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The hemp event of the summer is taking place in Raleigh, North Carolina, July 15-17. It's the Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit, hosted by the Wilson College of Textiles, in conjunction with the National Industrial Hemp Council. This week on the Hemp Show, we'll talk to the lead organizer of the event, Guy Carpenter. Unlike other events focused on industrial hemp, this summit centers squarely on hemp fiber and the industries that are growing up around fiber: textiles, apparel, denim, upholstery, non-wovens, construction, hempcrete, insulation, acoustic panels, automotive, biocomposites, door panels, dashboards, paper, packaging, bioenergy, bioplastics and more. Just don't expect cannabinoids, CBD, Delta-8, hemp-derived intoxicants, or any discussion of the floral side of cannabis. According to Carpenter, this event is all about building the fiber industry. "If you have any interest whatsoever in starting a business in our industry and figuring out how to make it work and also figuring out what are the starting points, what are the roadblocks, what are the opportunities … this is the place to be,” he said. The three-day event will include panel discussions with industry experts, as well as field trips to NC State hemp fields, local manufacturing centers and the largest and newest hemp processing facility on the East Coast, recently opened by Biophil Natural Fibers in Lumberton, North Carolina. Carpenter said the summit will cover “everything from seed to decortication … whatever type of segment of the fiber you want to use, we're going to have people here who are experts at it." Carpenter has dedicated his life to natural fibers. He's worked in fashion and apparel, international textile manufacturing, and policy development. After the Army and the Peace Corps, his professional journey in the apparel industry took him all over the world, eventually studying hemp fiber production in China. His vast industry knowledge is a pivotal resource as his home state of North Carolina ramps up hemp for textiles. He brings an unmatched experience and credibility as the organizer of the summit. Carpenter said this event follows in the tradition of the Montana Hemp Summit, hosted by IND Hemp in previous years, which means the summit will be less of a celebration of hemp and more of a working session to move the industry forward, and the people who attend are the people building the industry. “They're not just out there promoting hemp for its magical powers or its halo of goodness… but figuring out ways to make money from it,” he said. “This is the place to be." Also this week, we read a few hemp excerpts from USDA's 1913 Yearbook. Register for the NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit here: https://www.globalindustrialfibersummit.com Read the USDA Yearbook of Agriculture, 1913 — Chapter on Hemp by Lyster Dewey: https://archive.org/details/yearbookofusdept1913unit/page/282/mode/2up News Nuggets Texas Legislature Moves to Ban THC Hemp Products https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/21/texas-house-thc-hemp-senate-bill-3-ban/ Moldova Plants First Legal Hemp Fields https://hempgazette.com/news/moldova-hemp-fields-hg2123/ Germany Introduces Hemp Flower Tax Stamps https://hemptoday.net/german-hemp-flower-stamps/ Texas Poultry Farm Transforms to Hemp Cultivation https://www.publicnewsservice.org/story/texas-farmers-move-from-poultry-to-hemp/a83734-1 Thanks to our sponsors: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com Forever Green – Distributors of the KP4 Hemp Cutter https://www.hempcutter.com National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org

On this episode of the Hemp Podcast, we welcome back Geoff Whaling, chair of the National Hemp Association, for an in-depth discussion on the evolving landscape of the hemp industry under the new administration. We cover the uncertainty surrounding the NHA's $19.8 million climate-smart grant, the impact of leadership changes in Washington, and the ongoing push for hemp as an approved food and animal feed ingredient. Whaling shares his insights on the Farm Bill negotiations, the role of key officials in the USDA, and why he remains optimistic about hemp's future despite political shifts. Topics Covered:
 The latest on the USDA Climate-Smart grant and its uncertain status
 Why Geoff sees opportunities under the new administration
 Key takeaways from his recent meetings in Washington, D.C.
 The push for federal recognition of hemp as animal feed
 How industry members can engage and advocate for hemp policy Learn more: Take the NHA Industry Survey https://nationalhempassociation.org/hemp-industry-survey/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Congressional Research Service Hemp Update https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12278/7 Thanks to our sponsors: IND HEMP Forever Green Music by Tin Bird Shadow

  On this week's Hemp Podcast, we talk to Geoff Whaling from the National Hemp Association, who recently returned from a trip to Africa. The trip, funded by a USDA Emerging Markets Program grant, focused on developing hemp exports to Malawi, Rwanda and Ghana. The purpose of the trip, Whaling said, “was to undertake a review and to report back to USDA as to the barriers for exporting American grown hemp products into those three countries.” In Malawi, he met with government officials, including President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, who Whaling said was impressed with the economic potential of hemp in improving food security and creating industry. One of the barriers Whaling found is that hemp is not on the World Food Program and USAID's ingredients list. That exclusion will hinder the export of hemp-based nutritional products from the U.S. to Africa, Whaling said. Whaling also talks about the Lancaster County Hemp Circuit that took place last month. Whaling was instrumental in bringing Betsy Londrigan, the administrator of USDA's Rural Business-Cooperative Service, to the event. Whaling said her presence at the circuit signaled USDA's interest in supporting the hemp industry, with potentially billions of dollars of funding available to the industry through Rural Development programs that Londrigan oversees. Also on this week's show, we follow up on that white deer Steve Groff saw on his way to the Cornell Hemp Field Day. As you might have guessed, there's more to the story. A lot more. An Army base. Nuclear warheads. An encampment of protesting women. A fence. A herd of inbred deer. Who knew one white doe would be such a can of worms. Thanks to our Sponsors IND HEMP King's Agriseeds

This week on the hemp podcast we saddle up and gallop out to Gordonville, Lancaster County, for Horse Progress Days, a two-day celebration of all things horsepower. Nearly 40,000 people were in attendance July 5-6, mostly Amish and Mennonite farmers and families. The weather was hot, the air was thick with humidity and the sounds of horses whinnying. What does Horse Progress have to with industrial hemp? Good question. Bear with me. In one of the vendor tents there was a cluster of businesses that specialize in working with hemp. Cameron Macintosh, hempcrete builder at Americhanvre, was there representing his company as well as the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Council. He said the horse power farming communities know about hemp, but because of the volatile CBD market, hemp does not have the best reputation among the horsepower set. “Many farmers in this community invested heavily in growing CBD back in 2018 and '19,” he said, “and then suffered through the subsequent crash of that market in 2020 and 2021.” So when you mention hemp in this community, that's what they think of. “That's why we're here,” he said, “to show the community that the fiber industrial side of the (hemp) plant has dramatically more promise, more opportunity for their community than CBD ever did.” On this episode, we will talk to several of the hemp folks in attendance at the event, including Heidi Custer from Tuscarora Mills in Bedford, Pennsylvania, and Kelly and Jarrett Burke from KifCure, a hemp company based in Northern Illinois that's developing regional infrastructure in the Great Plains. I also had the chance to chat briefly with Reuben Riehl from Lancaster County Marketing, who was involved in planning the event. Everyone I spoke to about hemp mentioned Reuben as the reason they were at Horse Progress in the first place. “It fits very well with our community,” Riehl said, mentioning the farming and building aspects, but he doesn't expect it to be an overnight change. “I think it it'll take some time for it to resonate here, but it will be okay,” Riehl said. Also on this episode, Lancaster Farming visits with Sam Connor at Free Flow Farm in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just north of Pottstown, where he's growing about 30 acres of industrial fiber hemp and raising grass-fed and finished beef and pastured chickens. “We have two different varieties that we planted here,” he said. “We have a Uma for variety, which is a Chinese variety, as well as Futura 83, which is a French variety.” Connor said he is growing for I-Hemp Katalyst, a company that is developing processing capacity in Pennsylvania. Connor is excited to be an early adopter of what he sees as an industry with vast potential and is proud that his crops will be used in innovative ways. “I believe some of it's going to be used for biodegradable hemp plastics, some of it's going to be used for hempcrete. And I think there's even a possibility of something to do with ceiling tiles and things like that. Learn More: Horse Progress Days https://horseprogressdays.com/ Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ Kifcure https://kifcure.com/ Tuscarora Mills https://tuscaroramills.com/ Lancaster County Marketing https://lancastercountymarketing.com/ Thanks to Our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org Music by TIN BIRD SHADOW www.tinbirdshadow.com

  On this week's hemp podcast we discuss a recent amendment to the House draft of the 2024 Farm Bill known as the Miller Amendment, which was introduced by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill. The amendment effectively bans all hemp products with any amount of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the naturally occurring chemical compound found in the cannabis plant. The 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp as any cannabis with less than 0.3% THC. But because of vague guidance from the Drug Enforcement Administration and Food and Drug Administration, a cottage market has developed for intoxicating products from otherwise legal hemp, such as delta-8. In March, 21 attorneys general from around the country signed a statement imploring Congress to close this perceived loophole, saying these unregulated, intoxicating products were packaged and marketed to children. In a statement on her website, Miller said delta-8 products were being sold in packaging that looks like candy. “We must stop teenagers and children from being exposed to addictive and harmful drugs,” Miller said. Miller is from a farming background and represents a rural district in southern Illinois. Many in the hemp industry think this amendment will have unintended consequences that could shut down the industry and destroy the livelihoods of people who are making legal and safe hemp products. On the show this week, Lancaster Farming talks to two lawyers serving the hemp industry to hear their perspectives. Justin Swanson, a cannabis lawyer from Bose McKinney & Evans in Indiana and the president of the Midwest Hemp Council, says the amendment is bad for the overall industry, citing harm to fiber and grain sectors and genetics. “In my opinion, it eliminates the genetic seed stock that farmers have built, over the last six years, under the broad definition of the '18 Farm Bill,” he said. Courtney Moran of Agricultural Hemp Solutions is legislative counsel to the National Hemp Association. Moran believes this amendment will have less of an effect on the fiber and grain sector, but still finds the new language troubling for the overall industry. Moran doesn't see it as an “industry-killing” amendment, as it's been presented in online headlines. “I would not uses those words,” she said. “It is a major shift from the policies and language that we've seen in both the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills,” and if it moves forward it will have major consequences. But she reminds listeners that this is only the House draft and there are many more procedural hoops the Farm Bill must go through before being signed into law. Both lawyers suggest that the amendment has Big Marijuana's fingers all over it. The legally murky market for delta-8 and other hemp-derived intoxicants is cutting into the marijuana industry's profits. Also on this episode, we check in with Morris Beegle, founder of the NoCo hemp Expo in Colorado, who tells us more about the June 5-7 European Industrial Hemp Conference and Expo in the Czech Republic. Learn More: Justin Swanson jswanson@boselaw.com 317-684-5404 The Cannabis Practice Group at Bose McKinney & Evans https://www.boselaw.com/cannabusiness/ Midwest Hemp Council https://www.midwesthempcouncil.com/   Courtney Moran Campaigns@agriculturalhempsolutions.com 202-656-7023 Blog: https://www.agriculturalhempsolutions.com/blog Socials: @AgHempSolutions LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/agricultural-hemp-solutions-llc/ Web: https://www.agriculturalhempsolutions.com/ Agricultural Hemp Solutions https://www.agriculturalhempsolutions.com/   Morris Beegle We Are For Better Alternatives https://wafba.org/ European Industrial Hemp Council Conference & Expo, Prague, June 5-7 https://eiha-conference.org/   News Nugs Rep. Miller Votes Yes on Farm Bill https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mary-miller-votes-yes-farm-bill Farm Bill Amendment Would ‘Devastate' Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Industry, Close THCA Loophole for Seed and Flower Sales https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/farm-bill-2024-amendment-would-change-definition-of-hemp-devastate-hemp-derived-cannabiniod-industry-end-thca-seed-flower-sales/ DEA Says ‘THCA Does Not Meet The Definition' Of Legal Hemp As Congress Weighs Cannabinoid Recriminalization In Farm Bill https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-says-thca-does-not-meet-the-definition-of-legal-hemp-as-congress-weighs-cannabinoid-recriminalization-in-farm-bill/     Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Forever Green https://www.getforevergreen.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/

On this week's hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Czech hemp farmer, consultant and advocate Hana Gabrielová, who started her first hemp company, Hempoint, in 2010 and has been instrumental in developing the hemp industry in the Czech Republic and Europe ever since. More recently, with several American partners she founded KonopiUS, which distributes European hemp genetics in the U.S. and provides agronomy consulting services. Gabrielová said the regulatory process to grow hemp in the Czech Republic is relatively easy compared to the U.S., where growers need a permit, an FBI background check, and THC testing before harvest (For now. Fingers crossed for the 2024 Farm Bill and the Industrial Hemp Act). “Hemp farming is not really difficult in regards to the law,” she said. “The farmers can buy seeds, which are on EU-registered database.” While growers don't have to get a permit, they are still required to inform the government. “You have to announce one month from sowing, how much did you sow? Where did you sow? Which variety did you sow?” she said. “And announce it to the customs office.” Gabrielová is a board member of the European Industrial Hemp Association, which is based in Brussels but is holding its annual conference in Gabrielová's home city of Prague June 5-7. The conference will bring together hemp entrepreneurs and policymakers from around the continent and the world. This year's event includes a trade show where hemp companies can display their products, similar to the NoCo Hemp Expo that took place last month in Colorado. There are plenty of European cannabis events, but Gabrielová said this one will be different because it will focus strictly on industrial hemp products instead of “vape pens and marijuana seeds.” Hemp was prohibited for 60 years in the Czech Republic and faces the same marijuana stigma that confuses people in the U.S. While industrial hemp and marijuana are different varieties of the cannabis plant, industrial hemp has a wide range of industrial applications, such as building materials, textiles and bioplastics, and food ingredient applications for both human and animal consumption. The hemp industry is relatively small in the Czech Republic. Gabrielová said there are about 300 farmers growing hemp, mostly on small farms, but a handful of big farms too. Processing is a challenge because there is no decortication facility in the Czech Republic, “so we have to import all the hemp fibers,” Gabrielová said, “which is a lot, because we have a big paper mill here.” Also on this episode, Lancaster Farming talks with Patrick Atagi from the National Industrial Hemp Council, who has organized a delegation of American hemp companies, including HempWood, IND Hemp, Tuscarora Mills (and one hemp podcaster) to attend the EIHA conference and expo in Prague next month. Funded by USDA Market Access Program, the mission of the delegation, Atagi said, is to increase production and help U.S. farmers by finding markets for American hemp goods. “It's to push product globally and establish a foothold in Europe and beyond,” he said. In two weeks, the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast will be reporting from the Czech Republic. Learn more: Hempoint https://hempoint.cz/en/ KonopiUS https://www.konopius.com/ European Industrial Hemp Association https://eiha.org/ CzechHemp Cluster https://www.czechemp.cz/en/home/ Cannabis Embassy https://cannabisembassy.org/ Sustainable Cannabis Policy Handbook https://cannabis2030.org/ National Industrial Hemp Council https://nihcoa.com/ News Nuggets! Key Components of the Industrial Hemp Act are in the Farm Bill https://nationalhempassociation.org/25816-2/ NIHC to receive 275K in RAPP Funding https://fas.usda.gov/programs/regional-agricultural-promotion-program/rapp-funding-allocations-fy-2024 Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org Forever Green https://www.getforevergreen.com/ Music Courtesy of Tin Bird Shadow Special Thanks to the Beastie Boys https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNPGM2D7aODfk-63EIolk3X-VNRsJ7Hjw

