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Hastings, Minnesota — Last week, John Strohfus became part of state history as the Hastings-based farmer had the honor of planting the first industrial hemp crop in Minnesota since 1950. The business consultant and second generation small family farmer received the hemp seeds from Canada last...

On 16th June 2016, Parliament resolved that government should legalise the growing and usage of industrial hemp, both at policy and legislative levels. 'Industrial hemp must be recognized, appropriately, as an agricultural crop, for industrial purposes distinct from other cannabis...

Derek Owen and his wife Ruth work their 150-acre farm in Hopkinton. It used to be larger, but taxes tend to shrink the terrain. Still, it's a busy and friendly place. Owen was elected to the NH Legislature and served for 20 years. He has long advocated for industrial hemp (think rope, not dope)...

Las Vegas, Nevada - Marketwired - Jun 21, 2016 - Hemp, Inc. executives update its shareholders and potential shareholders on the industrial hemp industry's "material news" as states continue to pass legislation in favor of industrial hemp. New York Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Senator Tom...

Williston - Clarence Laub operates a farm and ranch, three hours southwest of Williston. Corn, wheat, sunflowers, and alfalfa are his regular crop staples, though this year he will introduce hemp. Laub is one of five farmers selected with precision to participate in a pilot program through...

Cliff Thomason left the real estate business last year to become something of a pioneer: a hemp farmer. The Grants Pass, Oregon, man was the first in the state to legally grow hemp, after Oregon began licensing growers in 2014, joining 17 other states nationwide that have differentiated hemp...

Minneapolis - The fields are planted all across Minnesota; endless rows of corn and beans are healthy and deep green. But on a rural Hastings farm, the crop Ken Anderson is planting is making a bit of history. "It's even more exciting now to be doing it here," Anderson said. What's got...

New York - We didn't find Mary Jane, but we did find CBD. Leaders of the legalized marijuana and hemp industries flocked to New York City's Jacob Javitz Center this week for the Cannabis World Congress & Business Expo, and the mood there was clearly upbeat. The prevailing thought...

Newswise - North Dakota farmers are growing industrial hemp for the first time in more than 70 years, and the New Crops research program in the North Dakota State University Department of Plant Sciences is conducting research to assist them. Professor Burton Johnson leads the New Crops...

Recently, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provided a textbook example of why states and the people should nullify unconstitutional federal laws rather than seek permission before exercising their rights. Even though the Nebraska legislature voted to approve hemp planting for university...

Plug, float, and grow Plant, fertilize, and grow Blossom, top, cut, dry Hang, Dry Strip, bale, and sell Since the early 90s, my family transferred plants from floater beds to the field to generate income. Tobacco farming was a pivotal point of my childhood because I remember it...

A bill intended to stimulate the growth of industrial hemp on New York farms and backed by two Southern Tier lawmakers has won approval from both houses, they announced Wednesday. The bill allows the transportation, processing, sale and distribution of hemp grown as part of the state's...

A Portland attorney and a Southern Oregon environmentalist are asking the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to take industrial hemp off the federal government's list of controlled substances. The petition, filed June 13, is the latest move by people who believe industrial hemp could be a...

Industrial hemp farming could play a big role in providing economic stability in impoverished areas, creating jobs and businesses for veterans, and growing a sustainable and regenerative agriculture movement. Too bad it's still illegal. A collaboration between responsible apparel company...

A man in Florida has crafted a beautiful sports car out of cannabis hemp, demonstrating the plant's versatility as not just something that can heal the mind, body, and spirit, but that can also morph into a bright red convertible. Okay, so the exact material in question doesn't come from...

Gordonsville - The Virginia Industrial Hemp Coalition hosted its first Virginia Hemp History Day at the Vanguard Ranch on Sunday in hopes of educating the public on the often misunderstood plant and to push for more widespread use of hemp in products. The free event was open to the public and...

Indiana has tried for decades to eradicate a cousin of the marijuana plant. But that long-time attempt has now come at a cost, as industrial hemp has the potential to become a new cash crop for farmers. The Hoosier state's reluctance to reconsider its attitude toward ditch weed also has it...

Twenty miles east of his office at the University of Nebraska, plant geneticist Ismail Dweikat finds what he's looking for at the fringe of a budding cornfield: wild hemp. Mixed among other roadside weeds, the hemp bears the familiar narrow five-fingered leaves synonymous with marijuana but...

The multipurpose plant, which has been used for centuries to make rope, textiles, foods, personal care products and more, became a controversial substance in 1937 due to the "Marihuana Tax Act," which basically lumped hemp with marijuana and made it illegal to grow even though the former has no...

Hemp is Back at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate, after an absence of more than a century. A small research plot that was planted six weeks ago is growing nicely, testing two hemp varieties: Felina 32, appropriate for grain-based food products, and Futura 75, useful for cloth, rope and other...