the state’s plan to regulate industrial hemp farming, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Forestry will review. The plan initially was submitted to the federal government in October and has been tweaked in response to USDA feedback. “We have been informed that our plan will be amongst the first if …
Louisiana Industrial Hemp Program Progress – HempGazette
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) announced late last week it has submitted rules and regulations for the state’s industrial hemp program with the State Register’s office. Louisiana was among a handful of remaining hemp holdout states until Governor John Bel Edwards signed off on HB491 in June this year, which became Act …