Podcasts about us farm bill

Pennsylvania’s new Solar for Schools program launches; Voting is now open for Pennsylvania’s River of the Year; What the lack of a US Farm Bill means for Pennsylvania. Energy bills are some of the largest expenses for schools. Rachel McDevitt of StateImpact Pennsylvania reports a new state program that aims to save schools money through solar energy is open for applications. Voting is now open for Pennsylvania River of the Year.Kat Bolus at WVIA, explains this year’s nominees include the Delaware River. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The American Farm Bureau Federation expresses its concerns regarding the Trade Title (Title three) in the Farm Bill beng on hold due to lack of a new Farm Bill and lack of a current Farm Bill extension.

We'll talk about how the delays are impacting the farming and food-insecure populations.

We'll talk about how the delays are impacting the farming and food-insecure populations.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week it's Part 2 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all lives. which she further nurtures as co-owner of Plant and People (https://plantandpeople.com), a Black women's owned boutique offering house plants, supplies, plant wellness products, services, and gifts. A certified Social Impact Strategist, she applies these skills as the Director of Social Impact for The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about educational, wellness, and economic opportunities in the cannabis industry and particularly through the Black Cannabis Week (https://www.blackcannabisweek.com/) Initiative which takes place September 22-29, 2024. Whether you're a “planty” person or not, there's plenty of green gems to pick up in this conversation. Where to find Cherron? On LInkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherron-perry-thomas-mba-643a251a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/munashe97/?hl=en) On X (https://x.com/wearedaco/status/1055867698620653576) What's Charron running in? Hoka running shoes (https://www.hoka.com/en/us/) Other topics of interest: About Memphis, Tennessee (https://civilrightstrail.com/destination/memphis/) About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/african-american-historic-sites-in-philadelphia/) West Philadelphia History (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philadelphia) Ever heard of Purple Hull Peas (https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Purple_Hull_Peas_4399.php#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20Pinkeye%20Purple,slightly%20in%20appearance%20and%20flavor.)? Walter Wallace Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Walter_Wallace) Who was Fred Hampton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton)? Black August (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_August_(commemoration)) About to the Roots Picnic (https://therootspicnic.com) The New Jim Crow (linkhttps://newjimcrow.com) by Michelle Alexander About the US Farm Bill (https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-bill/index) UN Report on Drugs 2018 (https://www.unodc.org/wdr2018/) Cannabis legalization around the world (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis) Special Guest: Cherron Perry-Thomas.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week it's Part 1 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all lives. which she further nurtures as co-owner of Plant and People (https://plantandpeople.com), a Black women's owned boutique offering house plants, supplies, plant wellness products, services, and gifts. A certified Social Impact Strategist, she applies these skills as the Director of Social Impact for The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about educational, wellness, and economic opportunities in the cannabis industry and particularly through the Black Cannabis Week (https://www.blackcannabisweek.com/) Initiative which takes place September 22-29, 2024. Whether you're a “planty” person or not, there's plenty of green gems to pick up in this conversation. Where to find Cherron? On LInkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherron-perry-thomas-mba-643a251a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/munashe97/?hl=en) On X (https://x.com/wearedaco/status/1055867698620653576) What's Charron running in? Hoka running shoes (https://www.hoka.com/en/us/) Other topics of interest: About Memphis, Tennessee (https://civilrightstrail.com/destination/memphis/) About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/african-american-historic-sites-in-philadelphia/) West Philadelphia History (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philadelphia) Ever heard of Purple Hull Peas (https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Purple_Hull_Peas_4399.php#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20Pinkeye%20Purple,slightly%20in%20appearance%20and%20flavor.)? Walter Wallace Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Walter_Wallace) Who was Fred Hampton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton)? Black August (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_August_(commemoration)) About to the Roots Picnic (https://therootspicnic.com) The New Jim Crow (linkhttps://newjimcrow.com) by Michelle Alexander About the US Farm Bill (https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-bill/index) UN Report on Drugs 2018 (https://www.unodc.org/wdr2018/) Cannabis legalization around the world (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis) Special Guest: Cherron Perry-Thomas.

Ken Cook, president and co-founder of Environmental Working Group, is widely recognized as one of the environmental community's most prominent and influential critics of industrial agriculture, U.S. food and farm policy and the nation's broken approach to protecting families and children from toxic substances. This conversation explores the Environmental Working Group work with the US Farm Bill and the importance of protecting families and children from toxic substances. We discuss the impact of the Farm Bill on farmers, the environment, and low-income families, and how individuals can support positive change. We also discuss ways to protect ourselves from toxic chemicals, such as filtering tap water, choosing organic produce, and using safer personal care products as well as a discussion on fertility and the potential effects of environmental toxins on reproductive health. Our conversation concludes with an alarming discussion on microplastics and forever chemicals (PFAS) in the water and food supply chain and the need for individual action, such as filtering water and reducing plastic use, as well as advocating for policy changes to address these issues. Stay informed as Ken and the EWG are doing amazing work for us! Enjoy!

This week: Christopher Layton, director of circular policy strategy at Eastman, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the development of circular economy models for plastics and packaging. They discussed the potential for regional circularity and the regulatory approach that might help. Plus: final approval for the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; University of Cambridge study shows brightly coloured plastic products are up to 20% less likely to be recycled; US Farm Bill passed focusing on climate, nutrition and agricultural resilience; the Sun Cable project in Australia becomes the world's largest renewable energy project; China projected to rely solely on recycled materials for electric vehicles in 15 years, according to the Contemporary Amperex Technology; and, the Science Based Targets initiative updates criteria for climate target-setting in the financial sector, in the news digest.

In today's episode, sponsored by Azotic Technologies, Delaney and Tanner sit down with Tim Strahm of Brandt to talk disc speed, and later in the episode Tom Tregunno of Azotic Technologies to chat about their Envita Biologicals product. This week's headlines include an update on the flooding in Brazil, planting progress, a few Bayer headlines, the next US Farm Bill, the next World Food Prize Laureates, an update on H5N1, and a wild machinery auction! And be sure to stick around for the very end of the show, when we cover a weekly recap of the markets. Don't forget to hit subscribe! Learn more about this week's podcast sponsor, Azotic Technologies.