Apologies to Jimmy Stewart. I only went to Washington for one day. I took the train from Philadelphia May 6 to record a podcast episode at the Ag on the Mall event on the National Mall in D.C. The National Hemp Association and the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council invited me to spend time at their display. They had a tent set up with tables full of products made from hemp: cat litter, animal bedding, shirts, rope, bio-plastics socks, flooring and biofuels. They even had a regular old 5-gallon bucket made from hemp. Next to the tent was The FiberCut, a four-tiered, adjustable-height sickle-bar mower made by Hemp Harvest Works in Nebraska. I spent the day talking to the hemp folks at the booth and people passing by, including Erica Stark, executive director of the National Hemp Association. “We are showcasing everything hemp. We have the hemp house on wheels here. We have the BMW i3. And most exciting is we have the new Livewire by Harley-Davidson that has hemp fenders on it that were actually grown in the United States,” she said. This week's episode is a collection of short interviews with a handful of people. Pablo Falla, a business owner with businesses in the U.S. and South and Central America, told me about the differences between growing hemp in the U.S. and elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere. “Down in South America it's totally different,” he said. “We got a perfect 12/12 all year long. So we can do up to four harvests a year. Andrew Bish, president of the Hemp Feed Coalition, had just returned from a meeting with the undersecretary of rural development at the USDA. “A lot of the dialogue was how we can create opportunities for fiber and grain producers to be able to access some of these government programs, some of these funds that they're not able to access right now because of the risk,” Bish said. National Hemp Associationhttps://nationalhempassociation.org/ Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council https://www.pahic.org/ Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ Special thanks to Sandra Mason and the team at AEM Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMPhttps://indhemp.com/ Forever Green https://www.forevergreen.com/ Americhanvrehttps://americhanvre.com/ SunRay Hemp

On this week's hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Steve Groff from Cedar Meadow Farm in Holtwood, Lancaster County, where he is getting ready to plant 70 acres of industrial hemp. “This year it's all fiber. And we'll probably plant about 10 varieties,” Groff said. Of those 10, about a third will be what he calls his “core varieties“ that have performed well previously on his farm or in the Mid-Atlantic region in general. “We are going to be testing several other newer varieties that might perform well, that we need to basically, I'll say, ground-truth and see how they work,” he said. As the post-prohibition hemp industry puts itself back together, one of the many riddles to solve is what plant genetics will work where, which is why Groff is so keen on trying new varieties — he enjoys figuring stuff out, and if his work on the farm can help grow an industry, that's even better. Groff, well known for his pioneering work and educational efforts in no-till farming and cover crops, has been growing hemp on his farm since 2019, the first season it was legal to grow commercially in Pennsylvania. His interest in hemp is full spectrum. He's grown hemp on his farm for CBD, grain and fiber, but this year his focus is exclusively on fiber — not just growing it, but also how to process. Groff is a partner in Hemp Katalyst, an aspirational hemp processing company focused on research and development. “So we've been experimenting with several different variations of processing. And as everybody knows, there's a lot involved,” he said. Groff said that ultimately the varieties that farmers grow will be determined by how it's used, and that manufacturers will provide specs for processors. But the industry is not there yet, so Groff pushes forward with “experimental micro processing.” “And so we're trying to back up from what our customers want and figure it out so that when we do invest in larger scale machinery, we get it right the first time.” “I love doing the cover crops because it helped farmers. It helped the environment. It checked all the boxes,” Groff said. “And the nice thing about hemp is it does all those things too, but it's enhanced because it a stronger connection to everyone.” Or, as we say on the podcast, cannabis loves community. Groff also discussed his recent work with Penn State's College of Medicine. Groff grows CBG and CBD varieties of hemp for their medical research. From food, fiber and fuel to building materials and medicine — the list goes on and on — Groff said he can't think of another plant that God made that benefits humanity in more ways than hemp. Learn more about Cedar Meadow Farm https://cedarmeadow.farm/ Learn more about Hemp Katalyst https://www.hempkatalyst.com/ New Nuggets IND HEMP Earns B Corp Certification https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/news/ind-hemp-earns-prestigious-b-corp-certification/article_6a68890d-1ee4-524f-975b-c38286b68ecb.html Commercial Operations Begin at Panda Biotech's Massive Wichita Falls Hemp Gin https://dallasinnovates.com/commercial-operations-begin-at-panda-biotechs-massive-wichita-falls-hemp-gin/ Thanks to our sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Forever Green, distributors of the KP-4 Hemp Cutter https://www.hempcutter.com/ Music Courtesy of Tin Bird Shadow.

This is a special weekend edition of the Hemp Podcast. Lancaster Farming speaks with Geoff Whaling, chair of the National Hemp Association. I will update the details of this episode soon. For now, enjoy the audio. Learn more: National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/   Thanks to our sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Americhanvre https://americhanvre.com/ Forever Green, distributors of the KP4 Hemp Cutter https://www.hempcutter.com/

This week on the Hemp Podcast, Lancaster Farming talks with Maciej Kowalski, founder and CEO of Kombinat Konopny, a hemp company based in Elbląg, a Polish city on the Baltic Sea. Kombinat Konopny is a vertically integrated hemp operator working both in the herbal and fiber division. Kowalski said the company takes a no-nonsense approach to floral production and extraction. “Which means basically we are not doing extraction, because nature does it best,” he said. Instead of a complicated chemical extraction process, “we just mix hemp biomass with olive oil and then press it mechanically,” he said. “No distillation, no extraction, no messing with the natural ratios of the cannabinoids. Whatever is in the plant goes into the oil,” Kowalski said, noting that this model runs counter to the mainstream floral hemp industry's fixation on hemp derived intoxicants like Delta-8 THC. “I don't mess with nature. I just put it in a bottle,” Kowalski said. A separate division of Kombinat Konopny is focused on hemp fiber. “I've been working with hemp flower for more than 10 years now, and hemp stalk has always been an enemy,” he said. “It was something that ropes around all the bits and pieces. So like five, six years ago, I decided to try to somehow work with it, not against it.” Since then Kowalski has built a vertically integrated hemp textile company. “We are growing hemp. We are harvesting hemp. We are decorticating hemp,” he said. “Then we are refining the fiber, we spin it into yarn, and we actually make the products out of it,” Kowalski said. “So it's a full value chain.” Before getting into hemp, Kowalski was working as a journalist and was trying to write a story about a Catch-22 in Polish hemp law. “In order to grow hemp, you need to be registered in a registry of hemp growers,” he said. But the registry did not exist. He wanted to write an article that asked some basic questions: “How can you say that I'm in the registry, if there is no registry, but you cannot grow if you're not in the registry?” He applied for the registry, knowing his application would be rejected because there was no registry. But much to his surprise (and to the detriment of his career in investigative journalism), “some wise person from the ministry said, ‘Well, the country cannot expect from a citizen to fulfill something that is not possible.'” In 2014, Maciej Kowalski was granted the first private license issued for hemp in Poland. “I wanted to show that it is not possible, but I actually proved that it is possible, so maybe I should start doing it,” he said. From there he built a successful CBD business, which was bought by a Canadian company in 2018, but the sale came with a non-compete clause, so Kowalski was unable to work with CBD for two years. “So imagine 2018,” he said. “I've got quite a lot of money to invest. I got quite a lot of willpower and knowledge, but I cannot be working with CBDs. So that's how I got into fiber.” Also in this interview we discuss winter retting, feral hemp, and how Kowalski took a case to the Polish Supreme Court to prove that hemp does not fall under the EU's novel food regulations. Listen here: Kombinat Konopny https://kombinatkonopny.pl/ Maciej on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciejkowalskihemp/ What's up with European Novel Foods? https://food.ec.europa.eu/safety/novel-food_en Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/

This week's hemp podcast is divided into two parts. Lancaster Farming talks with Shannon Powers from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture about some major changes to the hemp program in the Keystone State. “The first is that Pennsylvania is moving to a performance-based testing system for growers who are growing either for fiber or grain,” Powers said. Performance-based testing, she said, will reduce the amount of testing needed by growers if they meet basic requirements. Reduced testing means reduced costs for producers. The second change, Powers said, is the removal of the application deadline. In the past, growers had to get their application in by April 1. Removing the deadline makes it easier for farmers to make planting decisions later in the season. “We're finding that folks can grow two crops of hemp in one season,” Powers said. KP-4 Hemp Cutter The second interview on the hemp podcast this week is with Peter Dushop, founder of the Canadian company Forever Green, distributors of the KP-4 hemp cutter. The KP-4 is an adjustable-height, multi-tiered sickle bar for harvesting fiber hemp, made by Lithuanian equipment manufacturer Laumetris. Dushop said the cutter makes “the crop manageable and improves consistency and repeatability from season to season, from field to field.” Dushop grows fiber hemp on the family farm in British Columbia, where he is also developing a processing facility. “We firmly believe that processing starts in the field and not necessarily at the mill,” Dushop said. Learn more: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Hemp Program https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/hemp/Pages/default.aspx Agricultural Business Development Center https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Business_Industry/Pages/ABDC.aspx Forever Green https://www.forevergreen.com HempCutter.com https://www.hempcutter.com/ News Nuggets South Bend Industrial Hemp to Launch Apprenticeship Program https://www.morningagclips.com/south-bend-industrial-hemp-to-launch-apprenticeship-program-through-kfbs-rkap/ Hemp-Based Batteries to Be Manufactured in Wisconsin https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/hemp-based-batteries-to-be-manufactured-in-wisconsin/64029 Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

We're taking the show on the road again. This week we'll hear interviews from my recent trip to Massachusetts, where I visited the Cape Cod Hemp House in Harwich, and the Hillside Center for Sustainable Living in Newburyport. Michael Monteiro gave me a tour of his newly built 6,000-square-foot house. “It may look like any other house here on the cape. We have cedar sidewall shingles on the house,” he said. “But ... the house is actually insulated with a biobased material called hemp lime, or hempcrete. So behind these white walls, we have an insulation material that doesn't come from oil. It actually comes from a plant.” Monteiro worked with an architecture firm to design and build a house that looks like a normal cape house, but uses the latest technology in green building, which he explains in detail during the interview. Then I drove up to the Hillside Center for Sustainable Living in Newburyport, where I met with local builder David Hall, a partner in the vertically integrated real estate and building firm Hall & Moskow. Phase 3 of the Hillside Center is under construction now. It is billed as the largest industrial hempcrete project in North America, and when complete will be a 12-unit apartment complex. “We set out 10 years ago to build a community here of very low carbon living,” Hall said. “We have already built 30 units that meet passive house criteria and perform beautifully. “It's not an exaggeration to say 1,300 watts, like a typical hair dryer, would heat the homes because that's what they consume. They're very tight, very successful,” he said. The walls of those first 30 units are made from concrete, which is extremely carbon intensive. But hempcrete has a much lower carbon footprint, which is why Hall & Moskow are using it in the next phase of the community. You can hear all about both of these building projects on this week's show. Plus an interview with Lindsay the waitress at Persy's Place in North Plymouth. The Hillside Center for Sustainable Living http://www.hillsidecenterforsustainableliving.com/ The Cape Cod Hemp House https://www.capecodhemphouse.com/ Persy's Place https://persysplace.com/ News Nuggets Hemp: I Can Tell Your Future, Just Look What's In Your Hand (Part 5/5) https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthoban/2023/12/16/hemp-i-can-tell-your-future-just-look-whats-in-your-hand-part-55/ Some hemp with your wine? Study shows better soil, potentially flavors from intercropping https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/some-hemp-with-your-wine-study-shows-better-soil-potentially-flavors-from-intercropping/ Thanks to our Sponsors! Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ Cornell Hemp https://cals.cornell.edu/cornell-agritech/products-we-research/hemp National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/

On this week's show, we talk with Morris Beegle, founder of the Noco Hemp Expo, the largest industrial hemp convention in North America. The tenth annual expo will be held April 11-13 in Estes Park, Colorado. “It's really a beautiful mountain resort location where we can get 2,000-3,000 people up there and basically take over the town,” Beegle said. He expects it to be a good meet-up, full of constructive conversations on how to shape the industry, develop supply chains, influence regulation and do business. The Noco Expo has become an important part of the development of the hemp industry domestically and internationally. Different sectors of the industry have different priorities, and Noco provides the chance industry players “try to figure out our internal issues and how do we move this industry forward and try to position ourselves politically and harmonize our message,” he said. “And also harmonize ourselves with what's going on in Europe and Asia,” he added. Beegle just returned from a whirlwind trip, first attending the Asia International Hemp Expo in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by a cannabis convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, called MJBizCon. On this week's episode, he shares his experiences from both conventions as well as his thoughts on the state of the hemp industry as 2023 winds down, and where the industry is headed in 2024. Looking into his crystal ball, he sees “more support for the industrial hemp side of things through government grants, through the USDA. I think that there is a support mechanism there that will be more beneficial than it has been in the past.” He said his crystal ball is a bit foggy due to the uncertainty around the 2024 presidential election and the sticky political mess we call Congress. “I think that we're going to be in for quite a year next year,” he said, “so everybody better hold tight and stay focused and try to stay as positive as possible.” Buy Tickets for the 10th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo in Estes park, Co, April 11-13 https://www.nocohempexpo.com/ Apply to become a speaker or presenter at Noco https://letstalkhemp.net/   News Nuggets New York Lawmakers Send Governor Bill To Allow Hemp Seeds In Food For Pets, Horses And Llamas https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-york-lawmakers-send-governor-bill-to-allow-hemp-seeds-in-food-for-pets-horses-and-llamas/ U.S. commodities platform that traded industrial hemp shuts down as investor pulls back https://hemptoday.net/u-s-commodities-platform-that-traded-industrial-hemp-shuts-down Lower Sioux in Minnesota need homes — so they are building them from hemp https://grist.org/indigenous/hempcrete-lower-sioux-housing/ Rich Folks Import This Building Material. A Minnesota Tribe Makes Its Own. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/12/minnesota-tribe-mdewakanton-band-dakota-hempcrete-sustainable-wellness-architecture/ Their Cape Cod Home Isn't Small, but Its Carbon Footprint Is https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/realestate/sustainable-home-massachusetts-climate.html   Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

