Industrial Hemp Podcast

This is the first episode in a series of four special episodes of the podcast. First we talk to Sergiy Kovalenkov, a Ukrainian hempcrete builder and businessman. He is the CEO of Hempire and is a founding member of the US Hemp Building Association. He sat down with Lancaster Farming on March 25, 2022, at the NoCo Hemp Expo in Denver Colorado. We discuss the hemp building industry in Ukraine and the US, as well as how the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is affecting life all around. Hempire https://hempire.tech/ US Hemp Builders Association https://ushba.org/ Noco Hemp Expo https://www.nocohempexpo.com/

Bob Daniell is president and CEO of a small startup company called American Hemp Corporation in Reno, Nevada, where they are working with farmers to build the hemp industry in the Silver State. Focused on fiber and grain production and processing, Daniell sees huge potential in Nevada and the surrounding region. "Nevada grows 385,000 acres of the world's finest alfalfa hay," Daniell said. "I'd like to take over about 10% of that as a cover crop. If we can get 40,000 acres of industrial hemp growing in Nevada, we'll have a $300 million industry." This week on the Industrial Hemp Podcast, Daniell lays out his vision for the company and the various markets they are developing, from biochar to biodiesel to fish food. Earlier in his career, Daniell was a VP at Siemens, one of the world's largest manufacturing corporations, where he oversaw North American supply chains, and he brings that knowledge of supply chain development to the hemp industry in Nevada. According to Daniell there are three segments to a supply chain. Assured supply, which is where the grower and the farmer come into play. Assured refinement, which is where the off-taker, the processor, the handler, the manufacturer come into play. And finally assured demand, the target customers. Daniell is also involved with the Nevada Industrial Hemp Fiber Cooperative, which is helping farmers develop markets for fiber hemp. American Hemp Corpoartion https://www.amerhempco.com/ Nevada Industrial Hemp Fiber Cooperative https://www.nihfc.com/ Pennsylvania Hemp Summit, April 26-27 https://pahempsummit.com/ News Nuggets Australian state to review hemp act as stakeholders say rules are too strict https://hemptoday.net/australian-state-to-review-hemp-act-as-stakeholders-say-rules-are-too-strict/ Missouri Awards Grants to Four Hemp Fiber Processors https://www.hempgrower.com/article/missouri-awards-grants-four-hemp-fiber-processorss/ IND HEMP Launches All Walks Hemp Hurd Animal Bedding at Global Pet Expo https://www.hempgrower.com/article/ind-hemp-launches-all-walks-hemp-hurd-animal-bedding-at-global-pet-expo/ IND HEMP and Hempitecture announce supply partnership for domestically produced hemp fiber nonwoven insulation. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ind-hemp-and-hempitecture-announce-supply-partnership-for-domestically-produced-hemp-fiber-nonwoven-insulation-301514091.html Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board reverses decision on CBD edibles https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-liquor-control-board-reverses-decision-edible-cbd/39525437 Thanks to our Sponsors Mpactful Ventures who encourage you to support the US Hemp Building Foundation (USHBF) in their fundraising for the creation and submittal of the proposed Hemp-Lime IRC appendix and accompanying testing. http://ushba.org/ushbf/ Attend iHemp Michigan's Midwest Hemp Expo, May 20-21, in Lansing, Michigan https://ihempmichigan.com/midwest-ihemp-expo/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Shout out to Dash Hemp in Santa Cruz, California https://www.dashhemp.com/

Jessica De Luise – The Wellness Kitchenista – joins us on the podcast this week to talk about the nutritional value of hemp seed and hemp oil and how to incorporate these nutritious hemp ingredients into your kitchen routines. Plus, she shares her latest venture as the co-founder of Intention Lifestyles, a company focused on research, product development, and public education around hemp grain, fiber, and oil, with a mission to create hemp-based food and lifestyle products that can nourish the mind, body, and our surroundings. Hemp is a "really powerful ingredient. And there's intention in the way we're farming the cultivars…There's intention in the effects that it may have on the Earth. There's intention in the ingredients that we're going to choose to put into our food products when those go to market. So there's intention behind everything that we do, and that's why we named it Intention Lifestyles," DeLuise said. IN 2021 DeLuise won an Emmy Award for her lifestyle reality series Eat Your Way to Wellness. Learn more about the Wellness Kitchenista: thewellnesskitchenista.com/reel tiktok.com/@thewellnesskitchenista instagram.com/thewellnesskitchenista Then we talk to Lancaster County dairyman and hemp farmer Abner Stoltzfus about his farming operation and his work as the farmer coordinator for Keystone Hemp Growers, who, by the way, are looking to sign up more growers for the 2022 season. Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's podcast, we continue what appears to be an annual tradition on the show — the Steve Groff Squared episode. First we talk to Dr. Steve Groff from Groff North America, who made an early yet bold move in the Pennsylvania hemp space by contracting 2,000 acres of fiber hemp in 2019 and also brought the first large scale decorticator — the HempTrain — to the state. Last year, he made an interesting pivot by applying for and receiving authorization from DEA to grow federally legal cannabis for federally authorized research, drug development, drug manufacturing and export. Groff is also a licensed medical doctor who now specializes in cannabinoid therapy. Then we check in with Steve Groff, Lancaster County farmer, cover crop pioneer and hemp innovator. He talks about how farmers can overcome the barriers that keep them from implementing soil health practices (hint: it's the mindset), and what he means when he says "cover crops make good farmers better and bad farmers worse." He talks about building his CBD brand Cedar Meadow.Farm and his plans for growing hemp this season, and why he's not putting in a hemp maze this year. He throws down the gauntlet, challenging other farmers to pick up the hemp maze mantle. We also talk to Pennsylvania Sen. Judy Schwank about her upcoming hemp legislation giving approval for hemp as a feed for animals in Pennsylvania. Groff North America https://groffna.com/ Cedow Meadow.Farm https://cedarmeadow.farm/ Senator Schwanks Co-Sponsor Memorandum https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?Chamber=S&SPick=20210&cosponId=37036 Go here for Hemp News Nuggets: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/podcast-the-two-steve-groffs-of-pennsylvania-hemp/article_4086a0f9-1124-5de4-b6db-b6260e993957.html Thanks to Our Sponsors! King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Midwest Hemp Expo, May 20 & 21 https://ihempmichigan.com/midwest-ihemp-expo/