In the latest episode of The Food Professor podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois are joined by the esteemed Dr. Ian Lee, an Associate Professor at Carleton University. Together, they delve into a series of pressing topics in food and agriculture, leveraging Dr. Lee's extensive knowledge and experience. The discussion covers competition in the food industry, the anticipated impact of the Code of Conduct, and Canada's economic outlook.The episode kicks off with a crucial conversation about the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) and its potential implications for Canada. The hosts then turn their attention to Statistics Canada's food basket pricing, a topic of significant interest and debate, questioning whether it underestimates or overestimates the real costs. They reference a Toronto Sun column penned by Sylvain that highlights some discrepancies in the pricing.Attention shifts to the upcoming US Farm Bill, which is anticipated to allocate $1.4 trillion over ten years, juxtaposed against Canada's comparatively modest $3.5 billion Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) over five years. The hosts also correct a previous claim regarding Amazon's "just walk out" technology, clarifying misconceptions about the system's operation.The conversation further explores the evolving landscape of automation in meatpacking, highlighting Smithfield's initiative to deploy robots for tasks like rib pulling, significantly reducing waste and reassigning workers to less physically demanding roles. This shift toward automation, exemplified by Smithfield's strategy to reassign about 500 employees annually, marks a transformative phase in food production, aiming for higher efficiency and worker safety.Lastly, we touch upon the wine industry's challenges, noting a significant surplus in California's bulk wine market, showcasing the broader economic and logistical complexities facing today's food and agriculture sectors.Statistics Canada PHOTO BY TONY CALDWELL/POSTMEDIAhttps://www.wsj.com/business/meet-the-robots-slicing-your-barbecue-ribs-338a7794?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1About IanI am an Associate Professor at Carleton University in the Sprott School where I started in 1988, teaching the 4th year and(later) the MBA Strategic Management capstone course, as well as related courses such as International Business Strategy, from then to now. After dropping out of grade 12 in 1971, I worked at a series of minimum wage jobs for 3 years in the early 1970s. In 1974, I started with an American financial services multinational as a credit manager trainee eventually becoming a Branch Manager in several branches in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. I was then recruited in 1977 by Canada's oldest bank (that predates Canada by a half century), where I was given outstanding training in banking, economics and management by British bankers. I was employed at the BMO Main Office Branch (4thlargest in all Canada at that time) at 144 Wellington and Sparks opposite Parliament Hill and beside the National Press Club (Parliament subsequently acquired, refurbished and renamed the branch as Sir John A. Macdonald Building for Parliament Hill receptions). As Loan and Mortgage Manager in my mid 20s, I dealt with cabinet ministers in the Trudeau Government, Senators, MPs, national journalists, Supreme Court judges, deputy ministers, national NGOs and staff of embassies including the Chinese and USSR Ambassadors, as well as national institutions such as the Bank of Canada. And in that capacity throughout those years, I evaluatedpersonal and corporate financial statements and lent millions and millions of dollars in demand loans, consumer loans, mortgage loans and business loans.  After completing my entire undergraduate degree on a part time basis in the evenings over 10 years while employed full time, I resigned from the bank to enroll full time in a master's degree in public policy in 1982 at Carleton University. However, I completed the second year of the master's degree full time in evenings in 1983-84 as I accepted a position as a full time policy analyst with Canada Post Corporation in Corporate Finance and Banking, Head Office. Upon graduation in 1984, I resigned from Canada Post to enroll in the PhD program in the public policy stream at Carleton University graduating in 1989. My 850 page PhD thesis was titled: The Canadian Post Office: Origins, growth and decay of the state postal function, 1765-1981. While completing my PhD, I was employed for one summer in 1985 in the Privy Council Office, Machinery of Government.Shortly after starting with the Sprott School on a tenure track in 1988, the Berlin Wall came down in October 1989. Then in 1990-91, Carleton University School of Business was awarded $3 million by Foreign Affairs Canada to establish a Canadian Business School in Poland at theprestigious Central School for Planning and Statistics – later renamed the Warsaw School of Economics. In April 1991, I became the first western professor to teach in a university in a former communist country under an OECD country funded business management program. I have continued to teach at Warsaw School of Economics (in the EMBA since 1997) where I have had a bird's eye view of the remarkable transformation of Poland from an impoverished, corrupt centralizedsocialist economy managed by the elite nomenklatura to a remarkably vibrant prosperous decentralized democratic country in transition.Since 1990, I have taught approximately 100 times across the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, mostly in EMBA programs, in many different countries ranging from Poland to Russia to Iran to Ukraine to Cuba to Romania to Slovenia to Latvia to Czech to Argentina to Croatiato Mexico and after 1997 in China – always inAmerican or Canadian universities in partnership with a local university. I taught a number of times for the University of Washington (Seattle) with ASEBUSS in Bucharest, Romania; Katz Graduate School U Pittsburg in Prague; SUNY Buffalo with Riga Business School, Latvia; Carnegie-Mellon with IMI-Kiev, Ukraine; Carleton Sprott School with Qeshm Institute in Qeshm and Tehran, Iran; University of Ottawa in Hong Kong; Carleton Sprott School with Donghua University in Shanghai; UQAM at Warsaw School of Economics; Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship, Warsaw; Czech Management Center, Prague; IEDC, Bled, Slovenia; Zagreb, Croatia.These extensive international teaching experiencesover a third of a century, provided a much deeper understanding of non-western, often authoritarian, frequently deeply corrupt, state centrally planned or administered countries sometimes transitioning to western, rule of law, decentralized economies and societies.From 1996-98, I was appointed as Supervisor of the Bachelor of International Business in the Sprott School to address significant structural issues that emerged after this innovative new program had been operational for 2 years. In 2007, I was appointed as Chair of the MBA Restructuring Committee that led to the replacement of the former thesis based master's degree with a brand new professional MBA degree. We benchmarked key competitor MBA programs and completed extensive consultation with all relevant stakeholders that led to the proposed new structure including 50 new MBA graduate courses. I was then appointed the new MBA Director from 2007-2010 to implement the new program including staffing 50 new MBA courses with permanent faculty and contract instructors.I completed two sabbaticals in the USA: at American University in Washington DC in 1995 and Cal State Monterey Bay one hour south of Silicon Valley from 2001-2003. I am presently a member of the Carleton University Board of Governors, 2016-2019. I am also a member of the Sprott School MBA Committee, Carleton University EURUS Advisory Board and the Carleton University Graduate Appeal Committee since 2010.During the past 50 years, in addition to visiting every Canadian province, I completed road trips through 43 of 50 US states and visited 8 of 14 US Presidential libraries. I have visited most West, Central and East European countries including living for 2 years each at RCAF 3 Wing, Zweibrucken, West Germany andRCAF 1 Wing, Marville France in the mid 1950s (where my father flew F-86 Sabre jets and later F-104 Starfighter jets).Over the years, I appeared extensively in the media including CBC, CTV and Global National News, CBC TV On the Money weekly on The Roundup, and Power and Politics and CBC Radio Syndication. I am a weekly regular on CFRA Rob Snow program and Sirius-National Post Radio as well as the Corus Radio Networkin Toronto. Over the last 10 years, I published 45 Op-Eds in the Globe and Mail, New York Times, National Post, Financial Post and Ottawa Citizen concerning contemporary public policy issues as well as research monographs for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute concerning Canada Post, supply management, alternative payment instruments, deficits and the retirement income system.Since 2008, I appeared by invitation before House of Commons and Senate finance, banking, industry and trade committees 25 times concerning public policy debates. I have been invited by Global TV to attend every federal budget lockup as one of their expert witnesses since 2008.I have published multiple times in the annual edition of How Ottawa Spends concerning Canada's retirement system, the PBO, deficits, corporate income reform and the Liberal downsizing of 1995-97 and the Conservative Government downsizing of 2010-15. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. About MichaelMichael is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Secure conference with leaders from The Gap and Kroger talking about violence in retail stores, keynotes on the state & future of retail in Orlando and Halifax, and at the 2023 Canadian GroceryConnex conference, hosting the CEOs of Walmart Canada, Longo's and Save-On-Foods Canada. Michael brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael also produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in North America, Remarkable Retail, Canada's top retail industry podcast; the Voice of Retail; Canada's top food industry and the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor, with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois. Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail influencers for the fourth year in a row, Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer, and you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state of the retail industry in Canada and the U.S., and the future of retail.

