Industrial Hemp Podcast

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

On this week's hemp podcast we talk to Jonathon John, lab manager at Choice Extraction Inc. in Washington, Pennsylvania, where they focus on extraction and refinement of cannabinoid hemp. John talks about the extraction process and what farmers should expect from an extraction company – what's involved in the process, what questions should farmers be asking, what kind of output can you expect from your biomass. "When somebody comes to us as a farmer, we want to make sure that they understand the complete process of what is going to happen to their biomass," John said in the interview. According to John, a reputable extraction facility should focus on transparency and will have a quality system that weighs and tracks a customer's biomass throughout the entire process. Choice Extraction Inc https://choiceextractioninc.com/ News Nuggets The U.S. Hemp Market Landscape: Cannabinoids, Grain & Fiber https://info.newfrontierdata.com/u.s.-hemp-market-landscape Minnesota's Revised Hemp Plan Approved By The USDA https://wnax.com/news/180081-minnesotas-revised-hemp-plan-approved-by-the-usda/ Zimbabwe: Industrial Hemp Production Set for a Boom https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120189.html Top political aide to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller arrested in alleged scheme to take money in exchange for hemp licenses https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/07/sid-miller-todd-smith/ The Top 3 CBD-Friendly States in the U.S. https://www.hempgrower.com/article/top-3-cbd-friendly-states-vermont-colorado-oregon/ High Mowing Organic Seeds' Hemp Mix Cover Crop https://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-non-gmo-hemp-mix-cover-crop.html Alaska Senate Passes Bill Allowing for Permanent Industrial Hemp Program https://alaska-native-news.com/alaska-senate-passes-bill-allowing-for-permanent-industrial-hemp-program/55650/ USDA Using Hemp Oil to Make 'Cosmeceuticals' https://www.hempgrower.com/article/usda-using-hemp-oil-cosmeceuticals-midwest-bioprocessing-center-cosmetics/ Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

This week's main guest is freelance writer Janet Burns, whose article How Cannabis Coevolved with Humanity and Could Save It Now was published on Forbes.com last year. She writes about humanity's long history with the cannabis plant, from the tectonic shift of the Tibetan Plain to the early days of agriculture through modern times, showing how the cannabis plant has influenced our biology, religion and culture throughout the ages. In the interview, she talks about her research for this article and speculates that if more people knew about the intertwined history of cannabis and humanity, perhaps there would be more acceptance and less stigma. Read: How Cannabis Coevolved With Humanity, And Could Save It Now at Forbes.com We also talk to hempcrete builder Cameron McIntosh about the work he's doing with DON Services in New Castle, Pa., where they've completed the initial phase of a hempcrete installation at a two story residential home. The project is called Project Hemp Home and was funded in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. McIntosh says the point of the project is to demonstrate for the farming community around New Castle "that there is actually an outlet for fiber industrial hemp in Pennsylvania. And this is what it looks like." Learn more about: Janet Burns, writer https://warmlyjanetburns.com/ Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ DON Services https://doninc.org/company/don-services/ News Nuggets More states banning delta-8 THC as regulators clarify its legality under federal law https://hempindustrydaily.com/more-states-banning-delta-8-thc-as-regulators-clarify-its-legality-under-federal-law/ State clears way for more than 70K acres of cannabis, hemp production https://www.wbjournal.com/article/state-clears-way-for-more-than-70k-acres-of-cannabis-hemp-production DON demonstrates hemp use in local home rehab https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/don-demonstrates-hemp-use-in-local-home-rehab/article_3be1bc40-ad3c-11eb-8d88-8307c407999f.html Special thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP in Montana https://www.indhemp.com/

The first guest on the hemp podcast this week is Fred Strathmeyer, deputy secretary of plant industry at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture where he oversees the state's industrial hemp program. Strathmeyer said the application period for a hemp permits closed in early April and the state has issued 417 grower permits and 60 processor permits, down just slightly from last year. The state hemp program remains similar to last year's program, the main difference being the extension of the time to harvest, which increased from 15 days to 30 days, per the USDA's Final Rule that went into effect on March 22, 2021. Strathmeyer reviews some interesting hemp projects his department has funded through various grant programs, including a recently unveiled DIY hemp cabin kit developed by COEXIST Build in Berks County. Then we talk to Cynthia Petrone Hudock and Garrett Hall from CSQI – Cannabis Services Quality Index – a new company that promises to bring transparency and accountability to the hemp supply chain and will take much of the guess work out of finding reliable vendors and processors. They liken the new business to Consumer Reports, but for businesses along the hemp supply chain. Pennsylvania Department of Ag's hemp program https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/industrial_hemp/Pages/default.aspx CSQI's survey links Grower Survey: https://corexmsp67yfnw7m5t8g.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5pv71Jpn6jfL4q Vendor Survey: https://corexmsp67yfnw7m5t8g.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6KZcHe7y1PsytRI News Nuggets States Begin Implementing Delta-8 THC Bans https://www.hempgrower.com/article/states-ban-delta-8-thc-industry-organizations-weigh-in-hemp-industries-association/ Wrangler Parent Expands Hemp Collab With Panda Biotech https://sourcingjournal.com/denim/denim-brands/kontoor-brands-panda-biotech-us-grown-hemp-denim-wrangler-lee-276331/ Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

