South Carolina’s hemp industry set to grow again this year
SOUTH CAROLINA (WPDE) — Department of Agriculture officials said that 323 farmers have applied for permits to be able to grow hemp in South Carolina. Last year, 265 farmers grew the crop. It was first legalized in 2018 and grown by 20 people that year. READ MORE…
2021 MARKS FIRST YEAR HEMP CAN BE GROWN IN INDIANA AS A COMMERCIAL CROP
Under the Indiana State Hemp Plan, hemp can now be grown in Indiana as a commercial crop rather than a research crop. READ MORE…
Hemp Is Much More Than CBD
Yet, the potential of hemp lays beyond CBD. Indeed, as the market becomes saturated, and the value of hemp and CBD declines (the aggregate price of hemp biomass dropped by 79% from April 2019 to April 2020), U.S. companies will need to — and should — turn to other product offerings. READ MORE…
Companies Partner with Researchers to Identify New Uses of Hemp Products
NEW YORK, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The CBD market is estimated to hit the $23.7 billion mark by 2023, with the US likely to be one of the more lucrative markets for hemp-derived CBD products, with almost all states having legalized hemp-derived CBD. Research institutions are also looking into the effects that hemp-derived CBD has on the body. […]
US university undertaking research into benefits of feeding cattle hemp biomass
A US university has been awarded nearly US$300K in a grant from the USDA to study feeding spent hemp biomass to cattle. READ MORE…
COEXIST Build: a Sustainable Future With Hemp Construction Materials
COEXIST Build is a design firm owned and operated by wife and husband team Anastasiya Konopatskaya and Drew Oberholtzer whose focus is on designing healthy, environmentally friendly buildings and supplying the industry with healthy building materials, such as hempcrete blocks and hemp batt insulation. READ MORE…
6 KEY PROVISIONS OF USDA’S HEMP FINAL RULE NOW IN EFFECT
The USDA’s final rule regulating the domestic production of hemp in the U.S. was published at the beginning of 2021 and went into effect March 22, 2021. This final rule builds on the October 2019 interim final rule that established the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. READ MORE…
New Hemp Refinery Facility Unveiled by Hemp Processing Partners and United Precision Engineering
Hemp Processing Partners in partnership with United Precision Engineering announced a new state-of-the-art hemp refinery facility. The establishment is able to handle 15,000 pounds (lbs) per hour of dried hemp. The process starts with isolating seed and flower from the stalk of the plant. From there, the stalks are fed into a vertical decordification mill. […]
Hemp House set for launch
SET-listed NR Instant Produce (NRF), a producer of vegetarian and plant-based food, is preparing to open Hemp House, which sells hemp-based products, aiming to form a cafe-style hub under a franchise business model. READ MORE…
Demand Is Booming For Delta-8
According to the January 2021 Hemp Benchmarks report, there is an increasing demand for delta-8 THC, which is not derived from hemp plant material but synthesized from extracted CBD. This is helping drive sales of crude CBD oil, CBD Isolate, and some wholesale CBD products. READ MORE…