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The USDA's final rule on hemp production is now in effect. " includes provisions on licensing, on record keeping about the land where hemp is produced, sampling and testing requirements for the THC concentration levels, compliance, disposing or remediating plants that don't comply, and procedures for handling violations," noted USDA Deputy Undersecretary Mae Wu ...

The USDA published its final rule for the domestic production of hemp, replacing the interim final rule that established the Domestic Hemp Production Program in 2019. Washington Department of Agriculture Hemp Program Manager Trecia Ehrlich said the most notable modification is the requirement on how close to harvest a hemp sample must be taken in order to test for THC ...

One of the biggest questions facing those looking at growing hemp: Could the USDA raise the legal limit of permitted THC?   “To go from point three to one percent would have to be a statutory change in other words congress would have to take action,” said AMS Administrator, Bruce Summers. “We couldn't do...

The comment period on the USDA’s interim final rule on hemp production has closed but not before the American Farm Bureau Federation made recommendations.  AFBF director of Congressional Relations Scott Bennett said the comments focused on three main areas where the rule can be improved for farmers.   “...

During the 101st annual Convention this week, the  American Farm Bureau Federation adopted its 2020 policies.  After a year-long process to review ways to modernize Federal Milk Marketing Orders, AFBF’s delegates voted to support creation of a flexible, farmer- and industry-led milk management system.  This includes...

Many farmers nationwide and across the Northwest, are excited about growing hemp. However, the USDA has several words of caution. "Just like every other crop has it's risks and rewards hemp is not without its production risks and difficulties either," said USDA Undersecretary Greg Ibach...

A USDA official said earlier this week that the U.S. hemp industry could have a producer-funded checkoff program coming soon.  The Agricultural Marketing Service’s Director of the Specialty Crops Programs’ Promotion and Economics Division spoke at the Hemp Industries Association’s annual conference. Hemp Industry Daily n...

The hype over hemp sparked a rush of enthusiasm from farmers looking to add it to their crop rotations after it was legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill.  Stuck in a declining farm economy, Politico said hemp offers a new source of income for farmers who’ve been hit from all sides by a trade war with China, a stretched-out cycle of low commodity prices, as well as a series of natural disasters.   T...

On Wednesday, the Washington Legislature gave the final approval, permitting large-scale industrial hemp production.  Senate Bill 5276 creates an agricultural commodity program under the Washington state Department of Agriculture to regulate the production of hemp.  Fe...