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Hemp is a viable cash crop for a multitude of uses. Of course, dollars drive markets. And consumer behavior drives dollars. Whats driving U.S. and global hemp markets?

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, Americas 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. He...

Nebraska Farmers Transition from Hops to Hemp Noting the wide range of botanical similarities between hops and hemp, the team at Midwest Hop Producers is making the switch. Bruce and Annette Wiles in their Plattsmouth, Neb., greenhouse. Annette and Bruce Wiles are spending the snowy winter selling their hops equipment after six years of selling their fragrant flowers in the brewery supply chain. It was a good experience, Annette says now, and the learning curve has helped get them to where they...

Qairos Energies Investment Points to Hemp as Fuel Source The Qairos facility will be based on gasification technology, in which heat and oxygen are applied to hemp biomass, in this case, resulting in gaseous substances. Earlier this month, French fuel cell startup Qairos Energies announced that it would invest approximately $23 million (€18.8 million) into a facility that will convert hemp biomass into hydrogen and methane—generation electricity for regional transit agencies and natural gas...

USDA Introduces Grant for Hemp Germplasm Collection Applications for the grant close March 30. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced a Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) competitive grants program for hemp and canola. NIFA is looking to fund one project to collect hemp germplasm for the USDA Hemp Germplasm Repository located at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York. The maximum grant amount for the hemp project is $125,000 pe...