Hemp has played a role in the lives of humans for a very long time, according to this week's podcast guest, Jeremy Klettke, cannabis breeder and owner of Davis Farms, based in Oregon and Massachusetts. “It's clearly culturally assimilated with us. It's clearly evolved with us,” he said, “when you talk about it from an endogenous cannabinoid perspective.” “Whatever we ask for, the plant seems to give,” he said. “Food, fuel, fiber — any of it, it's giving us these incredible versions of it. So there's clearly been a parallel evolution.” Klettke has been working internationally with the cannabis plant since the early 1990s and shares many tales from his experience on this episode. While living and working in Copenhagen in the 1990s, he caught a glimpse of the cannabis trade that has existed internationally for thousands of years, an experience he called “profound.” “It definitely helped me to recognize that, you know, this plant was a culturally important part of our civilization for ... I didn't know how long,” he said. As a plant breeder, he shares his views on genetics and the role THC plays in the plant. He suggests that breeding THC out of hemp altogether will have unintended consequences. “When you remove THC, you're removing one of the primary defense mechanisms,” he said. THC also happens to be the compound responsible for psychoactive properties of cannabis which, he said, humans have been using as a spiritual tool since prehistoric times. He cited the Dogon tribe in Mali, which would ingest fermented cannabis during their religious ceremonies. This interview covers a lot of territory.  Davis Farms https://davishempfarms.com/ News Nuggets Hemp uses and potential economic impact in Pa. https://www.witf.org/2023/11/13/hemp-uses-and-potential-economic-impact-in-pa/ Is hemp making a comeback? Tennessee farmers eye an era beyond CBD https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2023/11/15/tn-farmers-eye-hemp-production-facilities-past-cbd/71301942007/ Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council https://www.pahic.org/ Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council's introductory video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fFW4d3Bykg Thanks to our Sponsors: IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Cornell University's Master's of Professional Studies in Integrative Plant Sciences with a concentration in hemp sciences. https://cals.cornell.edu/school-integrative-plant-science

Inflammation occurs naturally in horses and is often part an animal's healing response, but chronic, low-grade inflammation is a contributing factor in diseases that affect the health of horses, according to this week's podcast guest, Kristine Ely. Last month, Ely defended her doctoral thesis at Virginia Tech, where she conducted a study to determine the effect hemp seed oil would have on inflammation in sedentary horses. She said inflammation is associated with but not a cause of a variety of diseases in horses, from osteoarthritis to metabolic syndrome and laminitis. “There's a lot of ill effects with inflammation, (so) it's an important aspect to mitigate and moderate the kind of inflammatory responses we have in the animals,” she said. There are pharmaceutical treatments for chronic inflammation, but Ely said use can result in negative digestive and kidney issues. Increasing poly-saturated fatty acids in diet is one known way to address inflammation — think fish oil supplements and Mediterranean diets. One such fatty acid is gamma-linolenic acid, or GLA, which has been shown to to increase the anti-inflammatory response in mammals. Ely said GLA is uncommon in the typical dietary components of horse feed, but it is found copiously in hemp seed oil. She wanted to know if adding hemp seed oil to horses' diets could reduce chronic inflammation. She completed a feeding trial from May to September 2022, using six thoroughbred geldings. “I completed what we call crossover,” she said. “Every horse served as their own control, and every horse got to eat both the control and treatment.” Half the horses were fed a diet with added hemp seed oil while the other half was fed a diet without hemp. She took weekly blood samples, and also took muscle and synovial fluid samples before and after the trial. “And then I put all the horses back on the same diet for another month because I wanted to capture a washout period,” she said. “Okay, we can manipulate by adding the fatty acids, but how quickly does it go back to normal or are there any lingering effects?” Hemp seeds and hemp seed oil have GRAS status from USDA — generally regarded as safe for human consumption — but using hemp as a feed for commercial livestock remains illegal at the federal level. Around the U.S., there is a patchwork of state laws that allow hemp to be fed to companion animals such as horses, dogs and cats. The issue holding everything up is cannabinoid contamination, especially tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC, which produces the high associated with marijuana. What every hempster worth her salt will tell you though is that the hemp seed does not produce cannabinoids, but the flowers where the seeds develop do, so there can be cannabinoid contamination on the outer shell of the seed in minuscule amounts. Ely fed her horses a commercially available hemp seed oil which she tested for cannabinoids at parts per million. She was not surprised to find very tiny amounts of cannabinoids. She was curious how or if this would accumulate in the horses bodies, but she detected no cannabinoids in the plasma or synovial fluid of the horses fed hemp seed oil when tested to a 50-ppb limit of detection. “If you and if you dig into the literature a bit about research specifically supplementing cannabinoids to horses, it takes a bit more of a dose to be able to observe cannabinoids within the horse,” she said. She hopes her research will help make the case to remove some of the restrictions around hemp as a commercial livestock feed, giving hemp producers another outlet, livestock producers another input, and consumers another option. The focus of her work was to determine if hemp seed oil can be a good source of polyunsaturated fatty acids for horses. She determined it is, but said “the implications for it's effect on inflammation require further evaluation.” Virginia Tech https://www.vt.edu/ Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ Go see the movie Common Ground https://commongroundfilm.org/ Thanks to our sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

On this week's Hemp Podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Saharah Moon Chapotin, executive director of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). the Foundation was established in the 20124 Farm Bill “We were given the unique mandate by Congress to form public private partnerships to support food and agriculture research,” she said, “really recognizing the dearth of or the decreasing amount of public funding going to agriculture research, and with the idea towards leveraging additional resources from non-federal sources, from the private sector and others.” FFAR's research spans a wide array of ag topics, Chapotin said. “We focus on the sustainability of the agriculture system itself, looking at soil and water and how farmers can have the tools they need to make good decisions around really safeguarding their environment and their agriculture systems,” she said. FFAR's research digs into food systems as well. “Thinking about what those in the food system need in order to deliver the foods that consumers need and want, the nutritious foods that they need to access at the store, thinking about processing and ingredients and the nutritional content of those foods," Chapotin said. One of the methods of raising money for research is by building consortia among universities, government, and industry players. “What is really valuable about our consortia to those industry players is that it de-risks the investment for them,' she said. “We're not counting on any one company to support all the research that would be needed to generate the outcome, say, for more sustainable agriculture. But they can co-invest and so that de-risk the investment for them. It often also gives companies a chance to collaborate with their competitor, something they would not normally do on their own.” One such consortium is the Hemp Research Consortium, which brings together such diverse partners as North Carolina state, Cornell University, Agilent Technologies, IND HEMP, and ScottsMiracle-Grow. On this episode of the podcast, we'll learn about FFAR and the work they do and how industrial hemp fits into the overall mission. Learn more about the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research https://foundationfar.org/ Learn More about FFAR's Hemp Consortium https://foundationfar.org/consortia/hemp-research-consortium/ Sign up for FFAR's newsletter https://foundationfar.org/home/newsletter-sign-up/ News Nuggets Hungry Sheep Devour Over 600 Pounds of Cannabis After Invading Greenhousehttps://www.newsweek.com/hungry-sheep-devour-over-600-pounds-cannabis-invading-greenhouse-1829170 Is hemp the superfood vegetarians have been waiting for?https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230922/Is-hemp-the-superfood-vegetarians-have-been-waiting-for.aspx GreenBuild 2023 https://informaconnect.com/greenbuild/ HempWood https://hempwood.com/ Americhanvre https://americhanvre.com/ Thanks to our Sponsors! National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ IND HEMPhttps://indhemp.com/

On this week's podcast we talk to Oregon-based hemp lobbyist and legal strategist Courtney Moran, who was in Washington, D.C., last week “lobbying for support for the Industrial Hemp Act.” The Industrial Hemp Act of 2023, also known as the Hemp Exemption, would create a new legal definition of hemp grown for fiber and grain, separating those sectors from hemp grown for flower or cannabinoids. Advocates argue that the existing hemp regulations put unnecessary burdens on farmers because of permitting fees, intrusive background checks, and expensive chemical testing for THC content. Moran, along with members of the National Hemp Association, held an open house in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill last week, and invited lawmakers and their offices to see firsthand the various uses of industrial hemp. On display were an array of products made from hemp fiber, hurd and grain. “We had hemp flooring, hemp cabinetry, animal bedding. We had biochar, we had jet fuel,” she said. “We had the parts of the stalk broken out into different pieces so they can visually see the distinction between hurd and fiber and the different parts of the stalk.” Moran said these types of show-and-tell events are very effective in getting lawmakers to understand what farmers and entrepreneurs are up against when it comes to hemp. “It's one thing to have a phone call, send emails back and forth, have legislative text on a page talking about policy,” she said, “But when they can see the images of the farms, and they can touch the products that are being made from those crops, it makes it more real for them.” Moran worked with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office on the hemp language that eventually made its way into the 2018 Farm Bill, and she said she still sees a lot of the same gaps in what lawmakers know about hemp. “Something that I experienced back in 2016 that we're still dealing with today in 2023 is that some offices still don't know this was even an issue,” she said. Many lawmakers don't know “there's still barriers to getting these products to market or there are still problems or issues for the farmers,” she said. Moran also discusses the likelihood of seeing a Farm Bill this year and what it could mean for the hemp industry if the DEA follows a recent recommendation from the Department of Health and Human Services to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Learn more about the 2023 Industrial Hemp Act https://www.hempexemption.com/ Agricultural Hemp Solutions https://www.agriculturalhempsolutions.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Thank you to our sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/

This week on the hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Hector “Freedom” Gerardo, the first farmer to grow fiber and grain hemp in Connecticut for a very long time. Hemp was outlawed in the U.S. for most of the 20th century, but was made a legal commodity crop by the 2018 Farm Bill. “I started in 2021 growing for CBD, and last year again I grew for CBD, but I lost money,” he said. He became intrigued with all of the other uses for industrial hemp, including hempcrete for construction. In April, he attended a two-day hempcrete workshop in Berks County, Pennsylvania, with hemp builder Cameron McIntosh of Americhanvre Cast-Hemp. The workshop focused on making pre-fab hempcrete panels. “Oh, man, it was eye-opening experience of the things that we could do and where the industry is headed, and the things that we can accomplish if we work together,” he said about the workshop. With his wife, Elizabeth, and their three children, he runs SEAmarron Farmstead in Danbury, Connecticut. It's a 3-acre farm where they do a whole lot more than just hemp. “I love hemp, but we got to feed people. So that's the other side,” he said. “We grow all types of vegetables — a lot of garlic, a lot of tomatoes, a lot of cabbage — you know, a lot of things that people want.” They also run a CSA on the farm and sell to restaurants. “Because at the end of the day, we need to feed people. You know, and that's the purpose of the farm,” he said. The farm hosts education events and community work days. “We do a lot of work organizing with young people around food insecurity, learning how to grow your own food,” he said. Gerardo also maintains a network of BIPOC farmers. “We created the CTBIPOC (Connecticut Black Indigenous People of Color) Food Network, and it's a network of 77 bipoc farmers in Connecticut. That's all the bipoc farmers in Connecticut. Only 0.06% of all farmers in Connecticut are people of color,” he said. Gerardo is optimistic that his work in hemp and community agricultural education will make a difference in the Constitution State. “We can move Connecticut into a sustainable place because right now we're not sustainable at all,” he said. Connect with Freedom Gerardo on the Socials: Instagram LinkedIn News Nugs The buildings constructed from cannabis https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230614-the-buildings-constructed-from-cannabis Study finds 90% of Arizona hemp farmers failed from 2019 to 2021. Here's why (hint: it's CBD) https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/study-90-percent-arizona-hemp-farmers-failed-in-2019-2021/75-e14e075b-804e-4146-967b-e2c3ab9ebffc Shapiro Administration Awards More Than $390,000 to Grow PA Hemp Industry https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1322 Thanks to our Sponsors: IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Americhanvre Cast Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

Can plants communicate with each other? Do they know when they're under attack from pests? Can they tell one type of insect pest from another—say, an aphid from a caterpillar? The answer may surprise you. According to this week's podcast guest, Aaron Appleby, the answer to all three of these questions is a resounding yes. Appleby, a Ph.D. candidate at Washington State University in the Crop Science department, specializes in organic pesticides, with a focus on the hemp russet mite and fiber hemp. Appleby said his research at WSU involves bringing organic production to the Palouse region of Eastern Washington and North central Idaho, the largest wheat growing region in the United States. Appleby is also a certified crop advisor and owner of White Coat Laboratories, a cannabis research company in Pullman, Washington. “We are studying how plant volatiles can increase secondary metabolites and attract beneficial arthropods to your system to reduce pest pressure,” he said. Appleby said plants communicate with each other by releasing clouds of chemicals, which Appleby calls “plant screams.” For instance, if a plant is under attach by a certain pest, the plant will produce a chemical cloud containing information that surrounding plants will sense and decipher, giving them a heads up on an impending pest attack. Appleby said plants use as many as fifty chemicals to convey specific information. He likens the combinations of chemicals to our alphabet of 26 letter that we use to build words and sentences to convey meaning. “In much the same way, plants are able to combine these different chemicals in different ratios to convey different messages to their community,” he said. Is it possible to harness this communication system for commercial production? Can the communication among plants be enhanced to reduce our dependence on chemical fertilizers? Does this hyper-awareness mean that plants possess a form of consciousness? That's exactly what we're talking about on this podcast episode. Plus we have a check-in call with Jeremy Klettke of Davis Hemp Farming in Oregon. Aaron Appleby on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-appleby-901113272/ Washington State University Department of Crop and Soil Sciences https://css.wsu.edu/ Davis Hemp Farm https://davishempfarms.com/ News Nuggets Introducing the 1st shoe made from CBD weed https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/627753860/introducing-the-1st-shoe-made-from-cbd-weed Prowl Studio develops "first injection-moulded chair that can be composted" https://www.dezeen.com/2023/04/17/prowl-studio-peel-chair-m4-factory-milan-design-week/ Don't Lose Hope For The U.S. Hemp Industry https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthoban/2023/04/18/dont-lose-hope-for-the-us-hemp-industry/?sh=d323f776e4bb Thanks to our sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

