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Curt Arens IBACH RETURNS HOME: Greg Ibach (right) visits with Norm Krug of Chapman, Neb., during the Governor’s Ag Conference a few years ago. Ibach served in the Trump administration as USDA undersecretary of marketing and regulatory programs. Before his USDA role, Ibach was the Nebraska Department of Agriculture director for 12 years. He now returns to Nebraska to serve in a new role with IANR. The former USDA undersecretary will be the institute’s first undersecr...

USDA official makes quick transition back to Sumner farm by Lori Potter, The Associated Press Posted Mar 7, 2021 1:02 am EDT Last Updated Mar 7, 2021 at 1:14 am EDT SUMNER, Neb. — Greg Ibach’s three-plus years as U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs in Washington, D.C., ended at 11:59 a.m. Jan 20. It was inauguration day for President Joe Biden. “I had to be out of the building by 12 noon,” Ibach told the Kearney Hub. “That’s not unusua...

Greg Ibach joins UNL as IANR undersecretary-in-residence Nebraska City News-Press Former U.S. Department of Agricultural Undersecretary Greg Ibach has joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources as the institute’s inaugural undersecretary-in-residence.   In his new role with IANR, Ibach will help advance the institute in areas including agricultural biotechnology policy, agricultural-biosecurity, workforce training and the partnership between ...

USDA Publishes Final Rule for Hemp Production Thursday Jan 21st, 2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the final rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States. The final rule incorporates modifications to regulations established under the interim final rule published in October 2019. The modifications are based on public comments following the publication of the IFR and lessons learned during the 2020 growing season. The final rule is available for viewing i...

Representative image The agency’s final rule includes provisions on compliance, procedures for handling violations, and testing of THC levels. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a new final rule to regulate domestic hemp production that builds upon the agency’s interim final rule (IFR) created in October 2019. “With the publication of this final rule, USDA brings to a close a full and transparent rule-making process that started with a hemp listening session...

The USDA today announced the final rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States. The final rule incorporates modifications to regulations established under the interim final rule (IFR)

USDA Final Hemp Rule draws mixed reactions from industry stakeholders The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the final rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States — well over a year after publishing draft regulations. The Final Rule incorporates modifications to regulations established under the interim final rule (IFR) published in October 2019. The modifications are based on some 5,900 public comments and lessons learned duri...

Cannabis your username January 19, 2021 On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it had published a Final Rule for the Domestic Production of Hemp. The rule, which modifies current hemp laws and relaxes some restrictions, will become effective on March 22, according to the USDA press release.  The Final Rule reportedly incorporates modifications that were part of the October 2019 interim final rule, based on public comments after the interim rule was publish...

Final hemp rule addresses THC thresholds, disposal of non-compliant plants and testing labs.

The USDA announced the final rule regulating the production of hemp in the U.S. today.