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Industrial hemp production program starting this fall at Muscatine Community College – KWQC-TV6
MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) – A new industrial hemp production program will be available this fall at Muscatine Community College. “Muscatine Community College (MCC) is excited to announce a new diploma program to provide the training needed to succeed in this developing area,” Eastern Iowa Community Colleges said in a media release. “Beginning this fall, our …

EcoGen Laboratories Announces Hemp Seed Buyback Program to Support Farmers – PRNewswire
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — EcoGen Laboratories (“EcoGen”), the leading vertically-integrated manufacturer and supplier of high-quality hemp genetics, hemp-derived specialty ingredients and finished products in North America, today introduced the EcoGen Buyback Program through which EcoGen will buy back harvested hemp crops at fair market value from farmers who purchase seeds from the …

Coronavirus: Mendocino County postpones vote on hemp pilot program – The Willits News
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday postponed any decisions on adding a potential Hemp Cultivation Pilot Program until a future date while the county is busy making emergency decisions about coronavirus preparedness. “I think we have a lot of other things to do instead of dealing with this, and this seems to be …
Eagle Moon Hemp Launches Biomass Hemp Futures Program – Press Release – Digital Journal
DEMING, N.M. – March 26, 2020 – (Newswire.com) Deming company Eagle Moon Hemp has pioneered a program for hemp futures, the latest in investing, to benefit buyers and farmers of hemp. The program begins with a buyer-farmer contract, which guarantees that the buyer will purchase the hemp product. Hemp futures contracts at Eagle Moon Hemp are …

USDA announces Risk Management programs for hemp producers – Therogersvillereview
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture this week announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance provides coverage against loss of yield because of insurable causes of loss for hemp grown for fiber, grain or Cannabidiol (CBD) oil and the …

USDA sets hemp insurance pilot program – AG Week
U.S. hemp acres are less than one-tenth of national sugar beet acres, also a specialty crop. Total U.S. total production is equal to only 10 average-sized North Dakota farms (1,500 acres average each). But Ripplinger says it could get bigger, and government actions may play a role. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Feb. …

USDA launches new programs to help hemp farmers better insure their crop – KSN-TV
DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) – Farmers across the sunflower state are in the midst of a launching a new industry for hemp. Derby hemp farmer, Vernon Hammond, says one of the biggest challenges is finding an affordable crop insurance, “I mean nobody wants to grow something that they can’t protect.” Last year, Hammond decided to take …
The Farmer’s Exchange Online Risk Management Programs for Hemp Are Available – Farmer’s Exchange
Risk Management Programs for Hemp Are Available Published: Friday, February 14, 2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) provides coverage against loss of yield because of insurable causes of …

North Dakota hemp program continues under old rules as officials sort out issues – Bismarck Tribune
North Dakota and Montana were among states that sent a hemp plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture early last year. North Dakota’s plan was rejected, however, and Montana’s revised plan is still under review amid THC testing requirements that were more stringent than expected. Hemp is a cousin of marijuana that contains trace amounts …
CBD manufacturer Global Widget to attend ECRM’s Hemp/CBD Health & Beauty Care Program in Jacksonville, FL, Jan. 27-30 – Yahoo Finance
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Global Widget, a Florida-based manufacturer and distributor of premium hemp-derived CBD products, will attend ECRM’s Hemp/CBD Health & Beauty Care Program, Jan. 27-30, at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. The parent company of Hemp Bombs, Nature’s Script and Pure Paws Hemp CBD product lines, Global Widget is partnering at …