This week on the Lancaster Farming Podcast, our guest is Morgan Tweet, executive director of the Hemp Feed Coalition, a non-profit organization whose mission is to gain federal approval for hemp and its byproducts as animal feed to create new markets. Last month, in response to the results the HFC helped achieve in Montana and Pennsylvania, the Association of American Feed Control Officials wrote an open letter to ag leaders and state policy makers concerning the allowance of hemp in animal feed. The letter calls for more research and education and asks stakeholders to move cautiously when considering hemp as a livestock feed. AAFCO lists three areas of concern — animal health and safety; safety of food from production animals entering the human food chain; and adverse impact of farmers, ranchers and the animal feed industry. Tweet and the HFC don't dispute the need for further research and education, but they argue that AAFCO is conflating hemp grain with cannabinoid hemp. Tweet says hemp grain contains no detectable levels of cannabinoid content. Compounds like THC or CBD are produced in the flower of the plant, not the seed. Hemp grain was used widely as a livestock feed up until the mid-20th century, but was banned as the cannabis plant was vilified by anti-marijuana propaganda. Furthermore, the FDA has already granted GRAS status (Generally Recognized As Safe) to hemp grain. But under the current regulatory landscape, it is legal to feed hemp seeds to your children, but not to your livestock. Granting approval to hemp grain as a livestock feed would give producers a healthy, high-protein option for their animals, and would also open up markets for hemp grain producers, Tweet said. Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ AAFCO's letter https://www.aafco.org/Portals/0/SiteContent/Announcements/Hemp%20Joint%20Open%20Letter%20-%20AAFCO%20-%20FINAL%203.pdf HFC's response to AAFCO's letter https://hempfeedcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/LETTER_FINAL_-HFC_signed-response-to-AAFCO_022822.pdf For News Nuggets Links, go to the show page on Lancaster Farming.com: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/unpublished/podcast-hemp-feed-coalition-responds-to-letter/article_fb3d8f88-52e3-5629-bdbe-22684177b3f6.html Sign up for Americhanvre's Hempcrete training Session https://americhanvre.com/training/ Thanks to our sponsors: Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's Industrial Hemp Podcast, host Eric Hurlock takes a trip to Denver, Colorado, to attend the National Farmers Union annual Convention where he was presented with the Milton D. Hakel award for Excellence in Agricultural Journalism. While at the convention Hurlock conducted a joint interview with FSA administrator Zach Ducheneaux and FSA State Executive Director for Pennsylvania Heidi Secord, who discuss the mission and goals of the Farm Service Agency, the challenges American ag producers face, the importance of regenerative ag practices, and the current state of the US hemp industry. Hurlock also interviewed Montana Senator John Tester about hemp's ability to revitalize rural America, and Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg about hemp's role in the Colorado ag landscape. What is the Farm Service Agency? https://www.fsa.usda.gov/ What is National Farmers Union?https://nfu.org/ Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg https://ag.colorado.gov/commissioner-kate-greenberg Listen to Colorado Kate Greenberg Address the USDA on this 2019 Hemp Listening Session (7 minutes in) https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/takes-all-kinds-to-build-a-hemp-industry-highlights-of-the-usda-public-listening-session/article_6631aab8-4ea2-11ea-8fc0-574fc822dc5f.html For New Nuggets, go to Lancaster Farming.com https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/farmers-union-farm-service-agency-hemp-in-the-west/article_c2ccbea2-9bd0-11ec-8b1f-a789465fc935.html Thanks to our Sponsors Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ IND HEMP seeks senior Accountant https://www.indhemp.com/career-opportunities