In the wake of the ongoing scrutiny surrounding the new US Farm Bill, consumers and policymakers alike are finding guidance from recent publications: "The Farm Program" and "America's Dairyland" by acclaimed author T.H. Harbinger. Insights on Innovation City: Champaign Address: 507 Haines Boulevard Website https://www.insightsoninnovation.net/ Phone 12176211687 Email clkmkr@gmail.com

We'll get an update on the US Farm Bill now that there is a new US House Speaker.

In this week's episode the team discusses the European solar module stockpile, which may not be as large as previously reported, the massive impact which China's graphite export ban will have on the EV industry, and how the upcoming US Farm Bill will support the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | October 13th, 2023 Summary: In this episode of What's Shakin', Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance, discusses various topics related to the Alliance's challenges, Federal politics, and new disaster relief programs.  Timeline: 00:20 - Almond Harvest Challenges - Challenges in the almond industry due to issues like damage, quality, and losses. - Hurricane's unexpected impact on the harvest. - Discontent with USDA's disaster response. 01:31 - Advocacy for Reporting  - Urging affected individuals to report damage from recent storms. - Remember: Document and Notify any damage. 03:54 - Congressional Chaos  - Kevin McCarthy's resignation and its implications for congressional legislation. - Various scenarios for resolving the speaker nomination. - The possibility of a government shutdown and how that affects the US Farm Bill. 06:23 - California Legislative Updates - Mention of numerous bills on the Governor's desk. - Seeking a veto on a Rodenticide Bill. - Discussing new carbon emission reporting standards. 08:07 - Relationship Building and Events - Meeting with CA Assembly Members and building relationships. - Upcoming events featuring Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. - Almond Alliance's events and conferences. 11:14 - New Insurance Product  - USDA's approval of a new insurance product for fourth-leaf almond trees. - The Almond Alliance encourages inquiries with insurance providers. 13:27 - Almond PAC and Awards - The role of Almond PAC in political action. - Announcing the Almond Champion of the Year. 14:33 - Acknowledging Spotlight AG - Acknowledging the collaboration with Spotlight AG. - The Almond Alliance's presence on Spotlight AG and other digital platforms.     15:01 - Harvest Season Safety  - Wishing a safe and successful harvest season. - Expressing gratitude for the community's support and unity. Reach out to the Almond Alliance for more information. To learn more about the Almond Alliance, visit our Direct Link to the membership page - https://almondalliance.org/memberships/become-a-member/ or email Annie at aromero@almondalliance.org Follow us on Social Media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/almondalliance/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/almondalliance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/almondalliance/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/almond-alliance-of-california/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0JKB4hPilGkr4ai9quqf9D Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almond-alert/id1633863632 Almond Alert Podcast | Playlist with Full Episodes - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0KpfJIiqgZ40tUMfuyw0oz-8EU19S6j2What's Shakin' Industry Updates Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0KpfJIiqgZ5BC08Gs_TIAChFDdFT9USs

Thanks to Jennifer Keller, opening this episode! Jennifer stopped at the Betterbee booth during EAS and left us that greeting! You too can record an opening for an upcoming episode! Simply record one on your phone and send it to us at the podcast! Simple as that!! We do have an important show coming up for you today. We talk with Becky Masterman of the Minnesota Honey Producers Association and commercial beekeeper, and good friend of the podcast, John Miller, to talk about the Bee and Butterfly Fund and the upcoming renewal of the USDA Farm Bill legislation that will definitely impact beekeepers. And just a heads up, John was on his mobile, sitting in Golden State Park, so some of his conversation is not as clear as we strive for. We apologize for this in advance! We hope you enjoy the episode. Leave comments and questions in the Comments Section of the episode's website. Links and websites mentioned in this podcast:  Bee and Butterfly Fund: https://www.beeandbutterfly.org  USDA Farm Bill: https://www.usda.gov/farmbill Kim's interview on Who Am I Podcast: https://whoimettoday.com/podcasts/podcast-kim-flottum-honey-bees/ Beekeeping Today Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@beekeepingtodaypodcast Honey Bee Obscura: https://www.honeybeeobscura.com ______________ Betterbee is the presensting sponsor of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Betterbee's mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, Betterbee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global offers a variety of standard and custom patties. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  Thanks to Strong Microbials for their support of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Find out more about heir line of probiotics in our Season 3, Episode 12 episode and from their website: https://www.strongmicrobials.com Thanks for Northern Bee Books for their support. Northern Bee Books is the publisher of bee books available worldwide from their website or from Amazon and bookstores everywhere. They are also the publishers of The Beekeepers Quarterly and Natural Bee Husbandry. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments in the show notes of this episode or: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Be Strong by Young Presidents; Epilogue by Musicalman; Walking in Paris by Studio Le Bus; A Fresh New Start by Pete Morse; Wedding Day by Boomer; Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC Copyright © 2023 by Growing Planet Media, LLC

Erica Campbell is the Policy Director at Kiss the Ground, where she helps guide Regenerate America, a coalition-based campaign advocating for increased support for regenerative agriculture and soil health in the US Farm Bill. Erica has been working to transform food and agriculture systems for 25 years; most recently, she was Senator Sanders' policy advisor and farmer liaison. She's worked on local food systems development, farm to school, farm viability, and sustainable agriculture initiatives in the Northeast, primarily in Vermont where she lives. Sign the Regenerate America petition: www.regenerateamerica.com/petitionResourcesRegenerate America policy recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V8VYtTRzQT_iZySkBW5cQiWEOPhdMGNc/viewWatch Kiss the Ground on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81321999Connect with Regenerate AmericaWebsite: www.regenerateamerica.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/regenerateamerica/ Kiss the Ground IG: https://www.instagram.com/kisstheground/Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | Mar 17, 2023 This past week, Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance, discusses: 00:30 - Presidential Disaster Declaration: Weather and Damage Report: Document and Notify. Remember to notify your insurance agent, County Commissioner & USDA Farm Service Agency. 05:17 - US Farm Bill priorities have been submitted, and we are now working through appropriations. 05:43 - Pollinator Habitat Program - $2 Million Grant partnered with Great Valley Seed. 06:55 - LandFlex and Groundwater Recharge 08:56 - Almond Alliance Conference April 24th - 27th in La Quinta

