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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced an open solicitation for farmers, businesses and research institutions interested in growing and processing industrial hemp as part of the state's Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program. Earlier this year, the program was expanded to...

A Wisconsin congressman is supporting a bill that would allow American farmers to grow industrial hemp. Sixth District congressman Glenn Grothman said he can't imagine any reasons to object to returning hemp as a crop for Wisconsin farmers. "It was something that we used to grow in the...

New York is soliciting applications from farmers, businesses and research institutions interested in growing and processing industrial hemp. It is part of the state's Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program. Earlier this year, the program was expanded to include private entities...

Some South Dakota farmers are watching closely as North Dakota brings in its second industrial hemp crop. It's a pilot program that South Dakota lawmakers have eyed in the past. There was even a bill to create a hemp pilot program that stalled in the statehouse last year. When the Ag...

Hemp, Inc., a global leader in the industrial hemp industry with the largest hemp mill in the western hemisphere, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hemp University, LLC's 4th educational symposium, "The Art & Science of CBD Oil," to be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 from...

For nearly 50 years, hemp's been banned by legislation, which classifies it as a Schedule I drug. Due to its similarities with marijuana, there are those that feel it should be kept illegal. However, there's strong opposition to the current legislation, and a number of congressmen, including Bob...

Two months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill categorizing industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity, interested growers will have the opportunity to learn more about the growing process. An open house and information session will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at 2095 State...

New York is looking for industrial hemp growers. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that an application period is open to participate in the state's Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program. The program is open to researchers, farmers and businesses who wish to research, grow...

Farmers, businesses, universities and research groups can apply to grow and process industrial hemp through a state pilot program. Applications are open through Nov. 22. To apply, people must fill out an application form, which can be found and downloaded online, and submit it along with a...

In a nondescript southwest Santa Rosa industrial building, workers wearing blue gloves and lab coats pack ground-up dried cannabis flowers into pre-rolled joints printed with the Marley Natural label created by the iconic reggae singer's estate. With the thermostat set at a crisp 67 degrees...

Members of the community came together Friday for a "Field Day" on a farm in the Shenandoah Valley to learn more about industrial hemp. The Virginia Industrial Hemp Coalition and James Madison University co-sponsored the event, based at a hemp field at an undisclosed location in the Valley...

Industrial hemp is a crop that is revolutionizing thousands of products and how they are made. This relatively new industry has the potential to put the state of Colorado in charge of this growing market. At the Industrial Hemp Regional Resource Development Roundtable on Thursday, September...

Due to Hurricane Irma's potential impact to the state of South Carolina, the current application deadline to participate in the state's Industrial Hemp Pilot Program is extended until September 22, 2017. All applications and previously required information must be completed and postmarked by...

A local organic farmer is partnering with an ag entrepreneur from the St Cloud area with the aim of bringing back industrial hemp as a major player in Minnesota's alternative crop economy. Industrial hemp has suffered under several decades of unearned disrespect and crippling regulations...

North Carolina State University Extension researchers harvested seed from their industrial hemp test plots on Friday — and were pleased with the results. Cultivating industrial hemp in North Carolina became legal in late 2015; however planting didn't commence immediately. The supporting law...

Australian hemp growers and sellers are fighting a federal government decision to reverse a long-standing exemption allowing them to supply industrial hemp for pet food and cosmetics. In May last year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) decided to end an exemption that the industrial...

A group of farmers, local legislators and researchers came out to Virginia State University's Randolph Farm on Aug. 17 to learn about the possibilities of growing industrial hemp in the state. Two years ago, the state authorized institutions of higher education to grow industrial hemp for...

Researchers across the state are trying to figure out how to turn an old Virginia crop into a new, viable one. Industrial hemp cultivation was once common in Virginia but has been banned for the past 80 years. To discuss its potential, a first-of-its-kind Industrial Hemp Field Day was held...

What might be a big step for small farming just happened in the mountains -- a harvest of industrial hemp. N.C. State extension researchers worked at their facility in Waynesville on Friday, using a combine to gather grain from the first test plots. Industrial hemp can be used in many...

The Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman plans to file industrial hemp legislation again in 2018. State Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, says Missouri is "missing the boat." "I was at the Southern Legislative Conference two weeks ago and Kentucky and South Carolina, they...