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This will be the first year that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Industrial Hemp Program will operate under a new, federally approved state plan that governs production and regulation.
Broomfield, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has awarded the contract for development of a strategic plan for a state Hemp Center of Excellence to MPG Consulting. The selection was based on the recommendation of an independent review committee, which included a member of the Colorado Agriculture Commission, a member of the Hemp Advisory Committee, and other leaders and experts in Colorado agriculture and purchasing. The strategic plan will be completed by July 2021. “We are very excited about moving forward with the development of the Center of Excellence and are ...
Hemp is a hard crop to grow -- just ask Jay Kata. “We were filthy and we were dirty and we were sweaty and it sucked and it was hot and it was miserable,” says Kata, who helps run 4M Farms in southeast Iowa. So it was all the more heartbreaking when Kata and his colleagues had to burn it all down because it didn’t meet the federal tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) threshold. “I have a newborn baby, so I spent all summer, instead of playing with her, I was weeding a field,” says Kata. “And after all that, it’s like, that's cool, just going to light that on fire.”
University of Missouri Extension recently released a list of pesticides approved for industrial hemp production in Missouri. According to MU Extension Field Specialist, Justin Keay, in Missouri, hemp producers are allowed to use pesticides approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use on industrial hemp and registered with the state of Missouri. This new list makes it easy for producers to find approved pesticides for managing hemp pests. Keay says that contracted buyers may have additional restrictions on pesticide use. To guarantee acceptance at harvest, growers should confi...
Dept. of Agriculture Press Release Commercial Industrial Hemp Program Applications Now Available MANHATTAN — Applications to obtain a license to participate in the new Kansas Commercial Industrial Hemp Program are now available on the Kansas Department of Agriculture website. The program allows for the licensing of producers to commercially grow or cultivate industrial hemp. To be considered for a commercial license for the 2021 growing season, applicants must submit a commercial license application, including — along with all required documentation — applicable fees, fingerprint cards...