Geoff Whaling, chair of the National Hemp Association, joins us on the Industrial Hemp Podcast this week to talk about NHA's priorities for what they'd like to see in the 2023 Farm Bill. Topping that list is the bifurcation, or division, of the hemp industry, Whaling said, with legislation that would create a sub-definition of industrial hemp grown for fiber and grain, making it easier for row crop farmers to add it to their current rotations of crops like corn, soy and wheat. Currently, hemp farmers are subject to expensive permitting fees, FBI background checks and finger printing, and costly on-farm government testing of cannabinoid content in the field. Whaling said these requirements are barriers to the industry that keep farmers from growing industrial hemp at a scale that can establish a robust domestic hemp industry, because farmers are being treated like criminals for wanting to grow a commodity crop that can be used for food, feed, fuel, fabric and more. Whaling said NHA supports the CBD industry. “I don't want to negate the importance that cannabinoids have in this marketplace,” but it's important for the two sides of the industry to be regulated differently. Whaling said the industry faces difficult educational challenges with the public and, almost more importantly, with lawmakers. “We would go into senators' offices who were leaders in this space, and their staff did not know or believe that you could plant hemp as a row crop,” he said. Last month, Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the 2023 Industrial Hemp Act, which would remove the barriers for farmers who want to grow hemp as commodity crop rather than a specialty crop, the way CBD hemp is grown. If the bill does not pass as a stand-alone piece of legislation, Whaling is hopeful it will be added to the 2023 Farm Bill. Another priority for NHA is hemp for animal feed. “We get this question all the time, why is it okay for us to eat hemp hearts, we as humans, but it's not OK for us to give that to our dogs?” Whaling said. “It's a good question. But the reality is the authority for all things that are consumed by us or consumed by animals that go into the human chain is left squarely with the FDA,” he said. He said state governments are taking this into their own hands, passing various legislation allowing for hemp to be used in feed for domestic animals, but Whaling said this issue deserves to be solved at the federal level, rather than by a patchwork of state laws across the country. “It most definitely is that patchwork approach,” he said. “And we know that it didn't work very well for cannabinoids. And I think that if we were able to move this forward on a national program, then all citizens would be able to participate.” Whaling also spoke about the work NHA is doing around the world to develop the hemp industry and to help build the market for carbon credits. While the industry has it's challenges, Whaling remains hopeful as ever. “Five years from now, we'll still be researching the potential of industrial hemp,” he said. “Ten years from now, we'll be well on our way to a multibillion dollar industry. “And 20 years from now, when I'm long gone, hemp will be everywhere and people will be saying, what was the big deal?” National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Hemp Exemption https://www.hempexemption.com/ News Nuggets Scientists Evaluate Potential Human Cannabinol Exposure from Consuming Meat if Cattle is Fed Hempseed Cake https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2023/scientists-evaluate-potential-human-cannabinol-exposure-from-consuming-meat-if-cattle-is-fed-hempseed-cake/ Argentina's Government Participated In First Legal Hemp Harvests In Half A Century https://internationalcbc.com/argentinas-government-participated-in-first-legal-hemp-harvests-in-half-a-century/ Now That Weed is Mostly Legal, Hemp Should Be Booming. But It's Not https://time.com/6268420/hemp-climate-solution/ Thanks to our sponsors IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Farm https://www.farmland.fi/

This week on the podcast we talk to the board of directors of the newly revamped Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council. Erica Stark, Lori Daytner, Cynthia Petrone-Hudock, Cameron McIntosh and Drew Oberholtzer are active business leaders and advocates for industrial hemp in Pennsylvania. The council received $150,000 in grant money from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for Project Invest in PA Hemp, which aims to attract investment in the state's hemp sector. Petrone-Hudock, co-owner of Hemp-Alternative in Chester County, said the grant seeks to increase customer awareness of agricultural products. “We're going to shift our message away from investing in growing hemp, because we've sort of proven in the state that that can get done,” she said, “to investing in sustainable product development through the use of hemp.” Oberholtzer, co-founder of Coexist Build, a design firm with a line of hempcrete construction products, said the goal of the project is to develop and create a communication strategy that brings “investment into Pennsylvania for Pennsylvania hemp companies, creating partnerships with public and private entities.” Daytner, vice president of program development at Don Services, the New Castle company that created the Project PA Hemp Home, said the scope of the new project involves education and outreach. “But,” she said, “there's also the financial and commercial side of it where investors may say, ‘Oh yeah, this piques my interest,' but investors want numbers. They want an understanding of what's behind the opportunities that are here.” Petrone-Hudock said “build demand, build demand, build demand” is the key. From a grain perspective, she said, “we need food ingredient suppliers, we need chefs, we need restaurant owners, we need local food networks to be in it, really embracing hemp. We need fabric dependent businesses to start looking at hemp as an alternative. “We need builders and designers and architects, and we need homeowners to say, ‘I want to live in an eco-friendly house that's going to be healthy for me.' Like the whole key here is what's healthy. And if you embed hemp in your lifestyle, you can't go wrong. And so I think it is sort of changing the message and the target, and continuing to build this demand at the consumer level.” McIntosh, owner of hempcrete construction company Americhanvre, is confident in the project and points to the Ag Department's support as a major factor in its success. “Just the fact that our Department of Agriculture is putting up this kind of money specifically for promotion of hemp products grown, manufactured and produced in Pennsylvania — that's success right there,” he said. Stark, PAHIC chair and executive director of the National Hemp Association, said the council is “the perfect vehicle to make sure that the positive impacts of all of the materials that are created through this grant continue to be implemented and used indefinitely, because our our mission and our goal is to have a robust and vital hemp industry here in PA.” Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council https://www.pahic.org/ Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Hemp Program https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/hemp/Pages/default.aspx News Nuggets Farmers March on Washington to Demand Climate Legislation https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farmers-march-on-washington-to-demand-climate-legislation/article_b81d183e-bda9-11ed-9a2e-9f76ff7759af.html Pingree Introduces Bipartisan Bill to End Discriminatory Hemp Policy https://pingree.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4507 Why India is losing trillion-dollar hemp economy https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/why-india-is-losing-trillion-dollar-hemp-economy/ Thanks to our Sponsors! King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/

This week's Hemp Podcast is a recap of the Pennsylvania Hemp Summit that took place at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa., November 14 -15. We hear opening remarks from Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, highlights from the keynote speech by Ken Elliott from IND HEMP, as well as selected audio from a fiber and grain panel discussion and a cannabinoid panel discussion. Speakers include: Dr. Raj Kasula from Wenger Feeds, David Cook from Tuscarora Mills, Cameron McIntosh from Americhanvre Cast-Hemp, Lori Daytner from DON Services, Dr. Allison Justice from The Hemp Mine, Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association, Tom Trite from PA Options for Wellness, Steve Groff from Cedar Meadow Farms, and Justin DeAngelis from Rhino BioTech Thanks to our Sponsor: IND HEMP

Join Mandi Kerr, Morgan Tweet, Courtney Moran, and Erica Stark on Friday morning's episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward. For this morning we'll talk about: Grain & Fiber Hemp Exemption Bill Campaign Goals: Draft legislation and pass a bill creating an exemption for industrial hemp, grain & fiber. Educate lawmakers about the need for exemptions and opportunities with grain & fiber Secure bipartisan support for the exemption framework Unite and mobilize advocates Morgan Tweet is a founding partner and Chief Operating Officer of IND HEMP, an industrial hemp food and fiber processing company in Fort Benton, Montana. Morgan planned, constructed, and commissioned the IND HEMP Oilseed processing plant in early 2020 and manages daily operations. Morgan graduated from the University of Missouri with a BS in Chemical Engineering then worked for Archer Daniels Midland in Decatur, Illinois launching her career in agriculture and food processing. Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., Founding Principal of EARTH Law, LLC and Chief Legislative Strategist for Agricultural Hemp Solutions, LLC is the leading expert on U.S. hemp law championing legal policy for sustainable Cannabis hemp agribusiness development. Courtney worked closely with the offices of Senator Ron Wyden and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in drafting and negotiating the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 (S. 2667), the language included in the 2018 federal Farm Bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, federally legalizing hemp. Erica Stark is the Executive Director of the National Hemp Association for almost 5 years now. Erica is also the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council and serves as the co-chair of the Policy and Regulation Subcommittee of the PA Hemp Steering Committee which is the official advisory council to the PA Dept. of Agriculture. She is a sought-after speaker with years of experience in hemp education and legislative advocacy, including testifying before Congress.

Join Mandi Kerr, Morgan Tweet, Courtney Moran, and Erica Stark on Friday morning's episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward. For this morning we'll talk about: Grain & Fiber Hemp Exemption Bill Campaign Goals: Draft legislation and pass a bill creating an exemption for industrial hemp, grain & fiber. Educate lawmakers about the need for exemptions and opportunities with grain & fiber Secure bipartisan support for the exemption framework Unite and mobilize advocates Morgan Tweet is a founding partner and Chief Operating Officer of IND HEMP, an industrial hemp food and fiber processing company in Fort Benton, Montana. Morgan planned, constructed, and commissioned the IND HEMP Oilseed processing plant in early 2020 and manages daily operations. Morgan graduated from the University of Missouri with a BS in Chemical Engineering then worked for Archer Daniels Midland in Decatur, Illinois launching her career in agriculture and food processing. Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., Founding Principal of EARTH Law, LLC and Chief Legislative Strategist for Agricultural Hemp Solutions, LLC is the leading expert on U.S. hemp law championing legal policy for sustainable Cannabis hemp agribusiness development. Courtney worked closely with the offices of Senator Ron Wyden and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in drafting and negotiating the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 (S. 2667), the language included in the 2018 federal Farm Bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, federally legalizing hemp. Erica Stark is the Executive Director of the National Hemp Association for almost 5 years now. Erica is also the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council and serves as the co-chair of the Policy and Regulation Subcommittee of the PA Hemp Steering Committee which is the official advisory council to the PA Dept. of Agriculture. She is a sought-after speaker with years of experience in hemp education and legislative advocacy, including testifying before Congress.

On this week's show, Eric Hurlock reports from Fort Benton, Montana, home of IND HEMP, the host and coordinator of the Summer Summit. IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Sunflower Film's One Plant https://sunflower.film/work Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Support the Hemp Exemption https://www.hempexemption.com/ Global Hemp Association https://globalhempassociation.org/    

A policy initiative led by Agricultural Hemp Solutions, IND HEMP, and the National Hemp Association.

A policy initiative led by Agricultural Hemp Solutions, IND HEMP, and the National Hemp Association.

This week on the hemp podcast we learn about the Global Hemp Association's variety trials that span eight states in six geographical regions. Our first guest is Mandi Kerr, founder and CEO of the Global Hemp Association, which, according to Kerr is “a platform of entrepreneurs, manufacturers, farmers, distributors that have come together to support and build the industrial hemp industry.” One way GHA is building the hemp industry is by conducting variety trials. In conjunction with Kansas-based Performance Crop Research, GHA is growing 10 varieties of fiber hemp in various geographical regions across the country with the intent of providing its members with solid data about which varieties do best in each region. Our second guest is Melissa Nelson-Baldwin — field scientist, hemp farmer and owner of Performance Crop Research — who has assembled a team of crop specialists specifically for these trials. “We're working with research scientists within the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants,” Nelson-Baldwin said. “This is what everyone does full time. And so we chose crop research scientists that either had hemp experience or a lot of experience within the research space.” This is the first year for the trials, but they will be conducted over many years to provide as much data as possible for farmers and processors. Learn More About the National Variety Trials: Global Hemp Association https://globalhempassociation.org/ Become a Member: https://globalhempassociation.org/become-a-member/ Friends of Hemp https://friendsofhemp.org/ Hemp Hallway https://hemphallway.com/ South Bend Industrial Hemp https://www.southbendindustrialhemp.com/   News Nuggets National Hemp Association Partners with Hemp Feed Coalition https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/06/21/2466338/0/en/National-Hemp-Association-and-Hemp-Feed-Coalition-Join-Forces.html Hemp, CBD set to get permanent legal status after 11th-hour rescue by NC legislature https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article263021958.html Thanks to our Sponsors: IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ West Town Bank https://www.westtownbank.com/hemp/

When it comes to hemp there are two distinct sectors — industrial and floral hemp. Industrial hemp involves the industrial application for the grain, fiber and hurd of the crop. Floral hemp focuses on harvesting the flowers of the plant for medicinal uses like CBD. These different arenas of hemp require different farming practices, different genetics, and different equipment. The problem is that there is only one set of rules governing these two very different sectors of the hemp industry. Our three podcast guests this week would like to change that. Courtney Moran from Agricultural Hemp Solutions, Morgan Elliott Tweet from IND HEMP, and Erica Stark from the National Hemp Coalition have teamed up to create an exemption for industrial hemp, separating it from floral hemp. The permit costs and testing fees are a barrier for entry to farmers who want to grow hemp grain and fiber. Our guests argue that industrial hemp needs to start being treated as the commodity crop that it's destined to be. To learn more about how this exemption would work, read “Why We Need an Industrial Hemp Exemption."  Help Support the Hemp Exemption https://www.hempexemption.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Agricultural Hemp Solutions https://www.agriculturalhempsolutions.com/ Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ PA Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/ News Nuggets Cone Denim Debuts US Hemp Denim with BastCore https://sourcingjournal.com/denim/denim-mills/cone-denim-bastcore-hemp-denim-collection-alabama-tennessee-indigo-339207/ 40,000 expected at PA Cannabis Festival in Kutztown https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-pa-cannabis-festival-20220421-g3ybtn4wnffppo2txjueh5exzq-story.html Bedmaker becomes the UK's largest hemp grower https://www.furniturenews.net/news/articles/2022/04/823161547-bedmaker-becomes-uk%E2%80%99s-largest-hemp-grower PA's first home made out of ‘hempcrete' to be unveiled Friday https://phl17.com/pennsylvania-news/pas-first-home-made-out-of-hempcrete-to-be-unveiled-friday/ Thanks to our Sponsors iHemp Michigan's Midwest Hemp Expo, May 20 & 21 https://ihempmichigan.com/midwest-ihemp-expo/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

