industrial hemp Archives - Specialty Crop Industry Vegetable and Specialty Crop News Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:29:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 116110416 Industrial Hemp Pilot Project Continues to Take Root https://specialtycropindustry.com/industrial-hemp-pilot-project-continues-take-root/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:29:55 +0000 http://vscnews.com/?p=9850 (UF/IFAS) — Since the Florida State legislature authorized Industrial Hemp Pilot Projects for land grant institutions in 2017, the goal at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has been to seek scientific answers that will help growers and investors decide whether to take a chance on hemp and how to do that well informed. At the ...

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]]> 9850 Georgia Submits Revised Industrial Hemp Plan and Rules https://specialtycropindustry.com/georgia-submits-revised-industrial-hemp-plan-rules/ Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:26:45 +0000 http://vscnews.com/?p=9537 In response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) promulgation of the interim final rule governing the production of hemp under the 2018 farm bill on Oct. 31, 2019, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) has submitted an updated “Georgia Hemp Plan” to comply with USDA’s requirements. View the plan here. Pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, O.C.G.A. ...

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]]> 9537 ADAI Now Accepting Applications for the 2020 Industrial Hemp Program https://specialtycropindustry.com/adai-accepting-applications-2020-industrial-hemp-program/ Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:44:26 +0000 http://vscnews.com/?p=8497 The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries (ADAI) is now accepting hemp applications from eligible growers, processors/handlers and universities. The application period began Oct. 7, and the final day to apply is Nov. 14. In 2016, the Alabama Legislature passed the Alabama Industrial Hemp Research Program Act, Section 2-8-380 Code of Alabama 1975, tasking ADAI with the development of a ...

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]]> 8497 Industrial Hemp Growing in Florida for First Time in Decades https://specialtycropindustry.com/industrial-hemp-growing-florida-first-time-decades/ Thu, 20 Jun 2019 21:32:24 +0000 http://vscnews.com/?p=7567 University of Florida pilot project plants seeds for new Florida crop GAINESVILLE, Fla. (UF/IFAS) — The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) industrial hemp pilot project has passed a critical milestone towards understanding the potential of growing hemp throughout Florida. Hemp plants have been planted at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead Florida ...

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]]> 7567 Lawmakers Try to Set Stage for Hemp Industry https://specialtycropindustry.com/lawmakers-stage-hemp-industry/ Fri, 03 May 2019 20:46:42 +0000 http://vscnews.com/?p=7063 Moving quickly after the passage of a federal law, the Florida Legislature on Friday gave final approval to a bill aimed at creating an industrial-hemp industry in the state. Senators voted 39-0 to pass the bill (SB 1020), after the House approved it in a 112-1 vote Wednesday. The bill is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state ...

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]]> 7063 Industrial Hemp Eyed to Help Farmers https://specialtycropindustry.com/industrial-hemp-eyed-help-farmers/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 04:01:41 +0000 http://vscnews.com/?p=6749 Pointing to potential opportunities for farmers, state House members Tuesday continued moving forward with a plan that would help set the stage for an industrial-hemp industry in Florida. The state is trying to move quickly to take advantage of a 2018 federal law that legalized industrial hemp as an agricultural product. The House and Senate are working on bills that ...

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]]> 6749 Lawmakers Getting Behind Hemp Industry https://specialtycropindustry.com/lawmakers-getting-behind-hemp-industry/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 23:04:43 +0000 http://vscnews.com/?p=6663 Looking at a potentially lucrative new industry, lawmakers are working on rules for farmers and businesses to grow and sell industrial hemp in Florida. The Senate Agriculture Committee on Monday approved a bill (SB 1020) that would create a regulatory framework for the industry, which is emerging after a federal law last year legalized industrial hemp as an agricultural product. ...

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]]> 6663 Applications Now Available for Pilot Industrial Hemp Production https://specialtycropindustry.com/applications-available-pilot-industrial-hemp-production/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:11:14 +0000 http://vscnews.com/?p=6051 The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries (ADAI) is now accepting applications from eligible producers, farmers, and universities interested in growing industrial hemp.  ADAI is also accepting applications from prospective industrial hemp processors. In 2016, the Alabama Legislature passed the Alabama Industrial Hemp Research Program Act, Section 2-8-380 Code of Alabama 1975, tasking the Department with the development of a ...

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