On this week's podcast, we talk to Tim Almond, founder and chairman of Heartland Industries, a Detroit-based biotech company that was awarded funding through USDA's Conservation Innovation Grant program for their Hemp4Soil project that studies hemp's effect on soil health when in a rotation with corn and soy. We also talk to farmer and ag educator Aaron de Long about his upcoming adventure as a Nuffield Farming Scholar. He will be traveling abroad to study developing local supply chains around the world. He is also an educational programming manager at PASA Sustainable Agriculture, and runs a hyper-local grocery store called Red Dog Market. We also talk to James Gaspard from Biochar Now, a Colorado-based company making biochar at scale. James explains what biochar is, how it's made, and how it can be a very powerful tool for soil health and carbon sequestration. Learn more: Heartland Industries https://www.heartland.io/ Biochar Now! https://biocharnow.com/ Nuffield farming Scholars https://www.nuffieldscholar.org Red Dog Market https://www.reddogmarketpa.com/ Pasa Sustainable Agriculture https://pasafarming.org/ Kneehigh Farm https://www.kneehighfarm.com/biocharnow Something to Think About USDA's Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities https://www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities News Nuggets NY will let hemp farmers grow pot to prepare for legal sales https://apnews.com/article/kathy-hochul-business-new-york-marijuana-recreational-marijuana-dad75750e125993a6347471390f7ab09 Russia invades Ukraine on many fronts in 'brutal act of war' https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-attack-a05e7c4563ac94b963134bba83187d46 Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP in Montana https://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's podcast we talk to Victor-Alan Weeks and Jalen Madden, founders of 404 Twenty, a hemp start-up in Yanceyville, North Carolina. They had originally planned to start the business in Georgia where they're from, but they found North Carolina to be more receptive. They talk about the success and challenges they've faced as young Black entrepreneurs in the hemp space. They are taking what they call an E-Cubed approach: focusing on Equity, Education and Environmental stewardship. Then we talk to Drew Kitt, owner of Two Moons CBD in Asheville, North Carolina, a retail CBD shop focused on health and wellness. Kitt wears many hats in the hemp industry, from seed distributor to brand ambassador to CBD retailer. He offers advice to farmers looking to get their crops into CBD shops, as well as advice for CBD shop owners on designing a welcoming space. Plus a few nuggets of hemp news, including an overview of the USDA's National Hemp Report. Two Moons CBD https://twomoonscbd.com/ New Nuggets Oregon Senate passes bill designed to get a handle on 'hemp' https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/oregon-senate-passes-bill-designed-to-get-a-handle-on-hemp/article_61af00e0-905d-11ec-93ac-8f0f0529af1a.html Panda Biotech president gives update on hemp plant progress https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/panda-biotech-president-gives-update-on-hemp-plant-progress/ USDA's National Hemp Report https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/hempan22.pdf Thanks to our Sponsors: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ New Holland Agriculture https://agriculture.newholland.com/nar/en-us

On this week's podcast we talk to Ben Dobson who's turned his farm in the Hudson Valley into soil laboratory studying how regenerative farming can maximize carbon capture and restore ecosystems. Plus, Cameron McIntosh shares news about an American version of the Ereasy Spray-Applied Hempcrete System. Hudson Carbon https://www.hudsoncarbon.com/ Hudson Hemp https://www.hudsonhemp.com/ Recommended Resources: Rodale Institute https://rodaleinstitute.org/ B Carbon https://bcarbon.org/ Savanna Institute https://www.savannainstitute.org/ Savory Institute https://savory.global/ No Till On the Plains http://www.notill.org/ Hempcrete Building Americhanvre Cast Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ Hempcrete Training https://americhanvre.com/training/ Something to Think About How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled Planet Money Podcast: Wasteland https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/912150085/waste-land News Nuggets Pingree Unveils Bill to Unburden Hemp Industry https://pingree.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3970 Potential in Pennsylvania: Building Hemp Markets Beyond Cannabinoids https://www.hempgrower.com/article/pennsylvania-department-agriculture-industrial-hemp-market-opportunities-construction-hempcrete-fiber-funding/ 'Explosive' demand for hurd in Europe is bright signal for hemp building https://hemptoday.net/explosive-demand-for-hurd-in-europe-is-bright-signal-for-hemp-building/ Listen to Hemp Builder Steve Allin on the Industrial Hemp Podcast https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/a-fiber-side-chat-with-steve-allin/article_eab7578c-526d-11ea-9691-0bd8e0db362d.html Vilsack celebrates hemp during announcement of USDA's $1 billion climate investment https://hempindustrydaily.com/vilsack-celebrates-hemp-during-announcement-of-usdas-1-billion-climate-investment/ Watch Ag Secretary Vilsack's Announcement https://www.usda.gov/media/live $1.3 Million Grant Awarded to New Zealand Company for Hemp Fiber Research https://www.hempgrower.com/article/new-zealand-natural-fibers-awarded-sfff-fund-hemp-fiber-research/ Recipe: Peanut Butter & Hemp Banana https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/7944671/peanut-butter-hemp-banana/ Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMP in Montana https://www.indhemp.com

On this week's podcast, we embark on our journey of discovery into regenerative agriculture – what it is, what makes it different from conventional agriculture, and why it's important. The first stop on the journey is a conversation with regenerative farmer, Mike Lewis. We'll hear about his work as a sustainable ag specialist at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, as well as his holistic farming operation in southeastern Kentucky. He is also the board chair for the Hemp Industries Association and is a student of Wendell Berry. We will also hear from Michael Monteiro, co-founder of Mpactful Ventures, an investment and incubator company focused on supporting start-ups and other initiatives to mitigate the climate crisis. Mpactful Ventures in also one of our new podcast sponsors for 2022. And this week we introduce a new segment sponsored by IND HEMP called "Something to Think About" in which we'll briefly explore a topic of environmental concern. National Center for Appropriate Technology https://www.ncat.org/ NCAT's Soil for Water Program https://soilforwater.org/ NCAT's National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service https://attra.ncat.org/ NCAT's Armed to Farm Program https://www.armedtofarm.org/ Hemp Industries Association https://thehia.org/ The Berry Center Supporting Sustainable Agriculture https://berrycenter.org/ News Nuggets New Calgary-Based Company HEMPALTA Acquires Industrial Hemp Processing Facility and Products Business from Canadian Greenfield Technologies https://finance.yahoo.com/news/calgary-based-company-hempalta-acquires-160000796.html PepsiCo to launch hemp seed-infused drink under Rockstar Energy https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/01/pepsico-to-launch-hemp-seed-infused-drink-under-rockstar-energy.html USDA approves Alaska's industrial hemp plan https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/02/01/usda-approves-alaskas-industrial-hemp-plan/ OSU researchers say preclinical trials on hemp compounds blocking COVID-19 will happen 'very soon' https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stories/osu-researchers-say-preclinical-trials-on-hemp-compounds-blocking-covid-19-will-happen-very-soon/article_ebe619a4-82c7-11ec-9ede-17d7b427e8fb.html Groundhog's Day https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/heres-what-punxsutawney-phil-and-lancaster-countys-own-groundhogs-predicted-on-groundhog-day-2022-photos/article_5457d342-8421-11ec-9f66-bfca0220a202.html Something to Think About Fracking or drinking water? That may become the choice https://www.cnbc.com/2014/09/12/fracking-for-oil-requires-water-that-may-be-needed-as-drinking-water.html Thanks to our sponsors IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/

The Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast is back! After several weeks' hiatus, the show returns with a new focus. While committed to covering the emerging hemp industry, the show will expanding it's focus to include other ag-related topics -- things that harmonize with the message of hemp, things like regenerative agriculture, carbon sequestration, and how farmers are saving the world. On this episode, host Eric Hurlock lays out a roadmap for the new season and what we can expect this year. Plus a recap of season one and recent hemp news and an introduction to our new sponsors. News Nuggets Idaho to Host First Hemp Producer Meeting https://www.hempgrower.com/article/idaho-to-host-first-hemp-producer-meeting/ Michigan hemp tech firm Heartland partners with global recycling company https://hempindustrydaily.com/michigan-hemp-tech-firm-heartland-partners-with-international-recycling-company/ Announcing NWG AMPLIFY : A Genetic Trait That Doubles Hemp Yields. https://seedworld.com/announcing-nwg-amplifytm-a-genetic-trait-that-doubles-hemp-yields/ USDA-Agricultural Research Service and Cornell University Collaborate to Present First National Hemp Webinar Series https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2022/usda-agricultural-research-service-and-cornell-university-collaborate-to-present-first-national-hemp-webinar-series/ Oregon State research shows hemp compounds prevent coronavirus from entering human cells https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-state-research-shows-hemp-compounds-prevent-coronavirus-entering-human-cells Nike Uses Hemp To Weave Near Every Part Of This Blazer Mid '77 https://sneakernews.com/2022/01/24/nike-blazer-mid-77-hemp-dv2173-100/ NHA Calls on Biden-Harris Administration to Invest in Hemp https://www.hempgrower.com/article/national-hemp-association-nha-calls-on-biden-harris-administration-invest-in-hemp/ Thanks to our sponsors: IND Hemp https://www.indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ New Holland Ag https://agriculture.newholland.com/nar/en-us Kings Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.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

On this week's episode, we talk to Dave Andrews from Kreider Farms, the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, producer of Chiques Creek Hemp Eggs, the first commercially available hemp-fed eggs on the market in the United States. Chiques Creek Hemp Eggs usher in a new era of agricultural products as hemp gains acceptance as a feed for laying hens. Because of the generations-long prohibition of hemp and recent changes in federal policy, hemp is now poised to be a game-changer for livestock producers around the country with its excellent nutritional profile. We talk to Andrews about why Kreider Farms has worked so diligently on this expensive endeavor to bring hemp-fed eggs to market, along with its brand of hemp tea. "We're not just promoting hemp eggs or even hemp tea," Kreider said. "We're trying to participate in the whole hemp renaissance because we recognize that it's going to be big for American agriculture, you know, for fiber and for food and building materials and molded car parts. It's just endless in terms of all the applications for hemp. And so it's a big deal." Chiques Creek Hemp Eggs https://www.chiquescreek.com/hemp-eggs/ Kreider Farms https://www.kreiderfarms.com/ Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

Ken Elliott is a conservative Christian business owner who believes that climate change is the biggest threat to life on God's green Earth, and he intends to do something about it. According to Elliott, plain old greed and media-driven political divisiveness are responsible for the environmental crisis and our inability to do anything about it. But he's optimistic that there are good people — smart people — on both sides of the political spectrum who can look past politics to save the world. He's put his money where his mouth is by founding IND HEMP, a Montana-based hemp fiber and oil seed company that's working with farmers in the American West to develop the processing infrastructure, build the supply chain, and expand the markets for industrial hemp. Elliott believes in the carbon sequestering potential of industrial hemp but knows that nothing is possible without our American farmers. In this in-depth podcast interview he talks about his work with oil companies to clean up Superfund sites, which led him to consider hemp for soil remediation and ultimately to starting IND HEMP. This conversation covers farming, science, politics, regenerative ag, morality, religion, and how maybe Al Gore was the wrong person to be the messenger on climate. IND HEMP is a sponsor of Lancaster Farming's Industrial Hemp Podcast.

On this week's podcast we talk to hemp pioneer Eric Steenstra about the upcoming Hemp Openspace event to be held virtually on December 8, 2021. Hemp Openspace offers hemp entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, and industry leaders the chance to collaborate and work on the issues that will move the industry forward. Steenstra has been active in the hemp space for nearly 30 years, first as an entrepreneur in the hemp textile arena, then as co-founder of VoteHemp, a group that was instrumental in getting hemp into the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills. We talk to Streenstra about what attendees can expect from the Hemp Openspace event, plus we hear about his nearly 3 decades as a hemp advocate, and where the industry is heading in 2022. Register for Hemp Openspace, December 8, 2021 Use the Discount Code VOTEHEMP1208 to save $15 on registration fee https://www.hempopenspace.com/ VoteHemp https://www.votehemp.com/ Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Read a transcript of this episode: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/hemp-openspace-brings-hemp-industry-together-december-8/article_160c4690-4bb9-11ec-943a-1fe3ba9032bf.html

