…considering hemp-based products for their animals. Despite the concerns, the hemp industry has made strides with products that have achieved “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) status. For instance, hemp seed…
Applications Open for 2025 World Ag Expo® Seminars and Innovation Contest
Heavy traffic at the World Ag Expo Hemp Pavilion. World Ag Expo® offers a look into the latest in innovation and education through the return of the Top-10 New Products…
New Trade Advisory Committee Members Being Sought
…and tobacco/cotton/peanuts/hemp. New members will serve four-year terms starting in January 2025. Applicants must have U.S. agriculture expertise, international trade experience, and be U.S. citizens. The trade advisory committees hold…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 07-24-24
…CDFA’s Industrial Hemp Advisory Board is accepting nominations through next week. Tune in for this and more of the day’s agriculture news. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina…
USDA and USTR Seek New Trade Advisory Committee Members
…sectors, providing technical advice on international trade issues. These sectors include animals and animal products, fruits and vegetables, grains, feed, oilseeds, cotton, peanuts, and hemp. Applicants with expertise in U.S….
India Trade Agreement Good for Producers Around U.S.
Crotalaria juncea, known as sunn hemp, Indian hemp, Madras hemp or brown hemp The U.S. and India have agreed to resolve six trade disputes including the removal of retaliatory tariffs…
Hemp Report Shows Considerable Drop in Acreage and Value
…for floral hemp grown in the open fell by 26 percent. However, hemp for grain prices increased by two percent nationally. Hemp for fiber prices fell eight percent. The largest…
2022 Census of Agriculture Set to Open in the Coming Weeks
…to continually update the questionnaire with revisions reflecting emerging trends in the industry. Since the last ag census year, questions pertaining to the use of precision agriculture and hemp production…
Week in Review: Ag’s Disadvantage in Politics & Inflation Reduction Act Investments
…House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research held a hearing to get a closer look at USDA’s Hemp Production Program in preparation for the 2023 Farm Bill. The Inflation…
House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing on Hemp
…Subcommittee chair Stacey Plaskett explained some of the history of hemp regulations in her opening statement. “Until recently, the hemp industry was outlawed due to restrictions put in place by…
New Ag Coalition Focuses on Bioeconomy
…(AFBF); American Soybean Association (ASA); Corn Refiners Association (CRA); Growth Energy; National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA); National Corn Growers Association (NCGA); National Hemp Association; and Plant Based…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 04-08-22
…health and environmental standards, and advocacy efforts of the hemp industry. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 02-28-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers reactions to CVP allocation announcement, groups working toward grain and fiber hemp exemptions…
NASDA Sets Priorities For Farm Bill Advocacy
…on the following topics to form their Farm Bill conversations including, agriculture research, animal disease, conservation and climate resiliency, cyber security, food safety, hemp, invasive species, local food systems, Specialty…