This week's podcast is the Steve Groff episode. Not only do we talk to cover crop pioneer Steve Groff from Cedar Meadow Farm in Holtwood, Lancaster County, where he's growing hemp and launching a brand of CBD products for people and pets, but we also check back in with Dr. Steve Groff from Groff North America and Wyndridge Farm in York County. Farmer Steve Groff explains how he is prepping his fields for this year's growing season, what kinds of cover crops work best for hemp production, and what it's been like to launch his own line of CBD products. And then Dr. Steve Groff gives us an update on the HempTrain processing machine – the first of it's kind in the US – and how they've moved the machine to Belleville, Pennsylvania, where they are working with a company called MKB that specializes in handling biomass. Groff also talks about his work in cannabinoid therapy and medical marijuana. Plus hemp news nuggets and a few more details about the upcoming Lancaster Farming Hemp road Trip planned for this summer. Links! Cover Crop Coach Steve Groff https://www.stevegroff.com/ Groff North America https://groffna.com/ Groff Health https://shopgroffhealth.com/ Wyndridge Farm https://wyndridge.com/ New Nuggets Idaho Gov. signs bill allowing growing, transport of hemp https://www.capitalpress.com/state/idaho/idaho-gov-signs-bill-allowing-growing-transport-of-hemp/article_cc8dde7f-58cc-53ec-a99e-7645737e2b6c.html 'Hemp train' leaves Fresno for Denver, first legal railroad shipment to cross state lines in 84 years https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/hemp-train-leaves-fresno-for-denver-first-legal-railroad-shipment-to-cross-state-lines-in-84-years/ Paid to grow hemp? Biden's proposed carbon bank has industry intrigued https://hempindustrydaily.com/bidens-proposed-carbon-bank-intrigues-hemp-industry Penn State Extension Hemp Webinar, May 17 https://web.cvent.com/event/8f786424-43a0-4c98-a71a-8c38b8bdd722/summary?locale=en-US&i=gN97GFqXd06dIRnzZu2dBQ Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/

On this week's hemp podcast, we talk to David De Vore, R&D technical consultant with Leyton, an international funding innovation consulting firm that specializes in working with hemp farmers to take advantage of R&D tax credits offered by the IRS. According to De Vore, the tax credit offsets income tax liability directly, dollar for dollar, but the amount of tax credit available for farmers depends on how much a given company is spending on research and development. "I've seen credits of twenty thousand dollars, all the way up to millions of dollars, just depending on how large the farm is or how innovative they are," De Vore said in the interview. What sorts of activities count as R&D? "If you're innovative, if you're testing new strains, new growing or irrigation techniques, you can qualify for this credit and it can directly offset taxable income, De Vore said. "And there's actually another incentive that offsets payroll liability." De Vore said that many farmers are already meeting the requirements for this tax credit, but either don't know about the tax credit or didn't realize they were eligible. Leyton https://leyton.com/us/rd-tax-credit-opportunity-for-hemp/ News Nuggets U.S. Hemp Roundtable Seeks Amendment to Remove In-State Manufacturing Requirement from New Hampshire CBD Bill https://www.hempgrower.com/article/us-hemp-roundtable-in-state-manufacturing-new-hampshire-cbd-cannabidiol-bill/ California backs off narrower THC testing window https://hempindustrydaily.com/california-backs-off-narrower-thc-testing-window/ US EPA grants $100,000 to support Washington hemp bricks manufacturer https://hempindustrydaily.com/us-epa-grants-100000-to-support-washington-hemp-bricks-manufacturer/ Montana Passes Bill Advancing Hemp Seed as Animal Feed https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/industrial_hemp/montana-passes-bill-advancing-hemp-seed-as-animal-feed/article_6d2854d6-9ca6-11eb-a7fc-83e9ec98972e.html New Hemp Production Class To Teach Students About Cannabis Industry, Economics, & More https://onwardstate.com/2021/04/08/new-hemp-production-class-to-teach-students-about-cannabis-industry-economics-more/ Hemp Legalization in Idaho Nears the 'End Zone' https://www.hempgrower.com/article/idaho-senate-approves-hemp-legalization-bill-heads-to-governer/ Special Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/careers