The end of the year is finally here. On this ultimate episode of 2021, we first talk to Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association. She gives her take on the state of the Industry in 2021 and what she's looking forward to in the year ahead – especially the next Farm Bill. Then we talk to Marty Clemons from the Southeast Hemp Association. We discuss how the industry will move forward in the new year and why it's imperative that farmers have a seat at the table as this industry puts itself together. Without farmers there is no hemp industry. Stay tuned for a new and improved Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast in 2022. We will be widening our focus to include other topics like regenerative ag practices, carbon sequestration, green building and renewable energy, soil health, human health, and a whole lot more. Happy New Year! The National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ The Southeast Hemp Association https://www.sehemp.org/ 5th Annual Industrial Hemp Summit on February 28th and March 1st. https://www.industrialhempsummit.info/ industrialhempsummit.net The Good & True Thegoodandtrue.com News Nuggets Minnesota Declares Most Hemp-Derived Consumables Illegal https://www.ganjapreneur.com/minnesota-declares-most-hemp-derived-consumables-illegal/ Berlin's Public Transport Company Introduces Edible Hemp Tickets For A ‘Stress-Free Christmas' https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2021/12/22/berlins-public-transport-company-introduces-edible-hemp-tickets-for-a-stress-free-christmas/?sh=2e0877cc6e93 Michigan hemp firm wins USDA grant to advance soil health and carbon research https://hempindustrydaily.com/michigan-hemp-firm-wins-usda-grant-to-advance-soil-health-and-carbon-research/ Hemp Fiber Processing Infrastructure Makes a Breakthrough in 2021 https://www.hempgrower.com/article/hemp-fiber-processing-infrastructure-makes-breakthrough-2021-year-end-trends/ France Built the World's First Carbon-Negative Public Building. And It's Made of Hemp https://interestingengineering.com/france-built-the-worlds-first-carbon-negative-public-building-and-its-made-of-hemp New book looks at 50 hemp building projects around the globe https://hemptoday.net/new-book-looks-at-50-hemp-building-projects-around-the-globe/ Listen to the Lancaster Farming interview with Hemp Building Pioneer Steve Allin https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/a-fiber-side-chat-with-steve-allin/article_eab7578c-526d-11ea-9691-0bd8e0db362d.html Texas Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the legality of smokeable hemp in the state https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/texas-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case-on-the-legality-of-smokeable-hemp-in-the-state/Content?oid=27821492 Virginia receives USDA approval to proceed with hemp production plan https://hempindustrydaily.com/virginia-receives-usda-approval-to-proceed-with-hemp-production-plan/ Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Music by Tin Bird Shadow https://tinbirdshadow.bandcamp.com/album/dot-dot-dot

Geoff Whaling, the CEO of the National Hemp Association, gives his insight into the industry. He also shares information about his hemp venture capital fund. Learn more about the National Hemp Growers' Co-op: https://nationalhempcoop.us

On the Hemp Podcast this week we talk to Geoff Whaling, chair of the National Hemp Association about the recent creation of the Standing Committee of Hemp Organizations which will give the hemp industry a stronger, more unified voice in Washington. The standing committee intends to work with the Biden administration on climate initiatives and hopes to get a $1 billion amendment into the infrastructure bill to help develop the hemp industry and build supply chains. We will also talk to Cameron McIntosh and Eric Titus White about the second annual Hempcrete Week, the upcoming three day, hands-on Hempcrete workshop. National Hemp Association's Standing Committee of Hemp Organizations https://nationalhempassociation.org/standing-committee-of-hemp-organizations/ NHA's Message to Joe Bidenhttps://youtu.be/HpGvgLBiyUM Cannabis World Congress & Business Expo https://cwcbexpo.com/ Hempcrete Week 2021
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hempcreteweek-2021-tickets-173949265937 The Hempstead
 https://www.thehempsteadpa.com/ Americhanvre Cast Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMP in Montana! https://www.indhemp.com/

Today in cannabis news: Measures on smokable hemp, CBD in foods, and medical cannabis in hospitals head to the California state governor's office; while regulations are being constructed, a New York state senator seeks to provide municipalities additional time to prohibit cannabis operators; and the National Hemp Association requests a $1 billion budget from the U.S. federal government to promote hemp industry growth. It's Tuesday, September 14 and TRICHOMES.com is bringing you the top cannabis news from around the web. You can also listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify–search TRICHOMES and subscribe!

Podcast episode 152 This is the final episode from Lancaster Farming's National Hemp Tour. Hemp podcast host Eric Hurlock visits with the folks from DON Enterprises to check out the hempcrete home under construction there. He talks to Don Enterprise's VP of development, Lori Daytner, hemp farmer Herm Cvetan, DON founder and president Chris Lloyd, chief counsel Philip Berezniak, and New Castle mayor Chris Frye. DON Enterprise http://doninc.org/company/donenterprises/ Project PA Hemp Home https://healthymaterialslab.org/projects/pa-hemp-home Thanks to our sponsors: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Rosedowns https://www.rosedowns.co.uk/ Desmet Ballestra https://www.desmetballestra.com/ New Holland Agriculture betterhempharvest.com National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Victory Hemp Foods https://www.victoryhempfoods.com/ King's AgriSeeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/

National Hemp Tour: Lincoln, Nebraska Our next stop on the hemp tour is in Lincoln Nebraska where the folks at the University of Nebraska Lincoln hosted a small hemp seed oil pressing demonstration on August 3, 2021. This episode features interviews with Loren Isom, Assistant Director, Industrial Agricultural Products Center at UNL, Robert Byrnes from tour sponsor Rosedowns North America, professor of hemp breeding and genetics at UNL Dr. Ismail Dweikat, and Andrew Bish from Bish Enterprises, Hemp Harvest Works and the Hemp Feed Coalition.   Industrial Agricultural Products Center at UNL https://agproducts.unl.edu/ Rosedowns North America/ Desmet Ballestra https://www.desmetballestra.com/ Hemp Harvest Works https://hempharvestworks.com/ Bish Enterprise https://bishenterprise.com/ Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ Thanks to our sponsors: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ New Holland Agriculture betterhempharvest.com National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Victory Hemp Foods https://www.victoryhempfoods.com/ King's AgriSeeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/  

The next stop on the tour is to an old sawmill near Adams, Oregon, where John Green and Marissa Baumgartner are milling the wood for a timber-frame hempcrete house and growing a few acres of fiber hemp on the edge of Marissa's family's ancestral lands of the Umatilla people. Hemp is currently illegal to grow on the reservation, but Marissa and John are hoping to show the tribal elders the positive potential of industrial hemp. Thanks to our sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ New Holland Agriculture betterhempharvest.com National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Rosedowns https://www.rosedowns.co.uk/ Desmet Ballestra https://www.desmetballestra.com/ Victory Hemp Foods https://www.victoryhempfoods.com/ King's AgriSeeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/  

The next stop on Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast's National Hemp Tour is in The Dalles, Oregon, where Tonia Farman owns and operates Queen of Hearts Hemp, an Oregon craft producer of superfood products containing hemp, and where she and her husband Gregg Gnecco operate Hemp Northwest, a hemp seed processor. We talk to Tonia and Gregg about the building their businesses, growing supply chains, and the potential of hemp. Queen of Hearts https://www.queenofheartshemp.com/ Hemp Northwest https://hempnorthwest.com/ Thanks to our sponsors: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Rosedowns https://www.rosedowns.co.uk/ Desmet Ballestra https://www.desmetballestra.com/ New Holland Agriculture betterhempharvest.com National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Victory Hemp Foods https://www.victoryhempfoods.com/ King's AgriSeeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/

The road trip continues.... On this episode, we visit with Corbett Hefner and Randy Wright at the Formation Ag shop shop in Monte Vista, Colorado, where they design and build the machines the industry needs to process hemp fiber and hurd. Formation Ag https://formation-ag.com/ Thanks to our sponsors: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ New Holland Agriculture betterhempharvest.com National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Victory Hemp Foods https://www.victoryhempfoods.com/ King's AgriSeeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/

The third stop on our National Hemp Tour was at South Bend Industrial Hemp in South Bend, Kansas, where Melissa, Aaron and Rich Baldwin hosted an open house on Friday, July 9. The Hurlock Family rolled in fashionably late to find a wonderful group of hemp farmers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts all gathered together to learn and share and enjoy each other's company on a warm Kansas evening. On this episode we talk with the South Bend Baldwins about their hemp operation and their new Formation Ag decorticator. South Bend Industrial Hemp https://www.southbendindustrialhemp.com/ Listen to South Bend Industrial Hemp's radio show here. Thanks to our Sponsors: New Holland Agriculture https://agriculture.newholland.com/nar/en-us National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Rosedowns https://www.desmetballestra.com/rosedowns/about-rosedowns King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ Terradon Hemp https://www.terradonhemp.com/ Americhanvre Cast Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ Victory Hemp Foods https://www.victoryhempfoods.com/ Bish Enterprises & Hemp Harvest Works https://hempharvestworks.com/            

This is our first episode from the road. I talked to HempWood founder and CEO Greg Wilson, Dr. Tony Brannon from Murray State University, and Tommy Copeland, operations manager at HempWood.   HempWood - A Wood Substitute Made from Hemp Fibers https://hempwood.com/ Murray State University Center for Agricultural Hemp https://www.murraystate.edu Thanks to our sponsors: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ New Holland Agriculture betterhempharvest.com National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ King's AgriSeeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/

The big send off for the Lancaster Farming National Hemp Tour was Monday June 28, with Erica Stark and Geoff Whaling from the National Hemp Association, Dr. Alyssa Collins from Penn State, Mark Lowery from New Holland Agriculture and Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding. This episode is the audio from the panel discussion at the event. Thanks to everybody: New Holland Agriculture https://agriculture.newholland.com/nar/en-us National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Rosedowns https://www.desmetballestra.com/rosedowns/about-rosedowns King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ Terradon Hemp https://www.terradonhemp.com/ Americhanvre Cast Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ Special thanks to Dr. Alyssa Collins at the Penn State's Southeastern Agricultural Research and Extension Center for hosting our event and making it awesome!

This is part one of a two-part series. In part one, we talk to Jon Hundley and Brad Wenger from New Holland Agriculture, Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association, and Ken Elliot from IND HEMP. These three organizations have sponsored Lancaster Farming's National Hemp Tour. Eric Hurlock is taking the show on the road this summer, reporting from various stops along the industrial hemp value chain, focusing on fiber and grain hemp operations. In this episode we hear about the work these companies are doing in the hemp space, their commitment to agriculture and the success of farmers. We are very grateful for the work they are doing, and also very grateful for their support of our summer hemp road trip. New Holland Agriculture https://agriculture.newholland.com/nar/en-us National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Pre-register for our National Hemp Tour Kickoff Event at Penn State's Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center in Manheim, PA, on Monday, June 28, 2021 from 330 to 5 pm. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lancaster-farming-national-hemp-tour-kick-off-tickets-158119962063

On this week's show, Eric invites listeners to the Hemp Tour Kick Off taking place on Monday, June 28, 2021, 3:30 to 5 p.m., at the Penn State Research Farm in Manheim, Lancaster County. Speakers to include PA Ag Secretary Russell Redding, folks from the National Hemp Association, New Holland Ag, and more. Preregister for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lancaster-farming-national-hemp-tour-kick-off-tickets-158119962063 Eric also gives a big shout out to the sponsors of the tour and people who are supporting the tour through IndieGoGo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-us-educate-the-world-about-the-uses-of-hemp#/ Plus, why is the PA Department of Ag sending cease & desist letters to hemp producers? Special Thanks to: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ New Holland Ag https://agriculture.newholland.com/nar/en-us National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Desmet Ballestra https://www.desmetballestra.com/ Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ Terradon Hemp https://www.terradonhemp.com/

Support us on patreon! patreon.com/Globalhempassociation Tune in as Mandi Kerr and Zev Paiss from Rhizo Verified talks about Hemp from seed to finish products. Deeper in the video they talk about how important quality communication to farmers is. Rhizo Verified was developed with the understanding that security and certainty are severely lacking in the hemp industry. With that, Zev and his team embarked on a mission to take what they have learned from their first-hand experience and create a trusted and secure partnership platform for both hemp suppliers and buyers. Zev is one of those rare individuals who has maintained an excellent reputation in the ever-changing and very challenging hemp space. As the creator and Founding Executive Director of the National Hemp Association, he understands first-hand the numerous challenges of this unique and rapidly growing space. Zev is also actively consulting a number of hemp start-ups, as well as brokering hempseed oil, fiber, hurd, and several CBD products in bulk volumes. In this video, they talk about : 1. Status of hemp verification in the industry 2. Why he joined Rhizo Verified 3. Industry pitfalls 4. Industry opportunities 5. How he got involved in hemp

Support us on patreon! patreon.com/Globalhempassociation Tune in as Mandi Kerr and Zev Paiss from Rhizo Verified talks about Hemp from seed to finish products. Deeper in the video they talk about how important quality communication to farmers is. Rhizo Verified was developed with the understanding that security and certainty are severely lacking in the hemp industry. With that, Zev and his team embarked on a mission to take what they have learned from their first-hand experience and create a trusted and secure partnership platform for both hemp suppliers and buyers. Zev is one of those rare individuals who has maintained an excellent reputation in the ever-changing and very challenging hemp space. As the creator and Founding Executive Director of the National Hemp Association, he understands first-hand the numerous challenges of this unique and rapidly growing space. Zev is also actively consulting a number of hemp start-ups, as well as brokering hempseed oil, fiber, hurd, and several CBD products in bulk volumes. In this video, they talk about : 1. Status of hemp verification in the industry 2. Why he joined Rhizo Verified 3. Industry pitfalls 4. Industry opportunities 5. How he got involved in hemp

This week, Lancaster Farming talks to Ben Raymond, food scientist and director of research and development at Victory Hemp Foods in Kentucky, where they make highly functional hemp ingredients for super-nutritious, plant-based foods, such as hemp protein concentrates, hemp seed oils & shelled hemp seeds. Raymond talks about the unique properties of hemp grain that set it apart from other ingredients, including its protein content and ratio of fatty acids, omega 3-6-9. Links Victory Hemp Foods https://www.victoryhempfoods.com/ News Nuggets This Kentucky Senator is Challenging the Federal THC Limit in Hemphttps://www.hempgrower.com/article/kentucky-sb-113-increase-hemp-thc-limit-1-percent-southworth/ Oregon hemp farmer to lead Farm Bureau’s young growers committee https://hempindustrydaily.com/orgeon-hemp-farmer-to-lead-farm-bureaus-young-growers-committee/ National Hemp Association's Response to Biden-Harris Climate Action Plan https://nationalhempassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/HEMP-AND-THE-US-NATIONAL-CLIMATE-ACTION-PLAN.pdf Thanks to our Sponsor, King's Agriseeds https://hemp.kingsagriseeds.com/hemp/

The hemp industry has been waiting patiently for the US Department of Agriculture to publish its Final Rule for Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program. And now it’s here. This week, USDA published the 300-page document that will guide states, tribes, and industry for years to come. What’s in the Final Rule? How is it different from the Interim Final Rule? How will farmers be affected? To find out, we talk to hemp farmer Ben Davies from Wildfox Provisions, Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association, and Courtney Moran, chief legal strategist for Agricultural Hemp Solutions. They all agree that the Final Rule gives hemp farmers some much needed breathing room as it extends the harvest window from 15 days to 30 days and increases the negligence threshold from 0.5% to 1% THC. But there’s a whole lot more to it than that. Give a listen. links Grado Hemp Headphones https://gradolabs.com/headphones/limited-editions/item/124-hemp Join the digital team at Lancaster Farming https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=13787&clientkey=E86E7B5A50F7166F4A47173978DA4F79 USDA Final Rule https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasterfarming.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/00/5007dea2-5765-11eb-a310-2bd8deace87e/6001e8c5c20ab.pdf.pdf Wildfox Provisions https://www.wildfoxprovisions.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org Agricultural Hemp Solutions https://agriculturalhempsolutions.com/ Crossroads Campaign's Donor Box https://donorbox.org/crossroads-campaign Email Crossroads Campaign campaigns@agriculturalhempsolutions.com Thanks to our Sponsor King's AgriSeeds https://hemp.kingsagriseeds.com/hemp/

