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Laura Drotleff

Laura has specialized in agricultural journalism for the past 20 years. Most recently she served as the editor of a B2B publication and multimedia properties focused on productivity, efficiency and profitability in commercial greenhouse cultivation. She has reported on multiple aspects of specialty crops including floriculture, fruit, vegetables, citrus and cannabis. She also has served extensively on various horticulture industry association boards. Laura is a Michigan State University graduate and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Carbon footprint labels could be coming to cannabis

Published April 26, 2021 | By Laura Drotleff

Move over, nutrition facts – food companies and consumer packaged goods manufacturers are adding carbon-footprint labels to their products in an effort to be transparent about their environmental impact. Now hemp and marijuana companies are considering whether to jump on a trend experts say will intensify as governments double down on climate goals. President Biden […]

USDA invests $21.7 million in soil health and climate research to advance agriculture

Published April 23, 2021

Federal agriculture officials are investing in key programs to help farmers manage the impacts of climate change.

New York CBD retailer suing FedEx, city of New York for seizing hemp shipment

Published April 21, 2021

A CBD retailer based in Brooklyn, New York, is suing parcel delivery company FedEx and the city of New York for reporting and confiscating a hemp shipment in 2019.

Health Canada approves US hemp varieties for commercial production

Published April 21, 2021 | By Laura Drotleff

Traditionally, genetics approved for hemp production in Canada have been grain and fiber varieties, but the addition of some new American genetics for the 2021 growing season provide Canadian hemp cultivators with varieties well-suited for outdoor cannabinoid production in Canada’s shorter growing season.

Federal judge drops hemp company’s case against US Customs and Border Protection

Published April 19, 2021

A Washington hemp equipment manufacturer that is suing the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol for blocking its shipments into the U.S. saw its case dropped from the U.S. district court docket.

Hemp now legal in all 50 states, with former holdout Idaho becoming last state to approve

Published April 19, 2021

Hemp industry members cheered Friday when Idaho became the last state in the U.S. to legalize industrial hemp, making the crop now legal to produce in every state in the union, more than two years after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp as a commodity crop.

Managing seasonal workers for hemp and marijuana cultivation

Published April 16, 2021 | By Laura Drotleff

Cannabis farmers and cultivation operators may need to hire seasonal workers to help fill labor demands and stay on schedule during peak season.

Montana authorizes hempseed for animals

Published April 15, 2021

Proponents of using hemp in animal feed have seen another milestone with the approval of a Montana proposal authorizing hemp food ingredients to be marketed as commercial feed.

California backs off narrower THC testing window

Published April 14, 2021 | By Laura Drotleff

State agriculture officials in California announced on Monday an emergency action to extend the harvest window from within 15 days after sampling to within 30 days, after California farmers cried foul on the state’s earlier changes that were restrictive and out of line with national hemp production rules.