Hemp farmers have had a notoriously hard time when it comes to finding reliable financial services. Many hemp farmers can share stories of being dropped from a bank with very little notice when their bank got skittish about hemp. The reason for this, says West Town Banks executive vice president and chief operating officer Melissa Marsal, is that bank regulators see hemp overall as high risk business, and therefore hemp companies get lumped together with other so-called high risk businesses like private ATMs, internet gambling and alcohol and tobacco. Banks are required to perform extra due diligence when getting to know potential customers in these risky sectors, and many banks just don't see the value in the extra work and have simply turned away from the hemp industry. The banking and hemp industries are patiently waiting for the SAFE Banking Act to pass Congress, which would make it a whole lot easier for everyone involved. In this interview, Marsal talks about her experience working with hemp farmers and the things hemp farmers have had to resort to in lieu of reliable banking. She talks about what hemp farmers need to consider when looking for a bank, and what kinds of questions they should be prepared to answer when they're in discussions with a bank. West Town Bank https://www.westtownbank.com/business/industry-solutions/hemp/ News Nuggets Study: No evidence of liver toxicity from use of CBD from hemp https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2021/04/06/study-no-evidence-of-liver-toxicity-from-use-of-cbd-from-hemp/ U.S. Hemp Seed Production Increasing https://www.newsdakota.com/2021/04/06/u-s-hemp-seed-production-increasing/ Far fewer Wisconsin hemp licenses have been issued, so far https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/far-fewer-wisconsin-hemp-licenses-have-been-issued-so-far/ Alabama Senate to consider amendment potentially harmful to Alabama hemp industry https://www.alreporter.com/2021/04/05/senate-to-consider-amendment-potentially-harmful-to-alabama-hemp-industry/ Sen. Rand Paul Reintroduces HEMP Act to Congress https://www.hempgrower.com/article/hemp-act-reintroduced-kentucky-usda-thc/ New York marijuana law makes sweeping changes to hemp rules, too https://hempindustrydaily.com/ny-marijuana-law-makes-sweeping-changes-to-hemp-rules-too/ Program aims to increase hemp awareness https://pennbizreport.com/news/19468-program-aims-to-increase-hemp-awareness/ Anything but CBD - The Real Opportunity in Hemp https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/News/Promotional-Features/Anything-but-CBD-The-Real-Opportunity-in-Hemp Making Hemp Milk Is Easier Than You Think https://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/making-hemp-milk-is-easier-than-you-think-zbcz2104 Hops and Hemp https://www.greenstate.com/culture/hops-and-hemp-cannabis-cousin-pairs-well-but-which-beer-is-best-with-weed/ About That "Skunky" Cannabis Smell https://hempgazette.com/news/skunk-smell-cannabis-hg1410/ Podcast Archives Interview with DON Services https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/don-services-building-a-future-with-hemp/article_c0c12a38-1ed3-11eb-9638-9fba138debee.html Interview with Judy Wicks from All Together Now Pennsylvania https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/importance-of-local-supply-chains-in-the-face-of-global-pandemic/article_d2952098-6ecf-11ea-a715-bb449ca2df1c.html Interview with Kelly Kundratic from Team PA https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/the-ebb-and-flow-of-harvest-season/article_98b5ce48-5266-11ea-ac19-9f049c81f721.html Many Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's podcast, we talk to Dr. Joyce Harman, a veterinarian practicing in Flint Hill, Virginia, who specializes in equine health. Dr. Harman has been using hemp as a supplement in horses' diets for nearly 30 years. She began adding hemp seed oil to horses' diets in the 1990s. She says that the high omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients in hemp oil are extremely beneficial to the health of horses, especially for skin diseases and immune issues. Now that hemp is legal to produce in the United States, Harman is able to source hemp domestically, and now besides hemp oil, she's able to supplement horses' diets with hemp seed too. She is also a proponent of using CBD for equine health, especially in treating horses with PTSD. We also talk to Scott Bille from Sustainability Now, a group that is petitioning the organizers of Farm Aid to focus on Industrial Hemp at this year's benefit concert. Harmony Equine Clinic https://harmanyequine.com/ Demystifying Hemp and CBD in Horse, By Dr. Joyce Harman https://www.horseillustrated.com/hemp-and-cbds-in-the-horse Farm Aid should focus on Industrial Hemp, right? Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/farm-aid-focus-on-industrial-hemp-to-save-family-farms Listen to the Sustainability Now podcast https://www.sustainabilitynow.global/ Thanks to our Sponsor: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