On the hemp podcast this week, hemp industry advocate Geoff Whaling returns to the show to talk about his latest endeavor to inject much needed capital into the hemp space to build out the supply chain, develop processing capacity and develop markets. How does one go about raising $500 million? How will that money be used to develop the industry? How does this venture differ from the Collect Growth's special purpose acquisition fund? And how can you get in on the action? All those questions are answered on today's show, plus we talk about hot topics in the hemp space, including what we can look forward to in the 2022 Farm Bill. rePlant Hemp Impact Fund https://replanthemp.com/ News Nuggets KY Hemp applications open for 2022 https://www.paducahsun.com/news/hemp-applications-open-for-2022/article_29acb2c1-e344-5f6b-8bee-66386e07dffc.html Kentucky's Hemp Program https://www.kyagr.com/marketing/hemp-applications.html Hemp, CBD businesses look to alternatives as delta-8′s legal future remains uncertain https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2021/11/18/hemp-cbd-businesses-look-to-alternatives-as-delta-8s-legal-future-remains-uncertain/ Hemp OpenSpace December 8, 2021 https://www.hempopenspace.com/ Special thanks to our sponsors: JBT, cannabis banking specialists https://www.jbt.bank/ IND HEMP www.indhemp.com

This week on the hemp podcast we talk to George Overbey and Nick Strawn, executives from the Texas-based hemp start-up Delta Ag, who tell us about hemp in the Lone Star State. In 2021 the company contracted ten thousand acres of hemp in Texas, Colorado and Kentucky. While most hemp companies will usually pick which side of the industry they want to play in — grain and fiber or cannabinoids — Delta has taken a unique approach by planting what they call tri-crop varieties which allow them to harvest fiber and grain for industrial and food purposes and also flower for the CBD market. Overbey and Strawn describe how their previous work in the oil and gas industry has set them up for success in hemp. They talk about Delta Ag's processing facilities, how they structure their contracts and payments to farmers, and their commitment to regenerative ag practices. Delta Ag https://deltaag.com/ News Nuggets The Importance of Yeast and Mold Testing in the Hemp Industry https://blog.uvm.edu/outcropn/2021/11/02/the-importance-of-yeast-and-mold-testing-in-the-hemp-industry/ Could hemp be the next dietary hit? https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/19705846.hemp-next-dietary-hit/ Idaho begins accepting applications for hemp production https://www.postregister.com/farmandranch/crops/miscellaneous/idaho-begins-accepting-applications-for-hemp-production/article_d76ef298-8782-5c2e-b67a-703981589770.html Idaho State Department of Agriculture Hemp Program https://agri.idaho.gov/main/hemp/ Can industrial hemp become a sustainable building material? These private investors think so https://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-industrial-hemp-become-a-sustainable-building-material-these-private-investors-think-so-11636482579 Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Daniel Lirette, founder and CEO of GrowDoc, a Canadian maker of an app that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to diagnose issues with cannabis plants, such as disease, pests, and nutrient deficiencies. Lirette discusses how and why he started the company and built the app. He also shares his thoughts on the US hemp and cannabis industry from his perspective in Canada, where cannabis has been legal across the board federally since 2017. GrowDoc https://growdoc.net/ New Nuggets Pa. Department of Agriculture: Now accepting 2022 hemp growing permits https://www.northcentralpa.com/business/pa-department-of-agriculture-now-accepting-2022-hemp-growing-permits/article_53c16080-34fb-11ec-87e9-fb89d89961d6.html NASS's Hemp Survey https://www.agcounts.usda.gov/static/cawi/layouts/cawi/breeze/index.html Dispensaries scramble to adjust to unanticipated CBD ban https://montanafreepress.org/2021/11/01/dispensaries-scramble-to-adjust-to-unanticipated-cbd-ban/ Pennsylvania Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/ Hemp at Mount Vernon https://www.zynation.net/feature-articles/2021/10/26/hemp-at-mount-vernon Special thanks to our sponsors: JBT https://www.jbt.bank/cannabis-industry/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com

On this week's podcast, we take a trip to the Mill Creek in rural Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania., where the Zook family just pulled an old millstone out of the creek. But it wasn't just any old millstone — it was a hempstone. On this episode, we find out what a hempstone is, why it was in the creek, and how the Zooks managed to get it out of the creekbed where it's sat undisturbed for nearly 2 centuries. Plus, hemp historian Les Stark shares his expert perspective on the stone, how much it weighs and why he thinks it's older than some other hemp stones he's found. Hempstone Heritage, by Les Stark http://www.hempstoneheritage.com/ Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMPhttps://www.indhemp.com/

On this episode of the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast, we talk to Mattie Mead, founder and CEO of Hempitecture, a company based in Idaho that makes bio-based building materials designed to replace conventional, toxic building materials. The company started off building hempcrete structures, but has pivoted to become a manufacturer of HempWool, a replacement for fiberglass insulation. We talk about how and why Mead founded Hempitecture, from the early days of cast in place hempcrete building to developing sustainable products to replace toxic materials in the construction space. Hempitecture https://www.hempitecture.com/ Hempitecture on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/Hempitecture/ Hempitecture on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hempitecture/

Being a hemp farmer has many challenges — from sourcing good genetics to soil conditions, insect pressure, weed pressure, finding enough people to help your harvest. The list goes on and on. And as most people in the hemp industry know, one of the primary challenges is finding reliable financial and banking services. The murky federal status of the cannabis plant and lack of clear regulation on cannabis banking has left many folks in the hemp industry frustrated and sometimes without the ability to secure loans, make deposits, or utilize other standard financial services. On this episode of the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast, we talk to Ashley Hess from Jonestown Bank & Trust. She is a certified cannabis banking professional, and she gives good advice on how to navigate the tricky waters of cannabis banking. On this episode, we also talk to Kelly Kundratic from Team PA about the upcoming 2021 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit. Jonestown Bank & Trust https://www.jbt.bank/ Register for the 2021 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/ Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

