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Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast host Eric Hurlock chronicles the first steps of his trip to Prague for the European Hemp Conference and Expo.

In his years at Lancaster Farming, Eric Hurlock has developed a reputation for his reporting on all things hemp.

On this episode, Czech hemp farmer, consultant and advocate Hana Gabrielová tells us about hemp in the Czech Republic and what to do in Prague if you happen to be

This week’s hemp podcast guest is Patrick Atagi, president and CEO of the National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHC), a DC-based organization that advocates for and lobbies on behalf

From hempcrete to hemp feed, good news abounds in the hemp industry in early 2024.

Congress should encourage development of the hemp market by including provisions in the new farm bill that would allow the sale of hemp as a food additive and dietary supplement and raise the THC allowance for hemp plants, said the hemp industry on Wednesday.

A new research program is aimed at boosting Australia’s hemp industry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) are again expanding representation of the hemp industry in federal trade advisory committees, doubling the number of officials who will help bolster cannabis commerce. On Thursday, USDA and USTR announced the appointments of two more hemp officials: one a top […]

The addition will show hemp as a specialty crop.

An alliance of 31 nonprofit hemp organizations has agreed on a series of proposals they want included in the next farm bill or other legislation.