In this episode, we chat to Geoff Whaling, the Chairperson of the National Hemp Association in the U.S, and co-founder of Collective Growth Corp. Geoff is a world renowned name in the hemp industry and has lofty goals for the global industrial hemp industry. - Collective Growth Corp and how it started - USDA regulations in the U.S. - The future of the global hemp industry

Geoff Whaling is a business executive, chair of the National Hemp Association, and co-founder and president of Collective Growth Corporation. --Hemp is not marijuana --The Farm Bill's opening for an innovative hemp economy --Oils, textiles, fuel, resins, protein, flour, fibers, and more --The history of hemp production is rich --The generational issue of cannabis --Dupont and Hearst's attempts to criminalize hemp and cannabis --Partnering with Bruce Linton to found a multi-million dollar company --Business people have to be activists when it comes to hemp https://nationalhempassociation.org/ https://collectivegrowthcorp.com/  Consumer Choice Radio, hosted by Yaël Ossowski & David Clement. Broadcast on The Big Talker 106.7 WFBT FM on December 19, 2020. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/4_7Cj3Yqbhk Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: http://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sick of hearing about politics and Election Day? Then do yourself a favor by taking a break and focusing on the non-partisan world of industrial hemp. We have two main interviews this week. The first is with Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association who weighs in on a few different hemp-related matters, including what next year‘s hemp program might look like. And then we talk to Lori Daytner and Phil Berezniak from DON Inc, a group of companies, mostly non-profits, which works on regional and local economic revitalization. DON has been providing services housing and employment to disabled, displaced, and at risk people in the community for many years. They have teamed up with local farmers in Pennsylvania and Ohio to grow fiber hemp that will be used in their revitalization efforts, plus they have plans to build a hemp fiber decortication facility. DON Inc. https://doninc.org/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Pennsylvania Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/

This week, our continuing effort to understand the national hempscape takes us to Arkansas where we are joined by Caleb Allen, the hemp program manager at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. “All of the licensees are conducting research of some type for the betterment of the industry here in Arkansas,” Allen said, because the state of Arkansas is still operating under the 2014 Farm Bill Rules. The majority of the state’s crop is CBD floral hemp production, but interest in grain and fiber is growing. Allen explains the parameters and describes the challenges of growing hemp that are unique to farming in Arkansas. Before the interview, we recap some nuggets of hemp news, including the National Hemp Association’s Standing Committee for Social Equity, Green Takeover’s Hemp 101 for Construction, a guide for builders new to hemp, and a new lawsuit against the DEA that will benefit hemp farmers. Links Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Hemp Program https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant-industries/feed-and-fertilizer-section/hemp-home/ News Nuggets Standing Committee for Social Equity https://nationalhempassociation.org/standing-committee-for-social-equity/ Hemp Industry Hits DEA With Another Lawsuit https://abovethelaw.com/2020/10/hemp-industry-hits-dea-with-another-lawsuit/ Green Takeover https://www.greentakeover.com/

On this week's show, we talked to a young and ambitious hemp consultant, Michael Edwards, who has been working for the past few years on several different hemp operations in Western Pennsylvania. This year he finds himself working in a very large greenhouse in Westmoreland County. Then we hear about an upcoming series of outdoor and socially distant hempcrete workshops to be hosted in Stroudsburg and Philadelphia. Cameron McIntosh, Director at Large of the US Hemp Building Association, and Eric Titus White, from The Hempstead at Mountain Dale Farm, are working with All Together Now Pennsylvania for a week-long series of workshops and educational experiences for builders, architects and farmers. Learn more at hempcreteweek.com We also address the recent DEA Interim Final Rule which could have a lasting ramifications on the nascent CBD hemp industry. News Nuggets and Helpful Links DEA’s new Interim Final Rule concerning hemp https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-17356.pdf Submit Your Comments to the The DEA by OCtober 20, 2020 https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DEA_FRDOC_0001-0291 The Jacobsen Hemp Daily Bulleting https://thejacobsen.com/price-reporting/industrial-hemp/ DEA Just Dropped a Bomb on the Hemp Industry. https://cannabusiness.law/dea-just-dropped-a-bomb-on-the-hemp-industry-part-1-hemp-extract/ https://cannabusiness.law/dea-just-dropped-a-bomb-on-the-hemp-industry-part-2-delta-8-thc/ National Hemp Association’s Response to DEA’s IFR https://nationalhempassociation.org/dea-issues-ifr-on-hemp/ Michael Edwards’ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/benny_grows_pgh/ HempCrete Week http://hempcreteweek.com/ The Hempstead at Mountain Dale Farm https://www.thehempsteadpa.com/ US Hemp Building Association https://ushba.org/ Americhanvre: Hempcrete Installation https://americhanvre.com/ All Together Now Pennsylvania https://alltogethernowpa.org/  

The takeaway from this week’s show is that growing hemp has its challenges no matter where you try to grow it, whether it’s Pennsylvania or Louisiana. First, hemp farmer Angie Deal of Ideal Hemp in Louisiana talks about the hemp program in her state. She says the weather is her biggest challenge, with storms rolling in from the gulf that make it necessary to build trellises for her crop. Then we talk to Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association who tells us about the fiber crop she is growing in partnership with New Holland Agriculture in order to test harvesting equipment. And finally we talk to Lancaster County farmer Steve Groff, who has been conducting direct seeding trials of autoflowering hemp varieties at his farm in Holtwood. He also talks about how the coronavirus shutdown has affected his labor crew. National Hemp Association's Hemp Pledge https://nationalhempassociation.org/hemp-pledge/ Steve Groff's The Future-Proof Farm https://www.stevegroff.com/book

Erica Stark is the Executive Director of the National Hemp Association and the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council. She also serves on the PA Hemp Steering Committee Leadership Team which is an advisory council to the PA Dept. of Agriculture.

On episode 79 of the podcast, we cover some of the recent hemp news, including how the COVID-19 shutdown is affecting the application process for hemp growers in Pennsylvania. And what about the states that have chosen not to adopt the interim final rule set forth by the USDA? Plus Georgia and Iowa now have official hemp programs, and South Dakota has finally legalized industrial hemp at the state level. And the National Hemp Association is offering a hemp growers webinar series for its members. Also on this week's show, we debut a new segment called Mailbox Markets Stories and talk to Harry Spade from Paradise, Pennsylvania, about the John Deere 420 tractor that his father sold in the late 70s, and that Harry was able to track down twenty years later through Mailbox Markets in Lancaster Farming newspaper. And finally we check in with hemp farmer Tom Culton to see how his hemp operation is doing this spring and how his farm has been affected by the coronavirus shutdown. Links Pennsylvania Department of Ag's Hemp page https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/industrial_hemp/Pages/default.aspx National Hemp Association Webinarhttps://nationalhempassociation.org/ Hemp in South Dakota https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/27/industrial-hemp-becomes-legal-south-dakota-after-noem-signs-bill/5058216002/ States split on following USDA hemp rules in 2020 https://hempindustrydaily.com/states-split-on-following-usda-hemp-rules-for-the-2020-season/ Hemp programs approved for U.S. states of Georgia, Iowahttps://hemptoday.net/georgia-iowa-approved/ SponsorTerradon Hemphttps://www.terradonhemp.com/

There may not be anyone else more embedded in the hemp industry than our next guest.  As chairman of the National Hemp Association and President of the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council, Geoff Whaling was a key force in helping to get the 2018 Farm Bill passed and has spent the last decade educating people about the plant and its potential.  But it's his entrepreneurial spirit and vision for his new venture, Collective Growth Corporation that he co-founded with former Canopy Growth executives that may just give the hemp industry the push it needs to establish itself in the U.S. So as always please like, share and subscribe to The Hemp Entrepreneur Podcast to hear more! Resources: https://nationalhempassociation.org http://www.pahic.org www.ketsamusic.com  

Click for show notes. Last week the USDA announced its decision to delay enforcement of several requirements of the interim final rules for the US hemp program, based on feedback it received during the public comment period that ended January 29, 2020. The agency will delay enforcement of the requirement that all hemp testing labs be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and will also delay enforcement of the requirement that hemp producers use a DEA-registered reverse distributor or law enforcement to dispose of non-compliant crops. On this week’s podcast, we talked to Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association to find out what this means for farmers and for the industry as a whole. We also hear about the NHA’s recent partnership with New Holland Ag and the Hemporium at Kutztown University on March 13. Links National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council http://www.pahic.org/ Hemporium at Kutztown University, March 13, 2020 https://pahemporium.com/ New Stanton area hemp processor CAMO closes, stranding farmers https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/new-stanton-area-hemp-processor-camo-closes-stranding-farmers/ Sponsors Advanced Hemp https://www.advancedhemp.ag/ King’s AgriSeeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/hemp/

Story 1: China suspends its plans to implement a 10% EtOH blend in Gasoline. Story 2: Impossible Foods no longer trying to partner with McDonald's. Story 3: New Holland to partner with the National Hemp Association.

Click for show notes. Episode 67: This week’s Industrial Hemp Podcast was recorded live at the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, featuring an in-depth discussion of the 2020 hemp program in Pennsylvania with Fred Strathmeyer, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, and Sarah Pickel, the hemp program coordinator at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. We talk about changes in the program and how those changes will affect growers and processors. There is also a question and answer session with the audience following the interview. Links Pennsylvania Department of Ag's 2020 Hemp Program https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/industrial_hemp/Pages/default.aspx 2020 PA Hemp Permit Application https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/industrial_hemp/Documents/2020%20Hemp%20Permit%20Application%20for%20Growers%20and%20Processors.pdf National Hemp Association and New Holland Ag https://nationalhempassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/NHA_NH_Partnership_Announcement.pdf Sponsor Links Hemp Innovators https://www.hempinnovators.com/ Cannabis College of America https://cannabiscollegeofamerica.com/ Forrester Farm Equipment https://forresterfarmeq.com/

Click for show notes. Episode 65: Over the course of this show, we’ve talked to many wonderful, passionate, knowledgeable people from the world of industrial hemp – farmers, inventors, visionaries, business leaders, policy makers, artists – and so to celebrate the end of the year, we thought we’d check back in with a some previous guests to get an overview of the 2019 year in hemp and take a glimpse at 2020 through their eyes. Many voices, split into 2 separate podcast episodes. In part ONE of the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast Year End Spectacular Double Episode, we talk to National Hemp Association chairman Geoff Whaling, cannabis lawyer Nathalie Bougenies, hemp sports car maker Bruce Dietzen, and a hemp farmer from the plain community of Lancaster County.

Discussing the hemp/CBD and cannabis markets with two sector experts. Josh Drayton is Communications and Outreach Director of the California Cannabis Industry Association, an association that collectively represents over 460 industry businesses. Alex Seleznov is a board member and treasurer for the National Hemp Association as well as founder of Advanced Extraction, a company specializing in organically produced hemp products. They join Rena Sherbill to discuss the vaping crisis, California as a model for legalization and what it means to be a player in the current CBD space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I attended the inaugural Florida Industrial Hemp Conference & Expo in Orlando. Hemp has become a hot topic in agriculture today since so many states have created legislation allowing it to be grown and more are in the process. That includes my home state of Florida. I asked all the people I spoke with or interviewed during the Conference how USDA’s announced interim final rule on the Domestic Hemp Production Program would affect the budding industry and their company or organization. It appears that Florida and USDA are taking big steps to create some certainty frameworks for farmers to grow a product that can be made into thousands and thousands of products. Includes in the program are: Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services, Director of Cannabis, Holly Bell; Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Jerry Frankhauser; Geoff Whaling, Chairman of the National Hemp Association and Coordinator of the Florida Industrial Hemp Conference, Gene Jones. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for listening.

Click for show notes. Episode 58: This week we talk to Dr. Ruth Welliver, the director of the Bureau of Plant Industry at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, which over sees the industrial hemp program in the state. We talk about what PDA got right this year and what lessons it’s learning for next year. Plus we get into how the new USDA interim rules might affect the hemp program in Pennsylvania next year. Then we check in with Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association, who has plenty to say about the new USDA rules and what they’ll mean to farmers and the industry in general. Also, how a shipment of industrial hemp from a farm in Vermont ended up being confiscated by the NYPD. Links Specialty Block Grant Program http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol49/49-42/1555.html National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ USDA Hemp Program https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp Hemp Fire Story from Lancaster Online https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/it-s-a-lesson-hemp-farmers-lose-thousands-of-dollars/article_21f256ae-fb23-11e9-bca5-6f64eff270b0.html NY Post Hemp Confiscation Story https://nypost.com/2019/11/05/massive-marijuana-shipment-confiscated-by-nypd-is-legal-hemp-business-owner/ Green Angel CBD https://www.greenangeloil.com/ Tin Bird Shadow https://tinbirdshadow.bandcamp.com/releases

Click for show notes. Episode 57: On this week’s show, we discuss the new interim rules put forth this week by the USDA and what these new rules might mean for hemp farmers, including why test results will be required to include a measurement of uncertainty. But the main story this week comes from Kentucky, where farmers Ben Furnish and Kendall Henson are part of a group of farmers who are suing GenCanna Global USA Inc. in what looks like a classic case of farmers getting the short end of the stick. Again. Lots of lessons to learn here. Links USDA draft Hemp Rules https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/AMS_SC_19_0042_IR.pdf Formal Complaint from Furnwood Farm https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/industrial_hemp/furnwood-v-gencanna-complaint/pdf_e12799ce-fb3e-11e9-9a1e-4ff085a2d638.html Sponsors IVA Manufacturing's SP50 Hemp Sprayer https://ivamfg.com/sp50-hemp-sprayer National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

In this edition of the ZimmCast, you will hear from some of the many voices at #FPS19, including Show Manager Matt Jungmann, BASF External Communications Manager Casey Allen, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, President Donald J. Trump, National Corn Growers Association 1st VP Kevin Ross, and National Hemp Association executive director Erica Stark.