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/

On this special weekend edition of the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast, we talk to Nick Walters from the National Hemp Growers Coop. Walters talks about the unique structure of the coop and how it differs from other agricultural cooperatives, and why those differences matter. The focus of the coop is fiber and grain and promises to help growers from seed to sale. National Hemp Growers Cooperative https://www.facebook.com/nationalhempcoop/ Phone: (601) 301-5550 Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's hemp podcast we explore the intersection of the gas and oil industries with the hemp industry and how hemp can provide an opportunity for Big Oil to take responsibility for the over 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells that dot the American landscape. Our guest is Mark Mersman from Offset Energy Partners who talks about The Well Done Foundation's effort to plug leaky wells to fight climate change. We also talk about carbon credits and how they might persuade the oil and gas industry to do the right thing. "The credit markets are very eager to have projects that are eliminating emissions and if we can sequester methane gas or avoid emitting methane gas by plugging the well, there's a real value to that," Mersman said. The Well Done Foundation https://welldonefoundation.org/ Offset Energy Partners https://offsetenergypartners.com/ News Nuggets Oregon's 'Operation Table Rock' busts hemp operators growing marijuana https://hemptoday.net/oregons-operation-table-rock-busts-hemp-operators-growing-marijuana/ New federal rules get tighter on local hemp farmers https://naturalresourcereport.com/2021/09/new-federal-rules-get-tighter-on-local-hemp-farmers/ Czech hemp in vanguard as president signs law re-setting THC limit https://hemptoday.net/czech-hemp-in-vanguard-as-president-signs-law-re-setting-thc-limit/ Pennsylvania Hemp Events Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival October 2-3 http://www.penncannafest.com/ Canna-Hemp Festival, October 9 https://lancastertradinghouse.com/hempzelstm-first-annual-cannahemp-festival

On this special edition of the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast, we talk to Ben Raymond, head of research and development at Victory Hemp Hoods in Kentucky. He wants to let the grain side of the hemp industry know that the comment period for The Food Chemicals Codex monographs for hemp as a food ingredient is closing at the end of this month and it's important that these monographs accurately reflect hemp as a food ingredient. The better the information contained in these ingredient monographs the more legitimate hemp becomes as a food ingredient, so it behooves the hemp industry to make sure these monographs are on point. View the proposed monograph along with Ben's proposed changes https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/industrial_hemp/fcc-hemp-monograph-suggestions/pdf_776d2128-1bd7-11ec-8cb3-3bc5caaa1f4c.html Go to the FCC's website and publish your comments. The deadline is September 30, 2021 https://www.foodchemicalscodex.org/fcc-forum Here is some background information Ben provided to Lancaster Farming: Who is the FCC? The food chemicals codex (FCC) is a compendium of internationally recognized standards for the identity, purity, and quality of food ingredients. It features over 1,200 monographs, including food-grade chemicals, processing aids, food ingredients (such as vegetable oils, fructose, whey, and amino acids), flavoring agents, vitamins, and other functional food ingredients. Why should your company care? Food production, from farm to fork, is a long complicated and ever more globalized process. Potential vulnerabilities that may affect the integrity of food ingredients are increasingly scrutinized by regulators, retailers, and consumers. The FCC serves two key roles in this area: 1. Helping to limit the introduction of potential problems at the ingredient level, and 2. Serving as a widely acknowledged quality benchmark in the global marketplace for food ingredients. FCC standards are recognized around the world by regulatory agencies, food processors, and ingredient suppliers as the basis for defining food-grade Ingredients. FCC has promulgated draft monographs that encompass hemp seed protein and hemp seed oil. FCC monographs set standards for ingredient identification methods, limits on impurities, and product specific tests such as percent moisture, protein, or in the case of hemp ingredients, limits on CBD and THC content. FCC monographs are not state or federal regulations and compliance is entirely voluntary. However it is common that food and beverage ingredients and additives are sold as f c c grade and some manufacturers will set internal purchasing and QA standards based on FCC monographs. It is in the hemp Industries best interest to guide FCC monograph creation to standards that are logical, don't impose undo testing burdens, and do not limit innovation.

On this week's podcast we talk to Jason Crook, entrepreneur, marketing expert, and professor at Jefferson University in Philadelphia where he teaches a core curriculum coarse called Finding & Shaping Opportunity. He's not in the hemp industry at all, but his ideas around innovation, market disruption, brainstorming, creating value for customers and identifying unique business opportunities should be very instructive and inspiring for the people in the hemp space who are trying to get this industry off the ground. Since 2003, Crook has been the proprietor of an award-winning retail and eCommerce business and has also served as principal at his own marketing communications and research consultancy. His field expertise spans a variety of industries including retail, pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods, banking/finance, and technology. He is well known for his talents in new product launches, brand strategy, and promotional concept development. Jason has been a faculty member in Jefferson's Kanbar College of DEC since 2001. He is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor, Coordinator of the college's DEC Core course in Finding & Shaping Opportunity, and the Coordinator of External Programs in the School of Business. Prior to his entrepreneurial and academic endeavors, Jason served as Director of Marketing Research at a Philadelphia-based national advertising agency and Director of Corporate Branding for a pharmaceutical marketing organization. In 2006, Jason was granted a US patent as the co-inventor of a "Method and System for Analyzing Effectiveness of Marketing Strategies." Thomas Jefferson University's Kanbar College of Design Engineering & Commerce https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/kanbar-college-of-design-engineering-commerce.html Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