Quantum Quote: “Save our soil in the hopes that the soil might just save us.” - Woody Harrelson   We all have to eat - but agriculture is something we often don't think about And, even when we do, we don't think much about how it affects our environment. But climate smart grants, carbon credits, and goals to become “net zero” have now made agriculture a hot topic in the mainstream media over recent years.   Sustainable agriculture provides a fast and direct path to the eco-friendly changes we want, and climate smart farming can create more resilient crops and healthier food. But… did you know that smart farming practices can also play an important role in solving the climate crisis by taking carbon out of the air and sequestering it into the soil? There are a plethora of contributions you can make, programs you can educate yourself on, and a change of lifestyle you can invest in. Switching to a climate-smart and organic agriculture provides benefits that have the ability to positively influence numerous environmental factors - and support the farmers who bring us our daily sustenance.  To be protected by Mother Earth, we must first love and take care of her through smart actions and eco-friendly changes. One of our first steps is in agriculture.   Dive in and learn more about climate-smart agriculture and the power, protection, and strength it brings - not only to the environment, but to you as well.   While Sara Waldner didn't grow up on a farm, she's been passionate about promoting the benefits of modern agriculture and educating others about the challenges that farmers face to feed our growing world for over a decade. Her advocacy began in high school with her involvement in FFA, the largest student-led organization in the country that prepares members for leadership and careers in the science, business, and technology of agriculture.   We'd like to hear from you! Please help us understand how AWESomeEarthKind can help you achieve your clean energy goals.   SEND YOUR FEEDBACK TODAY   SuperNova #1. The most successful stories of farmers implementing these types of climate-smart practices on their farm often came from having a peer-to-peer connection with someone, whether that was through a different mentorship group,a program, a one-on-one connection that they already had, or attending different events and seminars that some of the soil conservation or soil health advocacy groups put on.   SuperNova #2. Farmers are business people first and foremost. And they need to be able to have the flexibility to adjust and refine practices on their operation as needed throughout the transition.   SuperNova #3. Rather than just focusing on soil health or carbon sequestered, it's important also realize the many additional benefits that come with these practices, like improved biodiversity and soil nutrients, and improved water retention and quality. Erosion prevention increases yields over time because of the benefits of soil health. Because our soils are more resilient, you'll be better suited to face the extreme weather events that we are all too familiar with these days.    The upcoming US Farm Bill this year is our best opportunity to create climate smart policies and support sustainable agriculture. Tell the Federal Government how you feel about farm health and the upcoming Farm Bill:  https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/farm-bill-input   Connect:    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarawaldner/ ACT Now: Rural Investment to Protect our Environment (R1PE100)- Policy Platform: riperoadmap.org/take-action/ Today's podcast is sponsored by EarthKind Energy Consulting. Find out how you can save money while reducing your carbon footprint with clean energy technologies by going to www.EarthKindEnergy.com.   

As the current US Farm Bill is set to expire later this year, legislators and policy-makers are hard at work behind the scenes, negotiating and developing the massive omnibus bill that will eventually impact all of us. The details of the final bill aren't clear yet but it's never too soon to start paying close attention to the policies that will impact farmers, market managers and anyone working in the agricultural industry! To get in the zone for the 2023 Farm Bill, this week on Tent Talk, we're chatting with Ben Feldman, Executive Director of the Farmers Market Coalition. In this episode you'll get some background info on what the Farm Bill is, who and what it impacts, and why we should be making friends with our congressional representatives. This week's episode is made possible by support from the USDA.

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | Feb 24, 2023 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance, reports from her family farm. She discusses: ➡️ Weather and Damage Report: Document and Notify. Remember to notify your insurance agent, County Commissioner & USDA Farm Service Agency. ➡️ US Farm Bill priorities ➡️ Trade Strategies ➡️ We are working with the Western Ag Conservation Caucus in Reno, NV. ➡️ WIC and other nutrition programs ➡️ Pollinators and endangered species ➡️ Shout out to BeeHero ➡️ For more information on LandFlex, visit landflex.org and look for our next podcast episode dropping on March 1st.

A conversation with Finian Makepeace, Co-Founder & Policy Director of Kiss the Ground, producer of Kiss The Ground the movie and one of the leaders of Regenerate America, about the Farm Bill in the US, subsidy schemes, how to have a meaningful impact and more.---------------------------------------------------Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits on www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Support our work:Share itGive a 5-star ratingBuy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture----------------------------------------------------We don't talk about policy a lot on the podcast because it doesn't seem to be so investable, but it does seem absolutely fundamental because if a subsidy scheme like the Farm Bill or the Common Agriculture Policy in Europe (CAP) or chemical fossil fuel fertiliser subsidies in many places makes the life of regenerative farmers more difficult, it means it is much more difficult to invest in the space and move it forward.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/finian-makepeace.Find our video course on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/course.----------------------------------------------------The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice. Support the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!

In this second episode of the Fair Food Futures podcast, the world-famous author, filmmaker, activist, and academic Dr Raj Patel shares an overview of some of the structural problems with the global food system, in conversation with Dr Kiah Smith, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland.  By drawing on evidence gathered during more than 30 years researching (and fighting) the global and US food systems, Raj shares his insights about the history and potential of food justice as a vehicle to build more sustainable and fair food systems at various levels. Kiah talks about the concept of food justice from the Australian perspective, delving deeper into the diversity of fair food experiments already taking place at a national level, and describing the key pathways that the Fair Food Futures Project identified to build food justice in Australia.  The conversation touches on the interplay between capitalism, food justice, resistance, and transformative social change in the food system, from a political economy perspective and a social justice standpoint, based on the experiences of real-life movements currently transforming food systems, both globally and in Australia. More information about the Fair Food Futures Project and the pathways for food justice:   https://fairfoodfutures.com/explore-the-scenarios/  Raj Patel website: https://rajpatel.org/ Links mentioned by Dr Raj Patel during the podcast episode: Landless Workers' Movement: https://mst.org.br/ 2023 US Farm Bill: https://www.rafiusa.org/2023-farm-bill/ The Durban Shack Dwellers' Movement: http://abahlali.org/a-short-history-of-abahlali-basemjondolo-the-durban-shack-dwellers-movement/ Fairbairn, M. (2014). ‘Like gold with yield': Evolving intersections between farmland and finance. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 41(5), 777-795. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2013.873977  Like and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more updates about fair food systems in Australia: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX9Jg67LCCUWV9on5gGLtTg  ---The Fair Food Futures project is led by Dr Kiah Smith from The University of Queensland and funded by The Australian Research Council (DE190101126). This podcast is produced by Dr Kiah Smith, Dr Daniel Cruz, Joanna Horton and VMP Studio, and funded by the Future Earth's Pathways Initiative. Visit our website at: https://fairfoodfutures.com/

What's Shakin' at the Almond Alliance | September 16, 2022 This week, Aubrey Bettencourt, President and CEO of the Almond Alliance covers the weekly update: State Level: ➡️ Bills on the Governor's Desk. ➡️ CDFA Announcement: development of pollinator habitat on working almond farms. ➡️ Department of Water Resources: Creating a plan for the new water year, which starts October 1st. ➡️ SGMA: What does SGMA compliance look like for our Growers? ➡️ The Court of Appeals: Upheld with precedent, the State Water Control Board does not have the authority to curtail pre-1914 water rights. Shipping: September 22nd and 23rd: ➡️ OOCL & CMA CGM Live Shipping Webinars: Live Demos training you and your staff for booking through their systems. OOCL (West Coast Ports & Global Services East Coast Ports) CMA CGM (Control Tower Services and their extended services to India) Open for all of Agriculture! Federal Level: ➡️EPA: Working comments with the EPA tracking new regulations they are implementing. ➡️USDA: We look forward to being a priority in the upcoming US Farm Bill. To learn more or become a member of the Almond Alliance, visit AlmondAlliance.org. Follow us on Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Spotify Apple Podcast Youtube - Almond Alliance Youtube - What's Shakin' Playlist Youtube - Almond Alert Podcast Playlist