COEXIST Build is a design firm owned and operated by wife and husband team Anastasiya Konopatskaya and Drew Oberholtzer whose focus is on designing healthy, environmentally friendly buildings and supplying the industry with healthy building materials, such as hempcrete blocks and hemp batt insulation. We first interviewed Ana and Drew in 2019 when they had teamed up with Cameron McIntosh of Americhanvre Hemp Cast to create the Hemp House on Wheels, a small hempcrete structure built on a double-axle trailer that they've taken to hemp shows and architecture conferences around the country in order to showcase the benefits of building with hemp and to give people a chance to experience the feeling of being inside a hemp structure firsthand. Since 2019 the couple have been busy expanding their business. They have developed and sell a pre-cast block made of hempcrete and are the US distributor of Hemp Blanket Batt Insulation, a replacement for fiberglass insulation made in Canada. On this episode, they unveil their latest offering: a backyard cabin/home office kit called the Traveler. It's a 140 square foot DIY kit made from environmentally-friendly materials including hempcrete. Learn More: COEXIST BUILD https://www.coexist.build/ Email Dr. Ron Kander about the PA Hemp Steering Committee [email protected] Nuggets of Hemp News Hemp enters its second season in Wyoming https://www.powelltribune.com/stories/hemp-enters-its-second-season-in-wyoming,30287 It's completely legal, but still the hemp industry has trouble finding banks — here's why https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/03/16/hemp-industry-has-trouble-banking-because-line-between-marijuana-and-hemp-thin/6940489002/ Thanks to our sponsors! King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's show, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, we learn about the hemp industry in Ireland from Chris Allen, the executive director of Hemp Federation Ireland, who says that the hemp industry and supply chain are well established on the Emerald Isle, but that recent policy decisions by the Irish government have made things very difficult for farmers to make a living. She said the agency that oversees the hemp industry seems keen on letting the powerful pharmaceutical industry take over the CBD sector, allowing farmers only to grow fiber crops. We also talk to Jonathan Miller, chief council at the US Hemp Roundtable, about the recent influx of delta-8 THC products, which appear to have nearly the same psychoactive effect as marijuana. He says that marketing hemp as having any kind of mind-altering effect is bad news for the overall hemp industry, which has done extensive work in separating itself from the marijuana industry. And we also hear from Hannah Smith-Brubaker from Pasa Sustainable Agriculture about an upcoming hemp information session on March 26. Links Hemp Federation Ireland https://www.hempfederationireland.org/ US Hemp Roundtable https://hempsupporter.com/ News Nuggets Specialized harvester hopes to tap growing interest in fiber https://hemptoday.net/specialized-harvester-hopes-to-tap-growing-interest-in-fiber/ Do Hemp Farms Stink? https://hempgazette.com/news/hemp-farm-smell-hg1394/ Malawi: Industrial Hemp Growers Threaten Malawi Govt With Lawsuit https://allafrica.com/stories/202103140065.html DEA Calls Out Hemp in Latest 'Drug Threat Assessment' Report https://www.hempgrower.com/article/dea-calls-out-hemp-drug-threat-assessment-report/ Arizona hemp farmers see crop losses from Pythium in drip-irrigated fields https://hempindustrydaily.com/arizona-hemp-farmers-see-crop-losses-from-pythium-in-drip-irrigated-fields/ Pasa Event: Listening Session: What's Next for Industrial Hemp? https://pasafarming.org/event/listening-session-whats-next-for-industrial-hemp/ Thank you to our sponsor: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's podcast, our guest is Eric Sandy, digital editor of Hemp Grower Magazine, one of the best resources hemp farmers have for learning about their crop and developing their craft. Based in Valley View, Ohio, Hemp Grower Magazine is published by GIE Media and focuses on exactly what the name of the magazine implies – growing hemp. They cover all sectors of the hemp industry from cannabinoid production to fiber and grain. Hemp Grower Magazine https://www.hempgrower.com/ News Nuggets USDA: Final Rule Will Move Ahead As Planned https://www.hempgrower.com/article/usda-hemp-final-rule-will-move-ahead-as-planned/ Industrial Hemp Market Worth $ 27.72 Billion, Globally, by 2028 https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/03/08/2188902/0/en/Industrial-Hemp-Market-Worth-27-72-Billion-Globally-by-2028-at-25-17-CAGR-Verified-Market-Research.html The many uses of hemp, the focus of upcoming conference https://fremonttribune.com/community/cass-news/news/the-many-uses-of-hemp-the-focus-of-upcoming-conference/article_163fe57d-6964-51ee-b7af-2fdad1bfe97c.html Inaugural Nebraska Hemp Conference and Trade Show https://www.grownebraskahemp.com/ South Dakota hemp backers hopeful about planting this year https://www.austindailyherald.com/2021/03/south-dakota-hemp-backers-hopeful-about-planting-this-year/ Hemp is a hot crop, so why are so few Black farmers growing it? https://carolinapublicpress.org/43148/hemp-is-a-hot-crop-so-why-are-so-few-black-farmers-growing-it/ US Hemp Roundtable Warns Against Marketing Psychoactive Properties of Delta-8 https://www.hempgrower.com/article/us-hemp-roundtable-warns-against-marketing-psychoactive-intoxicating-properties-delta-8-thc/ Lancaster Farming's Hemp Special Section https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasterfarming.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/70/77032d30-7dc7-11eb-8ed9-1bf32d94cd3c/60424e72b2207.pdf.pdf Kneehigh Farm Chronicles https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/videos/kneehigh-farm-chronicles/collection_1f5e98ae-5b52-11eb-a51b-47343790e2ae.html Special Thanks to our sponsors: King's Agriseeds https://hemp.kingsagriseeds.com/hemp/ IND HEMPhttps://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's podcast, we talk to the two Pennsylvania state senators who announced a bill that would legalize adult use cannabis in the state. Senators Sharif Street and Daniel Laughlin, a Democrat and Republican respectively, said the bill prioritizes safety, social equity and agriculture. The senators say cannabis reform is attractive to both sides of the political spectrum: economic and libertarian concerns on the right, and social equity and environmental concerns on the left. But what would it look like for prospective growers? "Under our bill the initial rollout would be 100 micro-cultivation centers that would be licensed, and then the following year there would be another 50, and then after that it would kind of be a supply and demand. If those growers can't keep up with the demand, the cannabis board we intend to create with this bill would be allowed to issue more licenses on an as-needed basis," says Laughlin. What those cultivation centers would look like is still an open question, but some kind of high tunnel structure would most likely fit the bill. "You wouldn't necessarily have to build an expensive building. We're trying to find a sweet spot to have the right kind of protections, both agricultural protections to make sure there isn't cross pollination," says Street. "There are some security concerns around cannabis. But the idea is to try and do it in a way that protects the public safety and keeps it affordable for farmers." Links PA Senator Sharif Street http://www.senatorsharifstreet.com/ PA Senator Daniel Laughlin https://www.senatorlaughlin.com/ Pennsylvania State Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?Chamber=S&SPick=20210&cosponId=34801 News Nuggets Industrial Hemp Legalization Bill Moves To Idaho House https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/industrial-hemp-legalization-bill-moves-idaho-house#stream/0 New York Times: This Drug Gets You High, and Is Legal (Maybe) Across the Country https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/health/marijuana-hemp-delta-8-thc.html US: First application for hemp as feed for poultry https://www.poultryworld.net/Nutrition/Articles/2021/3/US-First-application-for-hemp-as-feed-for-poultry-715691E/ Thanks to our Sponsor: IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ And be sure to check out the Instagram Giveaway featuring products from Canvast Supply Co. https://canvastsupplyco.com/