Click to read the show notes. This week’s show features an in-depth conversation with Todd Palcic, the president of Thar Process, an industrial hemp processing company in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Palcic explains the extraction process, what farmers need to be aware of when working with a processor, and why the company decided to go all in on industrial hemp this year. He also explains the importance of working with an accredited processing facility. We also talk to Erica Stark from The National Hemp Association about her concerns with CBD flower, and we check in with Steve Groff about his hemp field day at his farm in Holtwood, Lancaster County this Wednesday. Thar Process http://tharprocess.com/ Hemp Innovators https://www.hempinnovators.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

Click to read the show notes. On this week's podcast we talk to Dr. Steve Groff of Groff North America, a hemp processor in York County, Pennsylvania, that is bringing HempTrain technology to its Red Lion processing center. Groff shares breaking news about Groff North America’s recent acquisition. We also hear from a Lancaster County farmer who thinks the state’s THC testing requirements might possibly cause him to lose his investment and potential profit. Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association explains the testing requirements and offers advice for CBD hemp growers in the state. Helpful links: Groff North America https://groffna.com/ National Hemp Industrial Council Event in Portland https://hempindustrial.com/events/2019-hemp-business-summit-hotel/ 2019 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit http://teampa.com/pahempsummit/ PDA’s Letter to 2019 Hemp Permit Holders concerning Testing Requirements https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/industrial_hemp/pda-s-letter-to-hemp-permit-holders-july/article_80f09870-b3b9-11e9-9d07-2f15168eab7a.html

Click to read the show notes. How are things looking at area hemp farms? That’s what podcast host Eric Hurlock wanted to find out so he visited three local hemp operations to talk to the farmers. First he went to ReLeaf Farmacy in Glenmore, Pennsylvania, to talk to hemp growers David Thompson and Pat Benzing. Then he went drove out to the Penn State research farm near Landisville to talk with director Alyssa Collins about the different hemp research projects in progress at the farm. And finally, he ended up in West Hempfield to talk to cannabis cultivator Tom Culton. Relevant links from this episode: ReLeaf Farmacy https://www.releaffarmacy.us/ Penn State’s Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center https://agsci.psu.edu/research/ag-experiment-station/landisville Multi-State Hemp Research Project https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/17716 Penn State Hemp Research Field Day https://extension.psu.edu/hemp-research-field-day PA Hemp Summit https://teampa.com/pahempsummit/ Sponsored in part by the National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

Click to read the show notes. This week's podcast guest is Judy Wicks, founder of Proud Pennsylvania, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to uniting rural and urban communities to build regional economies that work for everybody. Proud Pennsylvania has established a Hemp Local Supply Chain Coalition in order to develop and strengthen the connections between hemp farmers, processors, entrepreneurs and consumers. Also, we check in with Jake Sitler from Floyd's of Lancaster to hear how things are going with their group of contracted hemp growers. Learn More about Proud Pennsylvania at https://www.proudpennsylvania.org/ This episode was sponsored in part by: The National Hemp Association: https://nationalhempassociation.org/ and NAU Country Insurance Company: https://www.naucountry.com/

Positive Phil Podcast is a daily podcast hosted by Positive Phil. Our popular growing podcast currently airs on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Spreaker, Soundcloud, on our official website, RSS feeds globally, and many more digital platforms!If you are looking for another way to stay motivated in life, be sure to subscribe to our episodes.www.positivephil.comwww.positivephil.com/aboutwww.positivestocks.comwww.podcastconnector.comwww.positivethis.comwww.positivephil.com/subscribeHemp Depot provides the highest-quality hemp CBD oil, hemp seeds, and hemp clones in the U.S. Hemp Depot cannabinoid products deliver the highest degrees of purity and strength in the consumer and wholesale CBD market, with all products grown, formulated and processed in Hemp Depot’s facilities in Colorado. As one of the first 13 producers to be certified by the U.S. Hemp Authority, Hemp Depot is one of the nation’s largest and most trusted hemp brands specializing in seed genetics, planting, harvesting, formulating, wholesaling, and retailing cannabis for CBD under a variety of best-selling labels as well as white labels for humans and pets. With a commitment to safety and purity guaranteed through third-party testing, Hemp Depot offers a complete range of full-spectrum and 100% THC-free products at the best value. Passionate about clean, sustainable agriculture, water conservation and growing non-GMO, all-natural crops, Hemp Depot seeds generate the highest-value yield per acre and the highest-value for CBD per plant, while also maintaining the highest hemp seed inventory in the U.S. Visit https://www.hempdepotco.com for orders and more details.-------Andy Rodosevich & Luke Pickering / CEO and Co-Founders / Hemp DepotA native of Colorado Springs, Hemp Depot CEO and co-founder AndyRodosevich had two passions as a boy: cars and creating ways to make money. Today, with his high school friend Luke Pickering, he runs one of the nation’s largest hemp farms specializing in seed genetics, planting, harvesting, wholesaling and retailing cannabis for CBD with emphasis on safety and purity. Hemp Depot was one of the first 13 producers to be certified by the U.S. Hemp Authority, an organization formed in 2018 to self-regulate the industry with standards to ensure the quality and safety of CBD products.Looking out over the hundreds of acres of Hemp Depot’s cannabis farm, it’s hard to imagine Andy experiences an allergic reaction to marijuana-producing cannabis, which looks similar but is genetically different to CBD producing hemp. It’s this sensitivity that makes him place such a strong emphasis on frequent testing and quality control.Andy worked his way through college as district manager for a cell phone company, and upon graduating helped turn around a struggling car dealership as the company’s general manager. Realizing the potential of Colorado’s then-fledgling marijuana industry, he maxed-out one of his credit cards to establish one of Denver’s first medical cannabis dispensaries, Elevated Medical, in 2009. Despite making numerous mistakes, including falling victim to an armed robbery and Colorado’s changing zone regulations, the dispensary was a financial success and established him as a veteran in the cannabis industry. He went on to create an online cannabis social network called WeedLife in 2014 providing educational information and connecting consumers, businesses, marketers, and writers who cover the industry. Overnight, it grew to tens of thousands of users and has continued to grow since then.A sought-after source on cannabis and CBD, Andy has been interviewed by national media such as CNBC and invited to speak at industry conferences. He is a member of the Hemp Industries Association and the National Hemp Association. Luke Pickering / Co-Founder / Hemp DepotFascinated with cannabis since high school, Luke Pickering has always had a green thumb and knack for getting the most out of plants no matter how tight the space. It’s a talent he honed when he and his high school friend Andy Rodosevich joined forces to co-found Hemp Depot and quickly took it from six acres to over 1,300 acres to become one of the nation’s largest producers of hemp CBD from seed to harvest, wholesale and retail. Hemp Depot now is one of the first 13 producers to have met the most stringent quality and safety standards in hemp farming and processing and become certified by the U.S. Hemp Authority.Luke is renowned for his expertise in seed genetics and capability to perfect the process of growing the most potent and pure hemp CBD in the world, maximizing acreage and proven with third-party testing. His interest in seed genetics was sparked by a void in the seed market and a desire to grow a unique strain. He is driven to produce seeds with the highest quality structure, cannabinoid content and compliance. He works to create seeds that produce the highest yield per acre and highest possible amount of CBD per plant. Luke’s expertise has led Hemp Depot to produce seeds with the highest CBD genetic and become the industry leader with the highest seed inventory in the U.S. A member of the Hemp Industries Association and the National Hemp Association, Luke is a sought-after news media source on seed genetics, CBD purity, quality and safety.www.hempdepotco.com

Click to read the show notes. On this week's episode of the Industrial Hemp Podcast, we celebrate Hemp History Week with a handful of stories about hemp’s role in history through the ages, as well as hemp related news such as the USDA’s most recent guidance on industrial hemp and the FDA’s hearing on CBD. Then, host Eric Hurlock interviews Alex Seleznov, the president and founder of Advanced Extractions, a hemp CBD company in Colorado. Seleznov tells the story of how he founded the company in 2015, what he thinks the FDA regulations on CBD might mean for the industry, and he offers advice to farmers interested in growing hemp. This show was sponsored in part by the National Hemp Association (https://nationalhempassociation.org/) and NAU Country Insurance Company, now offering Industrial Hemp Crop-Hail Protection (https://www.naucountry.com/) Submit your comments to the FDA concerning CBD. The docket is open for commenting until July 2, 2019: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FDA-2019-N-1482 Check out the Hemp for Victory film made by the United States government in 1942 to encourage American farmers to grow hemp to support the war effort: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/videos/hemp-for-victory-u-s-gov-t-film-for-farmers/video_35040516-86e9-11e9-b73d-9b4d6ee15009.html

As we move into the second half of 2019, it seems as though the industrial hemp industry is gaining serious momentum.  On this week's episode, join Drew and Cameron for a trip into New York City for the Cannabis World Congress and Business expo, where we will be displaying a project we have been working on for the last six months.   The Hemp House on Wheels was designed by Anastasiya Konopitskya, Drew's wife and an accomplished architect and designer.  This project served to temper our focus in what can be an overwhelming sea of hemp related opportunities. It is constructed out of hempcrete, a biocomposite insulation comprised of hemp hurd, lime binder and water.  Our Hemp House on Wheels is finished with a three coat lime plaster system provided by our friends at DeGreuchy's LimeWorks in Telford, PA. Our intention behind building this project was to create a model, for display, of hempcrete construction that showcases the potential for designing and building with the material.  We formed a joint venture between our companies to offer full design/build services in hempcrete construction; Ana and Drew of Coexist Build and Cameron, with Americhanvre. Our appearance at the CWCB Expo came at the invitation of the National Hemp Association and the Hemp Industry Park, and the entire experience has been unbelievable.  Listen in to hear about our journey to make it to the CWCB Expo and for some colorful New York character's we met along the way! Resources: www.americhanvre.com www.coexist.build @hemphouseonwheels @coexist_build @americhanvre

Click to read the show notes. On this week's podcast we talk to Allen Wagner, a greenhouse grower from Altoona, Pennsylvania, who's been in the greenhouse business for 45 years — wholesale, retail, geraniums, plants of all kinds. But not too long ago the box stores moved in and started eating up his market share — and nearly put him out of business. But when the 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law, and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture lifted the acreage cap and opened up the permitting process for industrial hemp, Allen Wagner and Wagner's Greenhouses went all in. He's got greenhouses full of high CBD hemp seedlings for sale right now. Call him: 814-946-0788. Tell him you heard him on the podcast. Episode 35. Give a listen. This show was sponsored in part by: The National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ and https://www.deerbusters.com/ Deerbusters.com

Erica McBride Stark, a former high level business management executive, took a leap of faith to leave her job and become a full time advocate of industrial hemp and medicinal cannabis long before it was clear that the tide of popular opinion had turned.  She met her husband at approximately the same time, Les Stark, a local historian of Lancaster county, author of “Hempstone Heritage; In Accordance with their Wills”, and executive director of the Keystone Cannabis Coalition. Together, Erica and Les began lobbying on behalf of industrial hemp at the local government level and quickly realized what a pair of dedicated citizens could achieve in a representative democracy, armed with truth and a truly sustainable, environmentally friendly proposal.  They were not your traditional lobbyists; there were no shadow accounts and perks offered for participation, no unnamed wealthy benefactors with boatloads of cash and offshore accounts. Just a pair of dedicated individuals with some knowledge and persistence. Inevitably, Erica and Les crossed paths with Geoff Whaling, current president of both the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council and National Hemp Association, who had been lobbying for cannabis prohibition reform on his own.  Together, the trio became more and more influential, gaining audience with policy makers of a caliber capable of affecting real change. Today, Erica has seen out the success of her early efforts and now finds herself in a transitional role, from activist to educator and coordinator.  The industrial hemp industry has experienced a rebirth, legally, and now it is time to fuel the fires and continue to breathe new life into the fledgling industry, both locally and nationally.  Please consider joining both your local and national hemp industry associations. The PA Hemp Industry Council and National Hemp Association offer memberships that cover interested parties all the way up to business level sponsor memberships! As always, we are your weekly dose of hemp industry enlightenment!  Please like, share and subscribe to the Hemp Entrepreneur Podcast! We love to hear back from our listeners about innovators in the industrial hemp space who are making a splash! Resources: http://www.pahic.org https://nationalhempassociation.org http://ketsamusic.com

What does the 2018 Farm Bill mean for Hemp Cultivation? Michael Bowman is Founding Chair of the National Hemp Association. He is also the author of Section 7606 of the 2014 Farm Bill. He’s known in some circles as “Mr Hemp” for his activism and has been instrumental in shaping the State of Colorado’s hemp policy as Chair of Colorado’s New Energy Future and served as Co-Chair of Governor-elect Bill Ritter’s Energy Transition Team. https://www.kisorganics.com/pages/cannabis-cultivation-and-science-podcast-episode-45

In this special Signal to Noise Extra, we look at the hemp provisions in the just-passed farm bill. Michael Bowman of the National Hemp Association joins Farm Journal's Jim Wiesemeyer and John Herath to detail what is in the farm bill and how it could change the hemp industry for fiber, for health and for recreation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Science of CBD OilJosh Hendrix - is a member of the Technical Advisory Council for the National Hemp Association and founder of the Kentucky Hemp Industries Association. He currently serves as the Director of Business Development for https://cvsciences.com/ (CV Sciences, Inc.) where he works with farmers, universities, businesses, industry associations, and government agencies to help create the infrastructure necessary to establish a modern domestic supply chain for hemp and the production of CBD Oil in the United States. When he's not networking with hemp researchers and growers, or briefing legislators like Senator Mitch McConnell about the multi-billion-dollar boost that federal legalization of hemp would give to the economy, hemp industry consultant Josh Hendrix of CV Sciences can usually be found conducting interviews with the media as part of his mission to educate young and old about the many medical benefits to be derived from one of man's oldest agricultural crops: hemp and CBD Oil. ConnectionsPlus CBD Oil: https://pluscbdoil.com/press/ (https://pluscbdoil.com/press/) CorePsych Dosing Instructions With Ref Links For CBD Oil http://corepsych.com/cann (PDF Download ) https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jt/2018/8143582/ (Hemp Toxicology Review) from Journal of Toxicology - 26 pages, multiple references https://hempsupporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/WHO-CBD-report.pdf (World Health Organization CBD Oil Review) - Documents Safety and Non-Addiction PDF https://nationalhempassociation.org/ (National Hemp Association) Dosing & Research: https://www.projectcbd.org/science/cannabis-dosing/cannabis-dosing-101 (https://www.projectcbd.org/science/cannabis-dosing/cannabis-dosing-101) CBD Oil Medical Indications - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317221.php (Medical News Today) A Comprehensive CBD Oil Dosage Guide, with a scientifically backed user guide explaining dosages, interactions, ways to take CBD, how to maximize the bio-availability of CBD: https://www.herbonaut.com/how-to-use-cbd-oil/ (https://www.herbonaut.com/how-to-use-cbd-oil/) CBD Oil Reviews here at CBJ CBJ/270 This Resource Page - This Memorable Link: http://corebrainjournal.com/CBD (http://corebrainjournal.com/CBD) CBJ/147 http://corebrainjournal.com/147 (Medical Marijuana Options) - Rose CBJ/171 http://corebrainjournal.com/171 (CBD & Brain Injury) - Lewis CBJ/176 http://corebrainjournal.com/176 (CBD Oil & Brain Injury) - Patel CBJ/224 https://www.corebrainjournal.com/2018/10/264-rapid-transformation-therapy-theta-healing-celia/ (Testing for Concussion) - CBD Oil Treatment - Lewis CBJ/250 http://corebrainjournal.com/250 (CBD Oil Epilepsy & Brain Injury) - Lewis Photo by https://unsplash.com/photos/qcCPIhhdgTw?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Matthew Brodeur) on https://unsplash.com/search/photos/hemp-field?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Unsplash) --------- Easily Forward This Audio Message Link To a Friend http://corebrainjournal.com/270 (http://corebrainjournal.com/270) ----------- Next CoreBrain Journal Episode271 Zach Schleien Cofounder of https://18percent.org/ (18percent) a peer-to-peer online support community. 18percent is a community for anyone living with any mental health issue no matter how small or large. "We understand the issue is widespread. 18% of Americans are living with mental illness, which is why we created a community for folks to meet like-minded people. It can be hard to talk to someone who may not understand first-hand what you're going through. 18percent is an online community based off Slack so that you can chat in real-time with 100's of people from around the world. We didn't mention that It's free and always will be. We'll also help put on in-person events around the United States and possibly...