On the show this week, we talk to Andrew Bish from Bish Enterprises and Hemp Harvest Works in Nebraska about their new hemp harvester, the FiberCut 4-15. It's a 15 foot multi-height sickle bar mower, capable of cutting hemp stalks into various lengths, which will help with retting, baling, and decortication. We also talk to Gary Sikes, a hemp grower from North Carolina, on whose farm Bish demonstrated the effectiveness of the new multi-height harvester. Sikes had several acres of fiber hemp, some of which was over 10 foot tall. Also this week, we add a new segment called Profiles in Hemp. This week we talk to Trey Riddle, chief strategy officer at IND HEMP in Montana. Check out the Bish Enterprises FiberCut 4-15 in action Hemp Harvest Works https://hempharvestworks.com/ Bish Enterprises https://bishenterprise.com/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

This week on the podcast, host Eric Hurlock travels to Raleigh, North Carolina, for the third annual Southern Hemp Expo, where he catches up with Morris Beegle, founder of WAFBA (We Are For Better Alternatives), the company that produces The Southern Hemp Expo and the NoCo Hemp Expo in Colorado, the largest hemp conferences in the country. Eric also talks to Hunter Buffington, executive director of the Hemp Feed Coalition, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to gain federal approval for hemp as a livestock feed, which would open up new markets for hemp growers and give livestock producers a new source of food for their animals. Links Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ WAFBA https://wafba.org/ Southern Hemp Expo https://www.southernhempexpo.com/ VIDEO: Andrew Bish from Hemp Harvest Works and the Multi-Height Hemp Harvester https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/industrial_hemp/hemp-harvest-works-multi-height-hemp-harvester/video_40c8591c-10ec-11ec-8128-33ad782bd7e7.html AUDIO: Panel Discussion about Carbon Credits from the Southern Hemp Expo https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/industrial_hemp/carbon-credits-panel-discussion/audio_8c643c5a-10e8-11ec-9bd4-7b3c942c8874.html News Nuggets Society of Cannabis Clinicians Consensus on Delta-8 THC https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2021/08/30/scc-consensus-on-delta-8-thc/ Hemp Maze Minnesota Is Almost Surely One-Of-A-Kind https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/09/07/hemp-maze-minnesota-is-almost-surely-one-of-a-kind/ Wisconsin hemp program to transition to federal agency next year https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/wisconsin-hemp-program-to-transition-to-federal-agency-next-year/article_2cd860af-ee1c-53f6-a74b-9750171b5fa7.html Steve Groff's Pennsylvania Hemp Maze https://www.cedarmeadowadventures.com/ Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

This week on the industrial hemp podcast we talk to Morgan Elliott, co-founder and chief operating officer at IND HEMP in Fort Benton, Montana, where they are building a massive hemp industrial complex to process the grain and fiber being grown by Montana farmers. We talk about her role at the company that she founded with her family, the leadership role IND HEMP has taken in the industry, the potential of the US hemp market and what that could mean for farmers. "There's such a big pie in the sky of opportunity if we're talking acres," says Elliott. "Just five percent of the United States' commodity market — so mostly going to corn and soy — if we had just five percent of that, it's like 8 million acres. It's huge." IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Take a tour of IND HEMP's new fiber processing plant in Montana https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/videos/ind-hemp-fiber-plant-tour-part-1/video_e5279d50-076a-11ec-ace3-47a7dfdeaf38.html Hemp Acreage and Production Survey https://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Hemp/index.php Southern Hemp Expo Takes Place In Raleigh This Week https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelinebryant/2021/08/31/southern-hemp-expo-takes-place-in-raleigh-this-week/ Rebuilding Haiti with bamboo and hemp https://thehill.com/opinion/international/569849-rebuilding-haiti-with-bamboo-and-hemp Hemp Research Field Walk, September 16 https://web.cvent.com/event/8edad680-9d1c-4028-b37a-1deb7158c533/summary

On this week's podcast, we talk to Lancaster County farmer Steve Groff about his new one-of-a-kind Hemp Maze at Cedar Meadow farm in Holtwood, Pennsylvania. Education, education, education. "That's really what's behind the maze," Groff said. "We have all this lack of education from the general public." They just don't know the various beneficial uses of hemp. "Consumers need to be aware of it, so they can begin to ask for it," Groff said. "With all these hundreds if not thousands of products that could be made with hemp — a renewable resource, by the way, and one that farmers could benefit from if we can get this infrastructure up and running." The maze was designed and implemented by the York County-based company Maize Quest, and after the interview with Steve Groff, we'll hear from Maize Quest's master of mazes, Hugh McPherson. Cedar Meadow Farm https://cedarmeadow.farm/ Get your Hemp Maze Tickets here: https://www.cedarmeadowadventures.com/ Maize Quest https://mazecatalog.com/ News Nuggets Texas ban on smokable hemp tossed, opening potential $400 million market https://hempindustrydaily.com/texas-ban-on-smokable-hemp-tossed/ Hawaii bans smokable hemp, CBD drinks and gummies https://hempindustrydaily.com/hawaii-bans-smokable-hemp-cbd-drinks-and-gummies/ PA Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/ Southern Hemp Expo https://www.southernhempexpo.com/ Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMP in Fort Benton, Montana https://www.indhemp.com/

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/ Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ 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/

On this episode we make two stops in South Dakota. First to Rapid City where Jeremy Briggs is constructing the world's first recording studio and music venue made from hempcrete. The second stop is in eastern South Dakota where we caught up with Derrick Dohmann from Horizon Hemp Seeds in a 140 acre field of hemp.

The podcast rolled into Fort Benton, Montana, for a meeting of fiber and grain industry folks who got together to talk about the industry and challenges and opportunities facing the industry. This episode is a recap of the day's events.

