26 Apr 2016

One Northeast Tennessee farmer applies for hemp permit

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One Northeast Tennessee farmer applies for hemp permit
He harvested 10 pounds of hemp seeds, for which an approved processor offered him $ 7, a far cry from breaking even on the $ 254 for the state permit and the fees for THC testing to prove he wasn't growing marijuana. Even with the supply problems, the …
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Christian County Processor Providing a Market for Hemp
Growing hemp without a federal permit was banned in 1970 due to its classification as a controlled substance related to marijuana. Hemp got a limited reprieve with the federal farm bill, which allows state agriculture departments to designate hemp …
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7 Feb 2016

Local farmer giving industrial hemp a go

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Local farmer giving industrial hemp a go
Planting and harvesting industrial hemp will be different from the more familiar tobacco planting method, Collins said. While some growers may actually start plants in a green house and transplant using a tobacco setter, he said he will use a grain …
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Hemp Supporters To Congress: Legalize It
Under the intense gaze of former Speaker Sam Rayburn's marble statue, roughly 50 industrial hemp supporters held an expo on Capitol Hill Tuesday to promote lifting the federal ban on hemp, man. The expo — sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) …
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State House approves industrial hemp bill; heads to Senate
The state House of Representatives has approved a bill that would open the door to the cultivation of industrial hemp in South Dakota. House lawmakers voted 57-11 on Thursday to approve the plan. It now heads to the Senate for consideration. Republican …
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Hemp Farming Gets Hearing In House
In the U.S. when people think hemp farmers, they often think marijuana growers. But Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D-Tallahassee) says marijuana's low THC cousin, hemp, has a long list of non-euphoric uses. “I mean it can be used for clothing and …
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2 Mar 2015

First Oregon hemp growing license issued but farmer searching for seed

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First Oregon hemp growing license issued but farmer searching for seed
State regulators have issued the first license to grow industrial hemp in Oregon, and the Eagle Point man who got it says he has everything ready to go — except something to plant. Growers will have to import seed to grow the state's first crop of the …
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