This week on the podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Andrew Bish, the COO of Bish Enterprises and the founder of Hemp Harvest Works, both in Giltner, Nebraska. Bish enterprises is known for its header adapters, and they do custom builds of large-scale headers and research headers for the soy and sorghum industries. Andrew Bish founded Hemp Harvest Works, under the Bish Enterprises umbrella, in 2017, in anticipation of meeting the needs of farmers in the up and coming grain and fiber sectors of the hemp industry. They also manufacture cultivation and harvesting equipment for CBD growers. Bish is also the vice president of the Hemp Feed Coalition, a group that is working to gain federal approval to use hemp and its byproducts as a feed for animals, which will create another avenue for hemp farmers to market their crops and give livestock producers another source of animal nutrition. Bish celebrates the long list of uses for hemp, but says that if the farmer that grows the hemp can't afford to grow it, then what's the point? "We have to make it affordable for the farmer. That farmer has to profit from this plant." And that's what motivates his work with the Hemp Feed Coalition: creating ways for hemp farmers to be profitable. We also check in with Luke Kneuss, a hemp farmer in Ohio. Kneuss was the lucky winner of our hemp headphone giveaway. We hear about it his operation in Ohio and his aspirations for his farm. Hemp Harvest Works https://hempharvestworks.com Bish Enterprises https://bishenterprise.com Contact: [email protected] 402-849-2674 Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ Focus Organics https://fohemp.com/ Study: Enhanced tolerance of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) plants on abandoned mine land soil leads to overexpression of cannabinoids https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6715179/ News Nuggets New state plan has Michigan hemp growers uncertain about the future https://www.manisteenews.com/local-news/article/New-state-plan-has-hemp-growers-uncertain-about-15974607.php New York opens licensing under 'Cannabinoid Hemp Program' https://hemptoday.net/new-york-opens-licensing-under-cannabinoid-hemp-program/ New US Hemp Authority standard spells out 'broad' and 'full spectrum' specs https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2021/02/22/New-US-Hemp-Authority-standard-spells-out-broad-and-full-spectrum-specs Levi's teams with Danish fashion brand to roll out hemp denim https://hempindustrydaily.com/levis-teams-with-danish-fashion-brand-to-roll-out-hemp-denim/ Hemp in US animal feed is one step closer to fruition https://hempindustrydaily.com/hemp-in-animal-feed-is-closer-to-becoming-reality/ After long wait, New Jersey moves ahead on recreational pot https://www.inquirer.com/wires/ap/after-long-wait-new-jersey-moves-ahead-recreational-pot-20210222.html And Special Thanks to Our Sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

Joy Beckerman is an internationally renowned hemp law and policy expert involved in the hemp industries for over 30 years. She is the principal attorney at Hemp Ace International, a Seattle-based consulting, legal support, and expert witness firm serving the global community. She is also the co-founder and senior advisor to Colorado Hemp Works, America's first post-prohibition hemp grain processing facility. She is also a leading Director of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable and consultant to the U.S. Hemp Building Association. On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Joy Beckerman about her work in the hemp industry, where the industry stands now, where it's heading, and how to create an industry that is fair and respectful to the most import players in the industry — the farmers. We also hear from Morris Beegle about the 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo taking place in Colorado next month, as well as a quick conversation with Ken Elliot, president of IND HEMP, which has signed on to be a sponsor of the hemp podcast for all of 2021. Links for Joy Beckerman Hemp Ace Internationalhttp://www.hempace.com/ US Hemp Round Tablehttps://hempsupporter.com/ US Hemp Builders Association https://ushba.org/ Links for Morris Beegle 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo https://www.nocohempexpo.com/ We Are For Better Alternatives https://wafba.org/ Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars https://silvermountainhemp.com/ News Nuggets Legalizing hemp flower could net big money; police say upholding laws would be impossible https://www.indystar.com/story/news/environment/2021/02/16/hemp-industry-sees-big-money-hemp-flower-police-marijuana-concerns/4251888001/ Humboldt County, Calif., Bans Industrial Hemp Production https://www.hempgrower.com/article/humboldt-country-permanent-ban-industrial-hemp/ Special Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

