Hemp
Six new members have been appointed to the Colorado Hemp Advisory Committee under the approval of the Colorado Agricultural Commission. The 10-member committee, established in 2013, advises and assists the Commissioner of Agriculture on matters regarding the regulation of industrial hemp production. Per state statute (§ 35-61-103. Industrial hemp committee--appointments--duties--coordination...
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Montana State University Extension has issued an alert for growers after a rise in the grasshopper population. Several species of grasshoppers feed on hemp leaves and stems, and occasionally they will feed within developing buds. Below is grasshopper identification information from Montana State University Extension. Species in MT: More than...
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When Pete and Chip Shafer purchased Nanticoke Gardens in Endicott, New York, 90% of their business was retail sales. The brothers grew primarily spring bedding plants including annuals, perennials, vegetable transplants and hanging baskets that were sold to local home gardeners. “We bought the operation in January 2011 and had...
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The Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Health have partnered to make Pennsylvania's six medical marijuana testing laboratories available to the agriculture industry for testing hemp crops for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels. "Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine has been a great friend to Pennsylvania agriculture, as we've worked to keep the...
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GPN — Greenhouse Product News will host its first Cannabis & Hemp Week —Sept. 22 to Sept. 24, — featuring three free 1-hour interactive webcasts with industry experts addressing the latest issues facing growers today. The webcast series is interactive and designed to provide growers with the latest insight, production tips and...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reopening the comment period to the interim final rule (IFR) that was published on Oct. 31, 2019 and established the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. The reopening will provide an additional 30 days for interested persons to comment on the IFR. All stakeholders...
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Enrollment has been initiated on the national clinical trial by ValidCare measuring the potential liver effects in healthy adults ingesting either full/broad-spectrum, hemp-derived CBD or CBD isolate. This Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved study is led by co-principal investigators Keith Aqua MD and Jeff Lombardo PharmD, BCOP. The study was...
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Demetrix Inc., a biotechnology company that makes cannabinoids, has commenced 15,000-liter demo-scale fermentation production of the rare cannabinoid cannibigerol (CBG). The company's demo-scale production follows the successful completion of numerous pilot-scale fermentations and is a critical milestone towards the commercialization of rare cannabinoids for a range of safe, effective and...
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