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/

On this episode from our National Hemp Tour, we visit with Wendy Mosh, president and CEO of New West Genetics, in Fort Collins, Colorado. New West Genetics specializes in hemp genetics, breeding, and agribusiness, and their mission is to make sustainable, large-scale production of hemp fiber and grain a reality.

On the next stop of the hemp tour, we stop in to see Morris Beegle in Fort Collins, Co. He is the founder of the NoCo Hemp Expo, as well as a bunch of other hemp product businesses, including Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars.

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 episode 142, published from the road on July 8, 2021. On July 6, I stopped in at the Victory Hemp Foods plant in Carrolton, Kentucky to talk to Chad Rosen, founder and CEO of Victory. Victory Hemp Foods - American Grown, Non-GMO Hemp Ingredients https://www.victoryhempfoods.com/ Thanks to our sponsor: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.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!

In part two of our sponsorship sunshine episode we talk to Robert Byrnes from Rosedowns, Taylor Fritz from King's Agriseeds, Michael Kealey from Terradon Hemp, and Cameron McIntosh from Americhanvre Cast Hemp. These 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. 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/ 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

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/

Farmers can and will save the world, according to Bruce Michael Dietzen, founder of Carbon Negative Technology and Renew Sports Cars. The prototype of his sports car made from industrial hemp was featured on an episode of Jay Leno's Garage. Bruce is tired of talking about the problem of climate change and instead wants to shift the conversation to the solutions for climate change, including a bold strategy for producing nearly everything we use out of plant material. That's where farmers come in. Give a listen. Renew Sports Cars http://www.renewsportscars.com/ Thanks to IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Thanks to Bish Enterprises and Hemp Harvest Works https://bishenterprise.com/ https://hempharvestworks.com/ Sign Up for our Hemp Newsletter: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/newsletters/ Listen to the episode with Bruce Deitzen and Dan Herer talking about the new edition of the Emperor Wears No Clothes https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/the-emperor-wears-no-clothes-revisited/article_923bf4ea-84b9-11ea-aaf5-0797ecf247c5.html Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Emperor-Wears-No-Clothes-Marijuana-ebook-dp-B086N2Q318/dp/B086N2Q318

This is an encore presentation of an episode that was originally on July 10, 2019. According to Dr. Ron Kander, materials engineering professor at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, the way to ramp up the hemp industry is to start small. "You have to find some high-value, low-volume products that can use hemp as a biomass so that you can start developing processes that then let you put that material into consumer products and industrial products and show a value chain, and then that will allow you to grow volume and look at larger applications down the line," Kander explains in the week's episode of the Industrial Hemp Podcast. We talk supply chains, carbon negative technology and the fascinating hemp research his students are conducting at Thomas Jefferson. Lancaster Farming https://www.lancasterfarming.com/ Support our National Hemp Tour https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-us-educate-the-world-about-the-uses-of-hemp/x/26773452#/ Learn more about Jefferson University https://www.jefferson.edu/ Check out Bish Enterprises and Hemp Harvest Works https://hempharvestworks.com/ https://bishenterprise.com/ Special thanks to IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

This week, Lancaster Farming talks to someone in the hemp industry — He's not a farmer or a processor. He's not an inventor or a scientist. But he has a unique perspective on the industry. He's a journalist about to go on an epic road trip, visiting with hemp farmers and entrepreneurs across the county to help tell the story of hemp in America in 2021. Who is it? Listen and find out. News Nuggets New York latest to ban delta-8 THC, modifies ban on smokable hemp flower https://hempindustrydaily.com/new-york-latest-to-ban-delta-8-thc-modifies-ban-on-smokable-hemp-flower/ Mississippi Hemp Association Launches Program to Help Farmers Succeed https://www.hempgrower.com/article/mississippi-industrial-hemp-association-launches-pilot-program-hemp-farmers-cultivate/ A New Kit Home Made From Hemp Blocks Starts at $27K https://www.dwell.com/article/the-traveler-cabin-kit-coexist-build-5c3769c4 Help support Lancaster Farming's National Hemp Tour https://igg.me/at/hemp-tour Thank you to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

Seth Crawford, co-founder of Oregon CBD, is Lancaster Farming's guest on this week's Industrial Hemp Podcast. The hemp seed production and breeding company has just made triploid hemp commercially available. In plant breeding, triploids are not new. It's a technique that lets breeders create seedless varieties of plants that cannot be pollinated — think seedless watermelons and seedless grapes. But in hemp, a seedless variety that cannot be pollinated is a game-changer. The implications for the industry are vast, according to Crawford. "Being able to have grain production and have cannabinoid production and have fiber production requires that you don't have cross-pollination or contamination," he said. "And there wasn't really a way of ensuring that until we were able to put these triploids out. So now you can truly have multiple use crops and be able to plant them really close to each other without having any negative impact." Oregon CBD https://oregoncbdseeds.com/ News Nuggets Arizona CBD maker fined $30,000 for deceptive marketing https://hempindustrydaily.com/arizona-cbd-maker-fined-30000-for-deceptive-marketing/ Kansas' first industrial hemp fiber processing facility opens in Great Bend https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/2021/05/18/first-industrial-hemp-fiber-plant-kansas-opens-week/5100312001/ South Bend Industrial Hemp https://www.southbendindustrialhemp.com/ Hemp burgers coming to national retailers like Target and Wholefoods https://mogreenway.com/2021/05/18/hemp-burgers-coming-to-national-retailers-like-target-and-wholefoods/ Colorado's Letter to Hemp Stakeholders Concerning Delta 8 https://hemptoday.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/colorado-ban-delta8.pdf Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com