In November of 2020, the state of New York released its regulations concerning hemp, and much to the surprise and chagrin of hemp farmers in the state, the new regulations outlawed the sale of industrial hemp flower. The hemp flower market is lucrative for farmers, and many small, independent operations in the state grow specifically for the flower market. And just as their harvest was coming in last year, farmers were aghast when the state shut down the market and the revenue potential farmers were counting on. As one might imagine, hemp farmers in New York want desperately to get this rule overturned. One such farmer is Allan Gandelman. He is a hemp farmer and owner of Main Street Farms and the CBD brand, Head & Heal. He is also the founder and president of the New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association. On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Gandelman about New York's ban on hemp flower sales and what effect that will have on the industry and the farming community. We also talk about the work he and other farmers in the state are doing to change the law. Links Head & Healhttps://headandheal.com/ New York Cannabis Growers & Processors Associationhttps://nycgpa.org Hemp Flower Legal Defense Fundhttps://gofund.me/44d963bf A 2012 Lancaster Farming Story about Allan Gandelman's aquaponics operation:https://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/northern_edition/farming-fish-and-greens/article_95303b88-c849-5163-b12d-8189c051d350.html News Nuggets Montana bill aims to separate state's hemp industry from legal marijuana https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/bill-aims-to-separate-states-hemp-industry-from-legal-marijuana/article_0451a664-725e-51fa-89d0-4af5cd831156.html Growers back checkoff program for industrial hemp https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/growers-back-checkoff-program-for-industrial-hemp 3M eyes hemp for adhesives, packaging replacements — even growing new organs https://hempindustrydaily.com/3m-eyes-hemp-for-adhesives-packaging-replacements-even-growing-new-organs/ Special thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

On this week's podcast, we talk to Destiny Young and Will Tarleton, two of the founders of Canvast Supply Co. in Nashville, Tennessee, where they are helping new and existing farmers transition to growing hemp. "We call ourselves a hemp resource," says Young, "From seed to sale, we're trying to create pathways that make it easier for farmers to do what they do best, which is to farm." The company recently published a 72-page Canvast Supply Co. Holistic Farm Planning Workbook and Interactive Budget, specifically designed to help hemp farmers plan and execute the planting, growing, harvesting and processing hemp for cannabinoid production. Canvast Supply Co. https://canvastsupplyco.com/ Canvast Supply Co. Holistic Farm Planning Workbook and Interactive Budget https://canvastsupplyco.com/products/canvast-supply-co-holistic-farm-planning-workbook-and-interactive-budget Use the promo code Lancaster20 to receive 20% off your purchase New Nuggets British Hemp Company launches in Wiltshire to unlock crop's potential to help UK hit carbon target https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/british-hemp-company-launches-wiltshire-19757790 Pennsylvania hemp initiatives get grants https://hemptoday.net/pennsylvania-hemp-initiatives-get-grants/ Special thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ And here's the hemp headphones were giving away on the show this week: https://gradolabs.com/

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

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

On our first podcast of the 2021, Lancaster Farming talks to Hunter Buffington, the executive director at the Hemp Feed Coalition, a group that advocates for federal approval for hemp and its byproducts for use as animal feed. The coalition's vision is to give hemp producers and processors access to the billion dollar animal feed and supplements market. The pathway to federal approval is time consuming and complicated, requiring research and testing for all components of the plant and for each species. The task at hand is daunting, but Buffington believes it will ultimately be successful – a win-win for hemp farmers and livestock producers. Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ News Nuggets What's Happening in the 'Canopy Growth v. GW Pharmaceuticals' Lawsuit? https://www.hempgrower.com/article/canopy-growth-gw-pharmaceuticals-lawsuit-extraction/ Improved THC Testing Could Be Ready by the End of 2021 https://www.hempgrower.com/article/hemp-thc-testing/ Humboldt County Planning Commission considers permanent ban on industrial hemp https://www.times-standard.com/2021/01/05/planning-commission-considers-permanent-ban-on-industrial-hemp/ Dr. Rand Paul Introduces HEMP Act to Relieve Unnecessary Constraints on Hemp Industry, Provide Transparency and Certainty https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/dr-rand-paul-introduces-hemp-act-relieve-unnecessary-constraints-hemp-industry-provide Pennsylvania Sees Great Promise for Hemp in 2021 https://www.hempgrower.com/article/hemp-pennsylvania-sustainability/ Alabama hemp company launches new fiber processing plant https://hempindustrydaily.com/alabama-hemp-company-launches-new-fiber-processing-plant/ These Hemp Flower Cigarettes Can Help You Kick Your Nicotine Habit https://futurism.com/oklahoma-smokes-hemp-flower-cigarettes USDA Approves Hemp Production Plans for Rhode Island, the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians https://www.ams.usda.gov/content/usda-approves-hemp-production-plans-rhode-island-soboba-band-luiseno-indians Pennsylvania Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/ Check out the Southern Oregon Hemp Co-Operators' 2021 Golden Grow AwardsJanuary 30, from 11 AM to 6 PM at the Ashland Hills Hotel in Ashland, OR. The event will be held in accordance with CDC Covid-19 safety guidelines and will be livestreamed via megatron technology. https://soorhempco-op.com/

