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House Subcommittees Drop Hints on Amended FY21 Budget Moving quickly after last week’s budget hearings, the subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee convened in sequence this morning to sign off on their assigned agency budgets. While actual tracking sheets were not released to the public, subcommittee chairs shared some highlights and hints about what we are likely to see in the full Appropriations Committee tomorrow: Public Safety The Public Safety Subcommittee of the House Appro...

MDARD begins hemp sampling under new state plan 01/20/2021 | 05:22pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Program contact: Gina Alessandri, 517-284-5637 Media contact: Jennifer Holton, 517-284-5724 LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) recently completed its first industrial hemp sampling under the states new Hemp Production Plan marking an exciting milestone for MDARDs hemp program. Last week, MDARDs Pesticide and Plant Pe...

USDA has issued its final rule for the domestic production of hemp in the waning days of the Trump administration. USDA has issued its final rule for the domestic production of hemp in the waning days of the Trump administration. The 301-page document is scheduled to be published Jan. 19 in the Federal Register. USDA issued the final rule after receiving around 5,900 comments regarding an interim final rule (IFR) published in 2019. The final rule will become effective, superseding the IFR...

The hemp growing season has come to an end, and most operators have transitioned to handling and processing their crops indoors. To limit in-person contact and continue with inspections and connecting with Hemp Program registrants, the Hemp Program started conducting contactless records inspections in accordance with Section 5 and 6 of the Vermont Hemp Rules. Inspections begin with a phone call followed by an email, and use online inspection forms to gather information. This new format is a way...