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ThursdaySep 12, 2019 4:00 pm

Bank Closes Accounts of Oregon Hemp Processor

Treasure Valley Extractions, a hemp processing company in Ontario, Oregon recently had its six accounts with U.S. Bank closed due to what the company proprietor Jim Hutchins attributes to his company’s hemp-related activities. This action was taken abruptly despite the fact that Hutchins has banked with this same bank for 40 years. Treasure Valley Extractions harvests and processes industrial hemp into CBD, which is currently on high demand across country and beyond. Last year, Hutchins and a team of local investors worked together to secure a former golf course in Ontario. They established a hemp processing plant there with a…

ThursdaySep 12, 2019 9:00 am

Hemp Industry Seems to Be Waking Up Late to the Need for Processing Facilities

From hemp field days to hemp expos and even hemp festivals, every event about industrial hemp seems to be attracting large numbers of people who are interested in growing this trending crop, but it appears that not enough forethought was allocated to what would happen once the crop is harvested and dried. Approximately 75 percent of all the hemp that is grown in the U.S. is for the extraction of CBD, but a huge number of people who get into the industry seem to be on the cultivation side of things. Colorado has had a head start on the rest…

WednesdaySep 11, 2019 4:00 pm

Hemp Battle Lines Drawn Between South Dakota Legislators and Governor Noem

Gov. Kristi Noem vetoed a hemp legalization bill during the 2019 legislative session and lawmakers immediately got to work to prepare another bill for next year’s session. However, in a move that sets the governor on a collision course with legislators, Noem has vowed to veto any such bill once it gets to her desk. The push to legalize hemp this year in South Dakota was just a few votes shy of the support needed to override the governor’s veto, and an 11-member committee of legislators immediately went to work to study the hemp laws of other states, such as…

WednesdaySep 11, 2019 9:00 am

Southern Hemp Expo Attracts Hundreds of Enthusiasts to Tennessee

The Williamson County Agricultural Expo Park was teeming with people from across the U.S. during the second edition of the Southern Hemp Expo held last week. The enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill helped the already booming hemp industry to explode massively as thousands of farmers and other industry players moved in to get their slice of this new cash crop and its derivatives. The massive turnout at the Southern Hemp Expo was therefore expected, but not even the most optimistic of the organizers could have guessed how much attention the event would attract from out of state players. In…

TuesdaySep 10, 2019 4:00 pm

Levi Teams Up With Outerknown to Bring You Cottonized Denim

Two well-known clothing brands, Levi’s and Outerknown, have teamed up to make cottonized hemp denim that is stronger than cotton yet softer than plain hemp. This new material was debuted in March and the perfected version in the famous “true blue” denim was unveiled on Monday. These fabrics are going to be showcased in the fall/winter collection of the two brands. The collection includes a trucker’s jacket lined with fleece, western shirts, jeans and tees. All these are finished using water-less techniques and the fabrics are fully recyclable. Additionally, the hemp that the company uses to make its clothing items…

TuesdaySep 10, 2019 9:00 am

Hemp Businesses Undeterred by Idaho Transportation Setback

An unexpected federal court ruling declining to order Idaho to release a shipment of hemp that officers seized back in January has left the industry concerned, but businesses have vowed to continue shipping hemp to various states. That ruling came regardless of the legal opinion of the USDA to the effect that interstate commerce or transportation of hemp was legal after the 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law. However, the court argued that the 2018 Farm Bill could only be fully implemented once the USDA releases the rules under which states are to establish hemp programs. Hemp advocates and…

MondaySep 09, 2019 4:00 pm

Alabama Hemp Farmers on Course as Plants Pass THC Test

So far, the samples of hemp tested by state inspectors have passed the THC test since they are all within the 0.3 limit set by federal and state law. This is the first crop of hemp that is being grown in the state from 1937 when the last hemp farm closed. Rick Pate, the Alabama Agriculture Commissioner, says that samples were taken from 45 licensed hemp growers and all those samples have passed the test to establish whether their THC content is within the legal limit. This news couldn’t have come sooner for many farmers who were deeply worried that…

MondaySep 09, 2019 9:00 am

4 Crucially Important Tips to Prospective Hemp Growers

Information is emerging that the land area allocated to growing hemp this year has hit record highs, and this means that a lot of farmers will be venturing into growing this crop without a lot of experience in anything similar. The following handy tips will help to increase the odds of success for such novice hemp farmers. Be Careful Who You Trust Hemp is the buzzword lately and many people are claiming to be experts when they are simply relying on what they heard someone say that they were told by someone else. Such sources of information are unreliable, and…

FridaySep 06, 2019 4:00 pm

New Report Shows US Hemp Cultivation Quadrupled in 2019

According to a report published by Vote Hemp, an advocacy group, the land area on which farmers in the U.S. have been licensed to grow industrial hemp has more than quadrupled in 2019. Previously, farmers could only grow hemp on a limited amount of land under the stipulations of the 2014 Farm Bill which only legalized hemp cultivation for research purposes. However, the 2018 Farm Bill opened the door to the commercial cultivation of hemp on condition that the farmers adhere to the relevant state laws. The report by Vote Hemp indicates that so far, farmers have obtained licenses to…

FridaySep 06, 2019 9:00 am

New Mexico State University Regents OK State Hemp Rules

The board of regents at New Mexico State University have approved the hemp industry draft rules formulated by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. These rules will now be sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for approval. The approval given on Wednesday comes as a fulfillment of a condition that was included in the Hemp Manufacturing Act indicating that any rules formulated for the industry have to be submitted to the board of regents at NMSU for approval before they can be implemented after getting the nod from the USDA. Hemp is an agricultural commodity that is widely grown…