The year is over. It's been a crazy year. We all need to chill out a little. With that in mind, this episode is all instrumental piano meditations, courtesy of Tin Bird Shadow. Enjoy. Happy New Year. See you in 2021.

This week we talk to Courtney Moran LL.M., chief legislative strategist at Agricultural Hemp Solutions, a group that is lobbying Congress to secure a science-based legal hemp concentration limit of 1% THC in the definition of hemp. Moran has been active in hemp policy for nearly a decade and was part of the team with Senator Mitch McConnell that drafted the original hemp language in the 2018 Farm Bill. She says there was much discussion then about the arbitrary nature of the .3% THC limit, but that now is the time to raise the limit to 1% for the sake of the farmer and the success of the industry. "The key piece to all of this," she said, "is farmers first. If we don't protect our farmers and secure a solid path for them, then we don't have a crop to enter into the supply chain, we don't have a value chain. And so while there are a lot of issues we're dealing with – with processing, with end products, with FDA – we have to be cognizant of what's happening in the field with the farmers." Agricultural Hemp Solutions has recently launched the Crossroads Campaign which aims to lessen the legal burdens and economic hardship for farmers and hemp agribusinesses by addressing the common concerns with the USDA IFR, specifically 15-day harvest window, non-representative sampling methodologies, mandatory testing of every lot, DEA registered labs, and an arbitrary negligence THC threshold. Agricultural Hemp Solutions https://agriculturalhempsolutions.com/ Learn More about the Crossroads Campaign Thanks to Our Sponsor: King's AgriSeeds https://hemp.kingsagriseeds.com/hemp/

On this week's hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Caleb Kauffman, owner of Lancashire Hemp in Lancaster County, where he has spent the past two years growing hemp and building a co-op with local farmers to grow CBD flower for the smokable hemp market. Kauffman talks about why he started the co-op and why he believes the hemp industry can usher in a new paradigm of good business practices that focus on people rather than profits. He also tells his own story of trauma and how his journey toward healing brought him into the world of industrial hemp. Lancashire Hemp https://www.lancashirehemp.com/ New Nuggets Legislature extends a lifeline to Massachusetts hemp farmers https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/09/marijuana/legislature-extends-lifeline-massachusetts-hemp-farmers/ Hemp producers in Delaware must register growing sites annually https://news.delaware.gov/2020/12/08/hemp-producers-in-delaware-must-register-growing-sites-annually/ USDA Expands Crop Insurance Pilot Program for Hemp https://www.hempgrower.com/article/hemp-insurance-usda/ Community college offering more information on newly-launched hemp production program https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/community-college-offering-more-information-on-newly-launched-hemp-production-program/ European Commission reverses course, says CBD should not be regulated as a narcotic https://hempindustrydaily.com/breaking-european-commission-reverses-course-says-cbd-should-not-be-regulated-as-a-narcotic/ Special thanks to our sponsor: King's Agriseeds https://hemp.kingsagriseeds.com/

On this week's Industrial Hemp Podcast, we talk to Fred Strathmeyer, Deputy Secretary for Plant Industry and Consumer Protection at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture where he oversees the state's industrial hemp program. We talk about some of the challenges that Pennsylvania farmers and the team at PDA faced this year in terms of sampling, testing, and COVID-19. He also unveils some details about the changes to the hemp program for 2021 — notably the plant minimum and acreage requirements. The permit application process opens December 5, 2020 for mail-in applicants. Online applicants are encouraged to wait until January 2021. We talk about the Pennsylvania Hemp Steering committee and how it was instrumental in shaping the program for next year. Strathmeyer also says why he thinks the USDA will change the 15 day to harvest requirement in the final rule. And of course we talk about this week's Pennsylvania Hemp Summit, Dec. 8 and 9. Pennsylvania Department of Ag's 2021 Hemp Program https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/industrial_hemp/Pages/default.aspx Pennsylvania Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/ Hemp News Nuggets Cannabis legalization bill set for historic U.S. House vote https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2020/11/30/cannabis-legalization-bill.html Farmers hoping to cash in with Iowa's first legal hemp crop find hard work and risk: Some of it had to be destroyed https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2020/11/24/some-iowas-first-hemp-crop-burned-after-exceeding-thc-limits/6356257002/ Saratoga County-based nursery sues Washington County Sheriff, alleges deputies destroyed legally grown hemp https://dailygazette.com/2020/11/29/saratoga-county-based-nursery-sues-washington-county-sheriff-alleges-deputies-destroyed-legally-grown-hemp/

