The American Herbal Products Association, a national trade association within the herbal products industry, has published a new resource to support standardized terminology within the nascent hemp industry and the cultivation, processing, manufacturing and labeling of hemp and its derived products.
Read MoreHemp investor agrees to plead guilty to federal charges in investment scheme
An Indianapolis businessman plans to plead guilty to federal charges alleging that he operated a fraudulent investment scheme involving more than 100 people who invested more than $11 million — and used $4 million of the funds to bankroll hemp companies.
Read MoreExclusive: Hemp foods are a natural fit in the wellness space, says Manitoba Harvest founder Mike Fata
Hemp is a natural fit in the wellness space.
Read MoreHolding and pretreating hemp and marijuana young plants before transplanting
Conditions aren’t always ideal for hemp and marijuana growers to transplant young plants. Inclement weather, delayed labor or transplanting equipment and a host of other delays can leave cultivators facing a harrowing wait to get tender transplants in the ground.
Read MoreProject aims to build domestic hemp fiber supply chain – starting with 2,021 T-shirts
The U.S. hemp textiles supply chain has to start somewhere, so it might as well begin with t-shirts, according to one North Carolina-based screen printer.
Read MoreIndustry to FDA: No evidence of liver disease or elevated liver function in CBD study participants
Early results of an industry-sponsored, human-safety study on hemp-derived CBD consumption show no evidence of liver toxicity or disease in its 839 participants.
Read MoreUSDA launches $6 billion-plus pandemic assistance program for farmers
Federal agriculture officials are opening up more economic assistance to farmers feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and related market disruptions.
Read MoreKey FDA official, CBD task force leader Amy Abernethy resigns
The process for regulating CBD was dealt another setback Tuesday with the resignation of Dr. Amy Abernethy from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, who will leave the agency in mid- to late-April according to a memo from acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock.
Read MoreHow to get hemp and marijuana young plants from the greenhouse into the ground
Outdoor cannabis producers often have a brief window to get their seedlings and clones transplanted during planting season.
Read MoreUSDA grants nearly $300,000 for hemp cattle-feed study
Oregon researchers will add cattle to their hemp animal feed studies under a new federal grant.
Read MoreHemp farmers brace for changes as USDA’s final rules take effect
More than two years after Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, making hemp a legal agricultural commodity, farmers finally have one national set of rules for growing the crop, which officially take effect Monday.
Read MoreNortheast hydroponics retailer is latest buy for cannabis grow-supply firm Grow Generation
A Denver-based cannabis grow-supply firm has completed its seventh acquisition in 2021, this time purchasing a hydroponics retailer in New England.
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