Susan Soares Cannabis Confidential: If you see seeds, say somethingRico Lamitte CannaCraft to merge with San Diego cannabis dispensary chainJason Beck He Told Investors They Could Cash in on Weed Vaping. The Feds Say He Pocketed $37 MillionPriscilla Agoncillo A 5000-person cannabis trial could take place in the UKGretchen Gailey Regulate cannabis like corn? US Farm Bill proposal raises eyebrows, hopesJean Talleyrand Column: Congress says it's liberalizing pot research laws. What pot researchers really need is moneEric Hiss Ukrainian Cannabis Community Standing Strong Against Russian InvasionMenaka Mahajan Cannabis Sales Are Paying for New Public Library Services in Santa AnaNickolas Wildstar Black Cannabis Advocates Support Detroit's Newly Approved Recreational Marijuana OrdinanceShalina K. Pannu, Esq .Unlicensed cannabis dispensaries growing like weeds in ManhattanLara DeCaro

Reefer Reporters - April 7 2022 with Glenn & AlStories include....Labatt shutters CBD beverage unit in Canada in latest blow to category, Winnipeg pushes medical cannabis grow-ops out of residential neighbourhoods, Ontario study shows illicit edibles have significantly less THC than advertised, high levels of pesticides, BC government asking for input on cannabis consumption lounges, Maple Ridge council stops government cannabis store, Regulate cannabis like corn? US Farm Bill proposal raises eyebrows, hopes, More than half of Europeans support cannabis legalization -report, 92% of patients report improvements in chronic pain after using cannabis oil: Khiron study, Does Cheap Weed Give You A Good High?, Russian invasion of Ukraine further upends cannabis supply chain

Founded the same year the US Farm Bill legalized the production of industrial hemp, Homeland Hempcrete entered the market utilizing the traditional cast-in-place build method. After years of trial and error, Homeland Hempcrete decided there must be a more effective solution that will decrease install time and get more hempcrete to more customers. The solution they have embraced is pre-made, pre-cured, high-quality modular hemp panels, which allow for consistent quality, customized design, variety of finishes, quick and easy install, and finishes can be applied immediately after installation. Learn more about Homeland Hempcrete here: Homeland Hempcrete.

A lot of the farms that come to mind when I think of regenerative agriculture are smaller, more diverse and quite intensive, with many different crops and animals working in closer proximity with many stacked functions and a niche business model, but what can be done for all those vast fields of monoculture plantings of crops like corn, soy, and wheat that take up so much space in the heartland of the midwestern and western US? Are there regenerative solutions for these massive farms of thousands of acres? Is there hope for farming the plains and savannas through ecological management? For answers to these questions I reached out to Gabe Brown of Brown's Ranch in North Dakota. A historically challenging environment for agriculture, North Dakota is a place dominated today by massive cattle ranches and monocultures stretching beyond the horizon of dry and windy plains. But in this challenging environment, Gabe has been a pioneer of the soil-health movement and has even been named one of the twenty-five most influential agricultural leaders in the United States. Gabe, his wife, Shelly, and son, Paul, own Brown's Ranch, a holistic, diversified 5,000-acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota. The Browns integrate their grazing and no-till cropping systems, which include cash crops and multi-species cover crops along with all-natural, grass-finished beef and lamb, pastured pork, and laying hens. The Brown family have received numerous awards including a Growing Green Award from the Natural Resources Defense Council, an Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and the USA Zero-Till Farmer of the Year Award. In this interview I asked Gabe about how he managed to persevere through some very challenging years in the beginning to develop the diversified and healthy landscape that his family manages today. He also tells me a lot about the invisible challenges to this way of farming such as the counter productive incentives of the US Farm Bill and the cultural stigma that can be difficult when making unconventional changes to your farming practices. We also dig into some crucial advice that Gabe has for farmers looking to make a transition to regenerative agriculture from industrial management. This interview gave me a lot of hope that the American plains can be restored without risking food shortages or spikes in food costs. I really hope that any of you listening to this will share this episode with someone you know who works in farming who perhaps hasn't heard of these possibilities or who thinks that their mechanized monoculture operations can't be converted or don't lend themselves to ecological transformation.  Get the resource packet for this episode! Join the discord discussion channel to answer the weekly questions and learn new skills with the whole community Links: Get the book From Dirt to Soilhttps://brownsranch.us/ understandingag.com soilhealthacademy.org Chelsea Green Publishing – the leading publisher of sustainable living books since 1985.

You might have heard there are some health benefits to CBD, but you might be thinking that seems like a risky choice to take in a country where “marijuana” is illegal in most states. Will CBD get you high? The short answer is no, especially with the topical varieties that are sold at Harmons. But we wanted to go a little more in-depth, and so Greg Jones, our pharmacy director, and Denise Braby, the director of home, health, and beauty, join our podcast hosts Chef Lesli Sommerdorf and Brandon Young to share some great points to help you make sense of all of this information and explain why Harmons sells topical CBD products. For more information please visit https://www.harmonsgrocery.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarmonsGroceryStores/ Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/harmonsgrocery?igshid=6ir2kf3qy3jy For our podcast blog directory: https://www.harmonsgrocery.com/podcast-archive/ There are three species of cannabis plants, and they are cannabis sativa, cannabis indica, and cannabis ruderalis. In cannabis plants, the main cannabinoids are CBD (cannabidiol) and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). THC is the cannabinoid responsible for marijuana’s well-known psychological effects. Legal CBD comes from industrial hemp, a variety of the cannabis sativa plant, and hemp fiber is used for things like clothing, paper, and rope. From 1937 to 2018, growing hemp was illegal on a federal level, but the 2018 US Farm Bill changed that, allowing hemp growers to generate cash crop legally as long as it contains less than 0.3% THC. You can extract CBD (cannabidiol), from hemp. After the Farm Bill passed, a new industry using CBD was born. Cannabis has been around for about 28 million years, evolving on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, and is a close relative of the common hops found in beer. While it’s been around a long time, there is still a lot that is not known about it. The topical usage is mainly for pain relief, and we have quite a few topical products in our stores, including Muscle MX. One of the mandates of the government in allowing CBD sales is that medical claims are not made on the packaging or advertising. In Utah, they must also be licensed with the state, and required to provide a COA (certificate of analysis). So, you can be assured anything sold in our stores meets these requirements. In this fascinating discussion, Greg and Denise share a lot of information about CBD, and you’ll want to tune in to learn more about CBD, and the effects of it on your body, including a few reasons you might want to use caution when deciding whether or not to try topical CBD. About Denise Braby Denise Braby is Harmons’ director of home, health, and beauty and has been a director for 10 years. She has a bachelor of science degree in business marketing from the University of Utah, and a background in retail store management, specializing in personal care and clothing. Denise loves her job and is very proud to work for Harmons.  About Greg Jones Greg was raised in Hunter (now West Valley City, Utah) near the original Harmons West grocery store, where his uncle was one of the first pharmacy managers, and his mother and other family members worked as pharmacy technicians. Greg graduated from the University of Utah College of Pharmacy in 1995, and earned an MBA from the University of Phoenix in 1997.  Greg has been employed at Harmons since 1992, starting as a pharmacy intern, then staff pharmacist, pharmacy manager, and as the Director of Pharmacy since 2001. In his current role, Greg oversees pharmacy operations and is involved with the associate wellness program and dietitian services offered by Harmons.