This week's show is divided into two parts. First, we talk to Shawn Hauser, partner at Vicente Sederberg, a law firm in Denver, Colorado, where she chairs the firm's Hemp and Cannabinoids Department. Hauser recently penned an opinion piece in Hemp Industry Daily titled "After the Election, Let's Focus on Fixing the Arbitrary THC Standard in Hemp." On this week's show, she gets into the history of the 0.3% limit and why that limit should be raised to 1%. She argues that raising the THC limit to 1% would eliminate most of the regulatory issues around hemp and would ultimately help farmers by removing the risk involved with growing hemp for cannabinoid production. Then we check in with Berks County hemp farmer Ben Davies from Wildfox Provisions. We hear about his growing season and harvest, his work with farmer outreach on the Pennsylvania hemp steering committee, and his upcoming panel discussion at the Pennsylvania Hemp Summit Dec. 8 and 9. Links Opinion: After the election, let's focus on fixing the arbitrary THC standard in hemp https://hempindustrydaily.com/opinion-after-the-election-lets-focus-on-fixing-the-arbitrary-thc-standard-in-hemp/ Vicente Sederberg, LLP https://vicentesederberg.com/ Interview with Dr. Ernest Small http://www.internationalhempassociation.org/jiha/jiha6208.html Wildfox Provisions https://www.wildfoxprovisions.com/ 2020 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/

On this week's podcast, we talk to Lt. Gov. John Fetterman about his signature issue of cannabis reform in Pennsylvania and what kind of effect legal recreational marijuana would have on the hemp industry in the state. The hemp program is not without its challenges, most notably, the arbitrary THC limits that force farmers to skirt the edge of criminality through no fault of their own, something which Fetterman describes as simple "Reefer Madness," a reference to the federal government's propaganda campaign in the 1930s that did much to turn public sentiment against the cannabis plant, which had until that time many uses in society, from fiber to rope to medicine. "Whether you're with me politically or not, we should have one thing absolutely in common and that's the government should be out of your business on how much THC is in your hemp, and we should never be criminalizing what could be just simple, random errors in nature and the fact that you would just have to destroy a crop and waste that is, like I said, reefer madness," Fetterman said. How would legal recreational cannabis affect the hemp industry? "I think they're going to complement each other, because, as you know, hemp has a lot of other uses too. We've legalized hemp and medical marijuana, has the world spun off its axis because of that?" he said. But there is opposition in the state House to any sort of cannabis reform. Does the opposition present a well-reasoned, fact-based argument? Fetterman says it's just plain party politics, but he says that hemp and cannabis are bipartisan issues that can benefit Pennsylvania and could create billions of dollars in revenue. "You don't have to agree with me politically across the board, you know, what I am saying though is: be open to this idea that this is a whole brand-new industry and it could be a cash crop for Pennsylvania's farmers in a way that, you know, would only come along once every generation or two, and why would we want to turn our backs on that?" He says Pennsylvania hemp farmers should get first option for recreational cannabis growing licenses. "Agriculture is Pennsylvania's number one and most important industry, and any cannabis bill should be ag-centered in Pennsylvania, because Pennsylvania farmers take care of us and we need to make sure we take care of them,' he said. Read a lightly edited transcript of the entire conversation here: www.bit.ly/LFpodcast109 Hemp News Nuggets 2020 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/ 2020: a Year to Forget for Many in Hemp Industry https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/industrial_hemp/2020-a-year-to-forget-for-many-in-hemp-industry/article_5d556e04-29a1-11eb-80d3-efedfc677e69.html South Dakota's Rules for Industrial Hemp https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/south-dakotas-rules-for-industrial-hemp/ State Lawmakers Consider Tightening Restrictions on Hemp Products https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/state-lawmakers-consider-tightening-restrictions-on-hemp-products/article_2c4bc2d1-da7d-5539-b986-bb97d0f937fb.html

On this week's hemp podcast, we talk to Brother Johannes Zinzendorf from the Hermitage, a Harmonist spiritual center and working farm in Schuylkill County, where life is lived as closely as possible to an 18th Century lifestyle of self-sufficiency, which includes growing fiber plants to make cloth. Flax had been the main fiber crop until the 2018 Farm Bill made it possible to grow hemp in the United States. 2020 was the second year they grew hemp at the Hermitage, and in this podcast episode, Zinzendorf describes the methods and tools they use to grow, harvest, and process the hemp fibers. "A quarter acre of either flax or hemp would supply basically one person with about 20 yards of cloth," he said. "You get enough clothing for a year from a quarter acre, but let's say you have eight people in your family, you're going to need to grow two acres of hemp or two acres of flax. There was a mathematical formula that you would use." The Hermitage www.atthehermitage.org/ Les Stark's Book Hempstone Heritage http://www.hempstoneheritage.com/ 2020 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit https://pahempsummit.com/