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Pennsylvania's dog wardens are asking for increases to dog licensing fees to continue enforcing best practices for kennels and breeders. Only about half of dogs in the state are licensed.
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 stateâs 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 yearâs program, the main difference being the extension of the time to harvest, which increased from 15 days to 30 days, per the USDAâs Final Rule t...