This episode of the Ground Shots Podcast is a conversation with Ali Meders-Knight, out of Chico, California. Ali Meders-Knight is a Mechoopda tribal member, mother of five, and traditional basketweaver based in Chico, CA. She is a Mechoopda Tribal liaison working to form partnerships for federal forest stewardship contracting and tribal forestry programs authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill. She has been a Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) practitioner for over 20 years, collaborating on environmental education and land restoration projects with Chico State University and the City of Chico. In 2009 she helped plan and establish Verbena Fields, a unique 17-acre interactive food forest and interpretive park in North Chico to help educate the community about the rich ecological heritage of the Mechoopda people.   In this episode with Ali, we talk about: what is TEK? Ali explains the advanced nature of Traditional Ecological Knowledge which is evolving ecosystem knowledge and land tending techniques acquired by indigenous peoples over hundreds or thousands of years through direct contact with the land issues around forest management in California and the U.S. on the whole, and how money has influenced decisions made about management strategies instead of what makes the most sense for the land and the local community why forest management should be localized and indigenous led the intentions and goals of the TEKChico project: creating a trained workforce that can complete long term contracts with the USDA to manage forests locally how disaster capitalism influences land management and doesn't actually take care of people and the land the need for fire on the landscape in California modern cultural misunderstandings of fire and how trauma and racism play into these misunderstandings how the 2018 US Farm Bill increased federal support and opportunity for Native farmers and ranchers, and how this bill links federal land management needs more directly to sovereign indigenous nations   Links: TEK CHICO's website: http://www.TEKChico.org 2018 Farm Bill info: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF11287.pdf   Support the podcast on Patreon to contribute to our grassroots self-funding of this project.  Support the Ground Shots Project with a one time donation via Paypal at: paypal.me/petitfawn Donate to the podcast on VENMO: @kelly-moody-6 Donate to the podcast on Cashapp: cash.app/$groundshotsproject   Our website with backlog of episodes, plant profiles, travelogue and more: http://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com  Our Instagram pages: @goldenberries / @groundshotspodcast Join the Ground Shots Podcast Facebook Group to discuss the episodes Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on the Ground Shots Project Theme music: 'Sweat and Splinters' by Mother Marrow Interstitial Music: “Breathing Tide” by Samara Jade (ft. Aimee Ringle & Alexa Sunshine Rose) Find Samara Jade's music on bandcamp “California Hillside” by Stow Lake find Stow Lake's music on bandcamp https://www.redbudresourcegroup.org/  Hosted by: Kelly Moody Produced by: Kelly Moody and Opia Creative

The North American food system has succeeded in producing an abundance of commodities at relatively low cost, but it is failing in other ways that matter. Showing how law and policy should make needed changes is the purpose of "the Blueprint for a National Food Strategy".  This work in progress is a collaborative project between the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School and Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic.  Some of the project's recommendations have already been accepted in Canada and  will be considered in the next US Farm Bill.  Harvard Law Professor Emily M. Broad Lieb, Director of the Food Law and Policy Clinic, focuses her scholarship, teaching, and practice on finding solutions to some of today’s biggest food law issues, aiming to increase access to healthy foods, eliminate food waste, and support sustainable food production and local and regional food systems.Professor Broad Lieb shares her journey from Harvard Law to rural Mississippi and back as food system success, shortcomings and solutions are addressed. www.foodstrategyblueprint.org

Thirteen states will soon allow food stamp users to buy delivered groceries. This pilot program was included in the 2014 US Farm Bill but is only coming to many states due to COVID-19. We talk with Pennsylvania officials trying the program in June, and food stamp user Alisa Grishman.

A lot of the farms that come to mind when I think of regenerative agriculture are smaller, more diverse and quite intensive, with many different crops and animals working in closer proximity with many stacked functions and a niche business model, but what can be done for all those vast fields of monoculture plantings of crops like corn, soy, and wheat that take up so much space in the heartland of the midwestern and western US? Are there regenerative solutions for these massive farms of thousands of acres? Is there hope for farming the plains and savannas through ecological management? For answers to these questions I reached out to Gabe Brown of Brown's Ranch in North Dakota. A historically challenging environment for agriculture, North Dakota is a place dominated today by massive cattle ranches and monocultures stretching beyond the horizon of dry and windy plains. But in this challenging environment, Gabe has been a pioneer of the soil-health movement and has even been named one of the twenty-five most influential agricultural leaders in the United States. Gabe, his wife, Shelly, and son, Paul, own Brown's Ranch, a holistic, diversified 5,000-acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota. The Browns integrate their grazing and no-till cropping systems, which include cash crops and multi-species cover crops along with all-natural, grass-finished beef and lamb, pastured pork, and laying hens. The Brown family have received numerous awards including a Growing Green Award from the Natural Resources Defense Council, an Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and the USA Zero-Till Farmer of the Year Award. In this interview I asked Gabe about how he managed to persevere through some very challenging years in the beginning to develop the diversified and healthy landscape that his family manages today. He also tells me a lot about the invisible challenges to this way of farming such as the counter productive incentives of the US Farm Bill and the cultural stigma that can be difficult when making unconventional changes to your farming practices. We also dig into some crucial advice that Gabe has for farmers looking to make a transition to regenerative agriculture from industrial management. This interview gave me a lot of hope that the American plains can be restored without risking food shortages or spikes in food costs. I really hope that any of you listening to this will share this episode with someone you know who works in farming who perhaps hasn't heard of these possibilities or who thinks that their mechanized monoculture operations can't be converted or don't lend themselves to ecological transformation.  Resources: Get the book From Dirt to Soil   https://brownsranch.us/ understandingag.com soilhealthacademy.org Chelsea Green Publishing - the leading publisher of sustainable living books since 1985. [wpforms id="1208" title="true" description="false"]

RJ Hopp, Director of Hemp Markets at PanXchange, spoke with Kristina Etter, editor of Cannabis Tech, in the first episode of a new, joint-monthly podcast, "A Tech Moment: PanXchange Hemp Market Report." PanXchange delivers insights into the commodities markets, and following the 2018 US Farm Bill, they now cover hemp. The monthly hemp report provides reporting on hemp pricing in five key markets: Oregon, Colorado, Kentucky, and the recently added Great Plains and Northeast. The platform tracks several key commodities, including biomass, winterized crude oil, full-spectrum distillate, broad-spectrum distillate, and cannabidiol (CBD) isolate. Each monthly report includes updates to regulations, both across the US and abroad, and notable hemp headlines. In the last few months, the report has also included a detailed examination of some of the industrial applications of hemp, which tend to get overlooked in today's CBD-focused world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As the U.S. prepares to pass the historic US Farm Bill, which includes the legalisation of industrial hemp, Elixinol Global CEO Paul Benhaim discusses the implications for the business and how the legislation change will support the company’s plans to expand its market operations.

Episode Five of "In the Weeds - The Ultimate OLCC Cannabis Potcast" is the first of two parts focusing on hemp in the Oregon market. In "All Things Hemp" hosts Amanda Borup, Mark Pettinger, and TJ Sheehy are joined by Sunny Summers, Cannabis Coordinator with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, and Steven Crowley, Hemp & Processing Technician with the OLCC. Episode Five includes a discussion on what agencies have a hand in regulating hemp in Oregon, what the US Farm Bill means to the future of Oregon hemp, THCa testing, and control plans for marijuana producers operating on the same tax lot registered to grow industrial hemp.

Ryan Lewis, Chief Business Developer of Global Cannabinoids, talks about the emerging markets for CBD and hemp-derived products. Global Cannabinoids is a high volume producer and distributor of bulk and wholesale phytocannabinoid-rich (PCR) industrial hemp—naturally high in CBD, CBG, CBC, CBN, CBDA, and terpenes. Additionally, Global Cannabinoids is a large manufacturer of private- label CBD products, one of the biggest in the US. They are a serious CBD oil distributor that is changing the marketplace. Lewis talks about his background, starting with the building of the very first bulk and wholesale B2B distribution platform for American-grown hemp and cannabinoids derived from hemp. He discusses some of the challenges, and some of the advances that were enabled after the passing of the US Farm Bill. Lewis explains that hemp is excellent with phytoremediation, a form of bioremediation that applies to all the chemical or physical processes that involve plants for immobilizing or degrading contaminants within the soil and/or groundwater. He recounts some remarkable stories of how hemp has shown it can literally absorb all kinds of contaminants and survive, which makes testing incredibly important. Lewis explains their testing processes in detail. And he provides details about upcoming federal regulation and the marketplace, as well as his expectation for the near future in regard to the hemp-derived phytocannabinoids market.

Devin Jamroz talks about the journey to create SteepFuze and understand the CBD infused coffee market. The host of this episode is Ari Sherman, co-founder of Evo Hemp. SteepFuze was co-founded in 2014 by Devin Jamroz while he was mending herniating discs from a snowboarding accident. A gourmet coffee lover, experienced home-roaster, and advocate of legal, US grown hemp, CBD Coffee was a result of Devin’s self-medicating as a means to end his prescribed pharmaceutical regimen. About the same time of Devin’s injury, the Agricultural Act of 2014 (The US Farm Bill) was enacted, allowing for state-by-state licensing of Hemp cultivation. CBD, a non-psychoactive compound found in hemp, started receiving national attention for its anecdotally reported pain relieving, anti-inflammatory, and anticonvulsant qualities. Devin began experimenting with his own CBD oil tinctures. The idea of infusing CBD extract into freshly roasted whole coffee beans was born and with the help of co-founder, Ben Glennon, SteepFuze became the early innovator in CBD infused coffee and teas. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/americanhemp/support

With all the news focused on spending bills that Trump won’t sign, you might not have noticed one bill Trump did sign, right before the shutdown began. It’s called the US Farm Bill, a bill that’s been going since 1933 and gives away almost a trillion dollars of your taxpayer money. Now, in 1933 the Farm Bill was created to protect vulnerable farmers who mostly looked like this. But today, many farmers look like this: huge Agriculture companies that own thousands of acres and make billions of dollars. So why do we still even have a Farm Bill, and where’s all that money going?Now, before we get started, let me just say that the latest US Farm Bill does loads of good things, like guarantee food stamps for the poor, legalize hemp, and outlaw the farming of cats and dogs for meat. Which I thought was already a thing in the US, but anyway, the Farm Bill was supported by both parties and passed almost unanimously. But like a golden beachy glow that might also be malignant skin cancer, the farm bill does two things that are pretty sh-thouse:ONE - it sneaks billions of dollars into the pockets of Big Agriculture companies andTWO - It destroys the environment. Let’s start with number one: The US Farm Bill was created during the Great Depression, to keep family farms afloat and ensure a stable national food supply in rough times. Sounds pretty Fair Dinkum to me!But see, the thing is – farming technology has come a bl--dy long way since the Great Depression – and because of this rampant industrialization, most farms are owned by Big Ag.Because of the US Farm Bill, in 2017, these big companies received an average of $18.2 million in subsidies from Uncle Sam. Even billionaire businessman Glen Taylor – the owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves – received over one hundred thousand dollars in subsidies a year. Now, the Timberwolves rankings aren’t that hot – but does Glennie Boy really need government handouts? Nup. Did we just pass a bill to keep giving him money? Yep.But don’t take my word for it. Iowa’s Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is one of only two farmers in the Senate. And he voted against the Farm Bill. He said:“I’m very disappointed ...“I’ve been trying to make sure the people who get the subsidies are real farmers. … I’ve been trying for three years, and it gets worse and worse and worse.”Now, why aren’t more politicians like Chuck p-ssed about this? Well, just like taking money from our troops, taking money from our farmers has never been a good way to win votes. Especially right now – because of Trump’s trade war with China, farmers have been losing billions. That’s true for both these kinds of farmers, and these.So rather than do something unpopular and get nailed by the Agriculture lobby, both political sides are happy to keep handing out checks. Secondly, the Farm Bill is also making a dog’s breakfast out of America’s environment... because of a thing called ‘crop insurance’. Now again, crop insurance was created to protect ye olde Depression era farmers from droughts and floods and hurricanes. If their crops were destroyed, the government would give them a few bucks so they wouldn't go bankrupt, and could survive to farm again in the next season. Kind of like a ‘thank you, next’ situation.But today, crop insurance is a bit like a rich parent who keeps bailing their kid out of the slammer. Big agriculture companies know, if they make bad choices and their farm fails, the government will just bail them out with a nice fat insurance check. A 2017 study shows that crop insurance means less sh-ts given towards planting the right crops, especially by Big Ag corporations. Sure, it might be aSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/sciQ)

Investorideas.com, a leading investor news resource covering hemp and cannabis stocks releases a 2019 outlook for the sector as the 2018 US Farm Bill law plants the seeds of a new era for the US markets.According to New Frontier Data, quote, “The 2018 Farm Bill will restore industrial hemp to nationwide legal production for the first time since World War II, offering vast opportunities for the industry and investment in a market expected to triple in four years.” End quote.With the removal of hemp from federal prohibition under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, the total U.S. hemp industry now looks to expand at a healthy 18.4% through a 5-year combined annual growth rate from 2018-2022. New Frontier Data’s Hemp Business Journal estimates that, in leading all hemp product categories, the hemp-derived CBD market will grow from a $390 million-dollar market in 2018, to a $1.3 billion market by 2022, representing a 27.2% 5-year CAGR.SinglePoint, Inc. (OTCQB ticker symbol SING) just stated in recent news, quote, “This is a huge win and opportunity for us. The company’s subsidiary SingleSeed.com is an ecommerce-based business that sells and supplies industrial-based hemp cannabidiol (CBD) products. As hemp has become more mainstream and now a fully federally legal commodity the company plans to add more to its offering. Ranging from Biofuel to construction materials to extracting cannabidiol used to treat various ailments and wellbeing, industrial hemp now has an opportunity to be competitive in the global marketplace. Looking ahead to 2019, SinglePoint management is seeking new deals and currently negotiating potential acquisitions across different sectors and will continue to grow revenue through its acquisition model. Management is confident revenue growth through hemp-based initiatives will be successful through 2019 and beyond,” end quote.Bruce Linton, Chairman & Co-CEO, Canopy Growth Corporation, the world's largest diversified hemp and cannabis company, (CGC on New York Stock Exchange), commented on the passage of the Farm Bill saying, quote, "Canopy Growth commends the United States government for passing the Farm Bill, a transformative piece of legislation that will create jobs and meaningful economic impact across the United States. Thanks to a deep hemp-specific portfolio of intellectual property acquired from Colorado-based ebbu Inc. and a landmark investment of USD $4 billion from Constellation Brands, management believes it is well-positioned to enter the US market quickly.” End quote. Canadian-based Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ ticker symbol TLRY), a global leader in cannabis research and production said in December following a flurry of deal flow, quote, “The Farm Bill in the U.S. presents an opportunity to enter the hemp-derived CBD industry and capitalize on an estimated US$22 billion market. Tilray has the expertise, team and supply in place to pursue this opportunity and looks forward to potentially expanding its product offerings to include hemp-derived CBD in U.S.” End quote.Another Canadian-based player, with a presence across five continents, Cronos Group (NASDAQ ticker symbol CRON) is on most investors’ watch list following recent news of a C$2.4 billion strategic investment from Altria Group, Inc.Following the news, during the company’s conference call, Graeme Kreindler from Eight Capital asked about Altria’s experience in the US market and how it would play a role. Quote, “So I was wondering if there’s been any discussions about what that could mean for Cronos in the event of a passing of a farm bill here, on a strategic initiative there?” End Quote.Cronos Group’s CEO Mike Gorenstein said, quote, “Sure. I think any market, it’s great being able to draw from that experience. One of the things that we found is going to be really important is the experience that Altria has dealing with agencies like the FDA and making sure that, again, we follow all the steps, we follow the right processes to make sure that we’re bringing products on in a responsible fashion and in collaboration with regulators. 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Speaker: Vincent H. Smith, Professor, Department of Economics, Montana State University and Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute The 2018 Farm Bill, if passed, will set US farm policy for the next 5 years and cost some US $87 billion annually. Some of this spending will go toward the US farm safety net, which includes price and income support programs, conservation programs, and crop insurance. Co-hosted with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), this seminar will launch the two-volume analysis of farm policy, Agricultural Policy in Disarray: Reforming the US Farm Bill, published by AEI press. The study’s three coeditors, Vincent Smith, Joseph Glauber, and Barry Goodwin, will be discussing the proposed bill and the farm safety net.

Welcome Remarks: Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI The 2018 Farm Bill, if passed, will set US farm policy for the next 5 years and cost some US $87 billion annually. Some of this spending will go toward the US farm safety net, which includes price and income support programs, conservation programs, and crop insurance. Co-hosted with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), this seminar will launch the two-volume analysis of farm policy, Agricultural Policy in Disarray: Reforming the US Farm Bill, published by AEI press. The study’s three coeditors, Vincent Smith, Joseph Glauber, and Barry Goodwin, will be discussing the proposed bill and the farm safety net.

Moderator: Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute The 2018 Farm Bill, if passed, will set US farm policy for the next 5 years and cost some US $87 billion annually. Some of this spending will go toward the US farm safety net, which includes price and income support programs, conservation programs, and crop insurance. Co-hosted with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), this seminar will launch the two-volume analysis of farm policy, Agricultural Policy in Disarray: Reforming the US Farm Bill, published by AEI press. The study’s three coeditors, Vincent Smith, Joseph Glauber, and Barry Goodwin, will be discussing the proposed bill and the farm safety net.

Speaker: Barry Goodwin, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, NC State University The 2018 Farm Bill, if passed, will set US farm policy for the next 5 years and cost some US $87 billion annually. Some of this spending will go toward the US farm safety net, which includes price and income support programs, conservation programs, and crop insurance. Co-hosted with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), this seminar will launch the two-volume analysis of farm policy, Agricultural Policy in Disarray: Reforming the US Farm Bill, published by AEI press. The study’s three coeditors, Vincent Smith, Joseph Glauber, and Barry Goodwin, will be discussing the proposed bill and the farm safety net.

Speaker: Erik Lichtenberg, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland The 2018 Farm Bill, if passed, will set US farm policy for the next 5 years and cost some US $87 billion annually. Some of this spending will go toward the US farm safety net, which includes price and income support programs, conservation programs, and crop insurance. Co-hosted with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), this seminar will launch the two-volume analysis of farm policy, Agricultural Policy in Disarray: Reforming the US Farm Bill, published by AEI press. The study’s three coeditors, Vincent Smith, Joseph Glauber, and Barry Goodwin, will be discussing the proposed bill and the farm safety net.

Discussant: David Orden, Professor, Institute for Society, Culture and Environment, Virginia Tech University The 2018 Farm Bill, if passed, will set US farm policy for the next 5 years and cost some US $87 billion annually. Some of this spending will go toward the US farm safety net, which includes price and income support programs, conservation programs, and crop insurance. Co-hosted with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), this seminar will launch the two-volume analysis of farm policy, Agricultural Policy in Disarray: Reforming the US Farm Bill, published by AEI press. The study’s three coeditors, Vincent Smith, Joseph Glauber, and Barry Goodwin, will be discussing the proposed bill and the farm safety net.

Discussants Kimberly Ann Elliott, Visiting Fellow, Center for Global Development The 2018 Farm Bill, if passed, will set US farm policy for the next 5 years and cost some US $87 billion annually. Some of this spending will go toward the US farm safety net, which includes price and income support programs, conservation programs, and crop insurance. Co-hosted with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), this seminar will launch the two-volume analysis of farm policy, Agricultural Policy in Disarray: Reforming the US Farm Bill, published by AEI press. The study’s three coeditors, Vincent Smith, Joseph Glauber, and Barry Goodwin, will be discussing the proposed bill and the farm safety net.

Leading health and nutrition specialist, award-winning author, and radio show host, Nancy Addison discusses the Farm Bill, its status at the moment, immigration, and farming with Richard Kemp, radio show host, in Abilene. TX. They discuss the various components that affect farmers, consumers and the environment. Richard shares some of his insight into what might be coming in the next version of the farm bill. Nancy's website- www.organichealthylife.com. Nancy's book Link- Author.to/nancyaddisonThis show is broadcast live on Tuesday's at 3PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Environmentalist, Nutritionist and Best Selling Author - Nancy Addison talks with Richard Kemp (Radio show host of KLGD 106.9 FM The Country Giant) about the US farm bill, farming practices, and various aspects of healthy food. Richard is an expert on the US Farm Bill and he expands on details of many of the obstacles preventing farmers from being able to grow organic food today. For more information contact nancy at www.organichealthylifestyle.com or Richard Kemp at rickemp@gmail.com.This show is broadcast live on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).