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Click for show notes. We talk to Geoff Whaling, chairman of the National Hemp Association, who offers his insight into building a supply chain for the nascent hemp industry in Pennsylvania and how the legal landscape has changed for industrial hemp just in the past few years.

PAHIC Secretary/Treasurer & Executive Director – Erica McBride  Erica brings to PAHIC years of experience in legislative advocacy, industrial hemp education, and non-profit administration. She is also the Executive Director of the National Hemp Association.  Erica was instrumental in enacting legislation in Pennsylvania which provided farmers and hemp advocates the opportunity to grow hemp for the first time in 80 years. She is proud to be managing three of PA's hemp trials this year, and she is looking forward to serving our members and acting as a key leader for upcoming federal hemp legislation. The Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council seeks to accelerate the return of the Industrial Hemp Crop to the Pennsylvania agricultural landscape. To effectively achieve our aim of broad adoption of Industrial Hemp as a rotational crop by farmers, we will build a vital and effective collaboration of agencies, individuals and the general public. Pennsylvania is a very strong agricultural state with over 63 thousand farms and almost 8 million acres of farm land. These farmers, the entire state, as well as the environment would benefit tremendously from the ability to grow industrial hemp. With our ideal climate and close proximity to major markets, we need to return this vital cash crop to our state. Website: pahic.org

Today on NCIA Cannabis Industry Voice Bethany is joined by Samantha Walsh, based in Denver, is an expert in public affairs strategies and legislative policy serving the cannabis industry, and was also the co-founder of the National Hemp Association and currently sits on the Colorado Hemp Industries board. Samantha is an expert in public affairs strategies and legislative policy whose clients include the Marijuana Policy Project, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, and various hemp and marijuana clients ranging from premier edibles manufacturers, dispensaries and grows to cannabis education and advocacy groups. She served on several task forces and advisory groups that crafted historic legislation for Colorado's cannabis laws and regulations. Tetra is full-service consultancy serving companies and organizations in the entire cannabis industry, providing both strategy and execution in marketing, public affairs, communications and public relations. From start-ups to established enterprises, Tetra focuses on creative lobbying and focused brand-building strategies designed to advance the client’s business goals among customers, stakeholders, partners, regulators and the public.

Today on NCIA Cannabis Industry Voice Bethany is joined by Samantha Walsh, based in Denver, is an expert in public affairs strategies and legislative policy serving the cannabis industry, and was also the co-founder of the National Hemp Association and currently sits on the Colorado Hemp Industries board. Samantha is an expert in public affairs strategies and legislative policy whose clients include the Marijuana Policy Project, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, and various hemp and marijuana clients ranging from premier edibles manufacturers, dispensaries and grows to cannabis education and advocacy groups. She served on several task forces and advisory groups that crafted historic legislation for Colorado's cannabis laws and regulations. Tetra is full-service consultancy serving companies and organizations in the entire cannabis industry, providing both strategy and execution in marketing, public affairs, communications and public relations. From start-ups to established enterprises, Tetra focuses on creative lobbying and focused brand-building strategies designed to advance the client’s business goals among customers, stakeholders, partners, regulators and the public.

ABOUT JOSH HENDRIX, CV SCIENCES, INC.  Mr. Hendrix is the Founder of the Kentucky Hemp Industries Association and a member of the Technical Advisory Council for the National Hemp Association.  He also serves as the Director of Business Development - Domestic Production for CV Sciences, Inc. where he works with state, local, and federal government officials, universities, farmers, businesses, and hemp industry associations to help facilitate the infrastructure necessary to establish a modern domestic supply chain for hemp in the United States.

Rick Trojan is an activist, advocate, business owner and advisor to several cannabis companies, on both the industrial and high THC sides of the plant. In an effort to educate the public and lobby to change federal legislation, Rick created the Hemp Road Trip and took a biodiesel bus on four nationwide tours. He has visited 48 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the European Union and spoken with CEOs, educators and researchers along the way. Rick is active in many industry-leading organizations: Board Vice President of the Industrial Hemp Research Foundation, Board member of Vote Hemp lobbying organization, Board member of the Hemp Industries Association (national), Board member of New England Cannabis Conventions, Colorado Hemp Industries Association (state), and business advisor to the National Hemp Association. The purpose of the Hemp Road Trip is to raise awareness of hemp through a nationwide grassroots campaign, educating citizenry, gather commitments to cosponsors Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015, influence state senators and representatives, promote domestic hemp businesses, educate farmers on the benefits of planting hemp and to document nationwide campaign. Rick brings passion, extensive business experience, and his global cannabis network to the industry. Website: HempRoadTrip.com

Host Doug Stephan has big new from The National Hemp Association. Next, Ira Wallace and Doug discuss The Southern Exposure Seed Exchange  and the stranglehold that Monsanto has on farmers, when it comes to buying seed. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offers more than 700 varieties of vegetable, flower, herb, grain and cover crop seeds. They emphasize varieties that perform well in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, although gardeners and farmers over the country grow our seeds. They offer many unusual Southern heirlooms, including peanuts, southern peas, naturally colored cotton, collards, okra, roselle, turnip greens, corns for roasting and meal, and butterbeans. They DO NOT sell chemically treated seeds! Finally, Doug offers a variety of positive comments, taken from farmers at a recent farm show.

About Josh Hendrix:Born and raised in the Bluegrass State and a University of Kentucky alumnus, Mr. Hendrix relocated back to Central Kentucky in 2014 on a mission to help rebuild the US hemp industry. Seeing a need to bring farmers, processors, manufacturers and supporters of the industry together, Mr. Hendrix founded the Kentucky Hemp Industries Association that summer and still serves on the Board of Directors. He also became an active member of the Kentucky Hemp Industries Council where he now serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors. In 2015 he created and became President of Hendrix Hemp, a licensed hemp producer that manages hemp cultivation on his family’s, Mayflower Farm, in Mount Sterling, KY. In early 2016 Mr. Hendrix was appointed to the Technical Advisory Council for the National Hemp Association and accepted a role on the Senior Advisory Board of the institutional trading platform for hemp, Seed CX. Currently Mr. Hendrix serves as the Director of Business Development – Domestic Production for CV Sciences, Inc. where he works with numerous universities, farmers, businesses, and organizations to help facilitate the infrastructure necessary to establish a modern domestic supply chain for hemp in the United States. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthmatters.substack.com

When he’s not networking with hemp researchers and growers, or briefing legislators like Senator Mitch McConnell about the multi-billion-dollar boost that federal legalization of hemp would give to the economy, hemp industry consultant Josh Hendrix of CV Sciences can usually be found conducting interviews with the media as part of his mission to educate young and old about the many benefits to be derived from one of Man’s oldest agricultural crops: hemp.Josh Hendrix is a member of the Technical Advisory Council for the National Hemp Association and founder of the Kentucky Hemp Industries Association. He currently serves as the Director of Business Development for CV Sciences, Inc. where he works with farmers, universities, businesses, industry associations, and government agencies to help create the infrastructure necessary to establish a modern domestic supply chain for hemp in the United States.  A few hemp factoids:Find out more at www.pluscbdoil.com. ***Listeners can also take advantage of a 15% discount on their first/next purchase with promo code:  radio2017From 1,000 B.C. until 1883 A.D., hemp was our planet’s largest agricultural crop and most important industry.America’s Founding Fathers and the first 5 US presidents were all hemp farmers.In 1996, as a protest against hemp’s classification as a dangerous illegal drug, actor Woody Harrelson planted four hemp seeds in Kentucky and was arrested.Hemp advocates on Capitol Hill now include Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul 

Brian Richardson is the co-founder of FoundationsIFS, Insurance & Financial Services. In 2013, Brian decided to focus his efforts on the commercial cannabis industry, both industrial hemp and marijuana. Brian is a member of the National Cannabis Industry Association, Hemp Industries Association, National Hemp Association and finally the Industrial Hemp Research Foundation. Brian clearly understands the power of advocacy for both the cannabis and insurance industries and also served as a past-President of the Denver chapter of the National Association for Insurance & Financial Advisors. Brian along his wife Rebecca and business partner happily raise 2 teenage children in Lakewood, CO and are deeply involved with the local business community. Website: FoundationsIFS.com Email: Brian@FoundationsIFS.com

Heralding the Industrial Hemp Legalization Movement as Vivian McPeak talks with Micah Nelson, who now serves on the Board of Directors for the National Hemp Association.

Michael Bowman joins us to discuss hemp. We discuss a little history going back to our founding farmers. And we have THE conversation about the plant’s non-recreational offerings of food, fiber, fuel and "f"arma to name a few. Michael discusses the fact that he’s a farmer by birth so he understands just how this crop could help the farmers of America. And we discuss just what hemp’s role could be in the greater american economy and society if we in fact let it save the world. But Bethany Moore our friend from the NCIA first joins us to discuss her two new books of poetry. She certainly covers the base issues of humanity. And as you’ll learn she’s an appropriate guest for an episode that goes up on Halloween.

Mike Bowman is the Board Chair of the National Hemp Association, NHA. Supporting the rebirth of Hemp in America Email: Mike@NationalHempAssociation.org Website: NationalHempAssociation.org Phone: 303-570-9277

Dr. Mitch Earleywine is joined by Geoff Whaling to discuss the US hemp industry. Learn more about what’s emerging in the fast growing hemp industry, including the current landscape of the hemp industry and the myriad of available consumer products derived from hemp (oils, beverages, vapes, food items, topicals). Geoffrey W. Whaling is the President and CEO of AgricNext and CEO of GWW LLC. He too is the Founding Board Member of the Coalition for Access Now, the national 501C4 that has lead national education and federal legislative changes for access to therapeutic hemp oil that could benefit millions of American. He also is a board member of the National Hemp Association. Born in Canada Geoff is the retired Founder, Chief Coordinator and CEO of Current Events, Corporate Planners International, North American Motorsport Events (NAME), Inc. and the GoodSport Management Group of Companies.

NoCo Hemp Expo 2016: Northern Colorado's Premier Hemp Expo where 130 + exhibitors informed attendees about industrial hemp, and how it can benefit peoples lives, heal the planet and how it can be used to make thousands of products, boost the economy and business. Conversations about why they are interested, or why they are in the industrial hemp industry? And… Where do they see industrial hemp business in 3 years? Guests 04: National Hemp Association, Zev Paiss Green Remedy, Chad Green Spring Technologies, Mark "Maxxy" Linday Hemp Way Foods, Carla Boyd Hemptations, Beach Hemptique, Jasen Russell High Hops Brewery, Zach Weakland Guest from Mexico, Raul Hector

Josh Hendrix is the Director of CV Sciences Inc, and founded the Kentucky Hemp Industries. He is the Treasurer of the Kentucky Hemp Industries Council. He created Hendrix Hemp, a licensed hemp producer that manages hemp cultivation on his family's, Mayflower Farm, in Mount Sterling, KY. Josh was appointed to the Technical Advisory Board for the National Hemp Association and accepted a role on the Senior Advisory Board of the institutional trading platform for hemp, Seed CX. He also serves as the Director of Business Development – Domestic Production for CV Sciences, Inc. working universities, farmers, businesses, and organizations to help facilitate the infrastructure necessary to establish a modern domestic supply chain for hemp in the United States. Website is: CVSciences.com Email is: Josh.Hendrix@CVSciences.com

Zev Paiss is the Executive Director of the National Hemp Association, where he oversees a growing series of educational and social events. Zev has been involved with a wide variety of sustainable organizations over the past 30 years. He sees industrial hemp as an amazing opportunity to rebuild a multifaceted industry. Zev and the National Hemp Association is committed to educating the public, government officials, and the business and investment communities about the huge potential of this crop to add tens of thousands of jobs, rebuild local tax bases and improve the health of Americans. Web: NationalHempAssociation.org Email: Zev@NationalHempAssociation.org

Dr. Mitch Earleywine is joined by Geoff Whaling to discuss the US hemp industry.Learn more about what's emerging in the fast growing hemp industry, including the current landscape of the hemp industry and the myriad of available consumer products derived from hemp (oils, beverages, vapes, food items, topicals).Geoffrey W. Whaling is the President and CEO of AgricNext and CEO of GWW LLC. He too is the Founding Board Member of the Coalition for Access Now, the national 501C4 that has lead national education and federal legislative changes for access to therapeutic hemp oil that could benefit millions of American. He also is a board member of the National Hemp Association. Born in Canada Geoff is the retired Founder, Chief Coordinator and CEO of Current Events, Corporate Planners International, North American Motorsport Events (NAME), Inc. and the GoodSport Management Group of Companies.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Mitch Earleywine is joined by Geoff Whaling to discuss the US hemp industry.Learn more about what's emerging in the fast growing hemp industry, including the current landscape of the hemp industry and the myriad of available consumer products derived from hemp (oils, beverages, vapes, food items, topicals).Geoffrey W. Whaling is the President and CEO of AgricNext and CEO of GWW LLC. He too is the Founding Board Member of the Coalition for Access Now, the national 501C4 that has lead national education and federal legislative changes for access to therapeutic hemp oil that could benefit millions of American. He also is a board member of the National Hemp Association. Born in Canada Geoff is the retired Founder, Chief Coordinator and CEO of Current Events, Corporate Planners International, North American Motorsport Events (NAME), Inc. and the GoodSport Management Group of Companies.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy