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It's the latest health and nutrition "wow crop" to come out of our farmer's fields, but perhaps a bit misunderstood. Industrial Hemp is making a comeback after its debut during WWII, but now, the plant promises more uses than just rope and t-shirts. Just outside Callaway, Minnesota a...

Pennsylvania’s top agriculture official was present to witness a groundbreaking moment on Thursday. “We’re making history here in Perry County,” Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. Redding and about a dozen other agriculture officials, farmers and media watched with curiosity as modern...

Though it's legal to grow industrial hemp in Colorado, many farmers are breaking the law if they try to water their crops. In western states, water rights are governed by complex laws that determine how farmers irrigate their crops. Even rainwater that falls on land owned by a farmer may be...

It will be hemp day on Wednesday as the Nevada Department of Agriculture holds two workshops in Sparks to gather public comment on regulation changes. One change would require anyone seeking to amend an application to pay the same $500 fee as required to apply in the first place. A second...

The Indiana State Excise Police will follow the law when it comes to industrial hemp products. On Friday, public information officer Corporal Heather Lynch provided the following statement from the law enforcement arm of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission: “After a review of the situation...

State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited JustBen Agriculture's Mifflin County farm Monday to view progress at one of 16 research projects that seek to demonstrate the economic value and viability of industrial hemp as a marketable crop in Pennsylvania. "Thanks to the federal Farm...

From giant pumpkins to industrial hemp and donut hamburgers, when the Kentucky State Fair opens next week eyes focus on a wide variety of topics from the traditional to things some may find controversial or even downright bizarre. But each topic is finding itself as a key aspect of an...

Kansans for Hemp will host a talk on the benefits of the crop at the Americus City Park from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Kansans for Hemp is a group committed to the growth and support of the industrial hemp industry in Kansas. The hope is for Kansas to join 31 other states across the country by...

It turns out seedlings dry out in the Montana sun quicker than the federal government can act. A 12-acre crop of hemp plants in the Helena Valley died after getting caught up in a legal dispute over water access this summer. Kim Phillips, the hemp farmer, was in full compliance with state...

The hemp industry has already kicked off in Halifax County in Hobgood, and eventually the fibrous plants will become medicinal products. Local farmer and veteran Scott Propheter gave the Halifax County Board of Commissioners an overlook on how the hemp industry was managing in the area...

A Kentucky congressman proposed a law this week that would classify hemp as a agricultural crop and legalize the its growth by American farmers. The bill was co-sponsored by two Republicans and one Democrats, meaning it has at lease some bipartisan support and the potential to become a reality...

South Carolina farmers can now apply to grow industrial hemp in a pilot program approved by the legislature. The South Carolina Department of Agriculture will approve up to 20 applicants this year to grow 20 acres each of industrial hemp, but those approved for permits will have to meet...

Farmers in South Carolina are now able to apply to grow industrial hemp. Thanks to the passing of H.3359 by the South Carolina General Assembly this year, the state's Department of Agriculture will allow up to 20 farmers to grow hemp in 2017. Industrial hemp is grown as an agricultural...

The opening of a fifth marijuana store in Yakima will likely be put off again after Tuesday's Yakima City Council meeting. The council is expected to review a planning commission recommendation to deny a request allowing the sale of marijuana in light industrial zones – areas of the city...

Kentucky's First District Congressman, James Comer, is making good on a promise to file legislation to reclassify industrial hemp from a controlled substance to an agriculture crop. Comer filed the Industrial Hemp Farming Act Friday. He says it is his attempt keep the Department of Justice...

Off a small service road at Kentland Farm, Virginia Tech graduate student Jabari Byrd is growing cannabis with his professor. Now this plot isn't part of any illicit plan. It's a piece of research at Tech that's leading the state into a new era of studying industrial hemp, and it's fully...

The Agriculture Ministry will launch a pilot project to grow hemp, a strain of cannabis, for industrial use after the Justice Ministry this week removed hemp from the list of substances with the legal status of dangerous drugs. This will not be the first time hemp has been officially...

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture and three pilot producers in NDDA's industrial hemp pilot program will co-host industrial hemp field days in August. "The pilot program allows producers to grow industrial hemp for the purposes of agricultural or academic research," said Agriculture...

During a swing through upstate New York, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to designate industrial hemp a specialty crop – a move that would allow farmers to obtain critical crop insurance coverage. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., visited JD Farms in Eaton, Madison...

The first legal hemp seeds planted in Perry County, Pennsylvania soil in 80 years are growing steadily into hearty plants. The five-acre crop of industrial hemp planted in Juniata Township on June 7 has exceeded expectations. Landowners Bill and Martha Roberts were recipients of one of just...