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Read MoreNew US carbon-storing initiative earmarks $45 million for sustainable construction materials
Hemp’s opportunity to shine as a carbon-storing building material has arrived.
Read MoreAnimal feed organizations reinforce hemp safety concerns to state policymakers
A coalition of animal feed and nutrition organizations and veterinary professionals last week implored agricultural leaders and state policymakers to stop passing laws allowing hemp in animal feed without ample scientific research to support its use.
Read MoreFertilizer prices are through the roof. But hemp operators have sustainable ways to save.
Skyrocketing fertilizer prices and an overwhelming struggle to secure inputs have hemp and marijuana growers in a cold sweat about how they’re going to provide their plants with the proper nutrition this year.
Read MoreMichigan consolidates hemp and marijuana oversight under one agency
Hemp and marijuana rules in Michigan will fall under the state’s renamed Cannabis Regulatory Agency, following an executive order signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday to consolidate regulation of the two industries.
Read MoreVilsack celebrates hemp during announcement of USDA’s $1 billion climate investment
Hemp was lauded as a climate-smart commodity for its use as a climate-smart construction material when U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week announced new funding opportunities for farmers.
Read MoreUSDA approves hemp production plans for Alaska, Arizona and Montana
Federal agriculture regulators continue to approve hemp production plans for state and tribal programs following the Jan. 1 deadline when pilot programs were due to expire and the final rules under the 2018 Farm Bill were set to take effect.
Read MoreEfficacy of hemp cannabinoids on COVID-19 will be tested ‘very soon,’ researcher says
Pre-clinical studies testing the efficacy of hemp-derived cannabinoids to block COVID-19 from entering human cells will occur within a few months, according to the Oregon State University scientist who led groundbreaking research.
Read MoreVeteran strategies: Market savvy, better soil can boost success for outdoor hemp cultivation
Whether farmers are growing hemp for cannabinoid extraction, fiber or grain production, basic cultivation practices are applicable to all three, but producers, processors and crop consultants need to first identify what the market is demanding and how they can profitably and responsibly supply high-quality hemp.
Read MoreResearchers, hemp leaders caution cannabis producers against profiteering on early COVID research
As research broke over the past two weeks that cannabis products including CBD, cannabinoid acids and even synthetic cannabis compounds may prevent or treat COVID-19 infections, excitement among hemp entrepreneurs spread.
Read MoreMichigan hemp tech firm Heartland partners with global recycling company
A Michigan hemp biotech company and an Orlando-based international plastics recycler, compounder and distributor have joined forces to develop plastic resins in a collaboration that will drive material innovation for companies that buy large volumes of plastic.
Read MoreAnother CBD study suggests COVID-19 protection, but consumers warned not to treat themselves
Another university is joining the call to investigate CBD’s potential to treat or prevent COVID-19.
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