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Dr. Frederico will be speaking on Hemp and Wellness at the Empowerment Light Expo September 30 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM at Evolve Room-Greater Philadelphia Expo Center Oaks PA www.empoweredlight.com/
Thank you to Eric Hurlock for the opportunity to talk hemp on the Lancaster Farming Podcast!
Lancaster Farming Podcast: Industrial Hemp, episode five
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We talk to Erica McBride, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council, about the many uses of industrial hemp, from fiber to fuel, manufacturing to medicine.
Anticipation of good news from the 2018 farm bill is building. Listened to the podcast, and started thinking of hempcrete for insulation in the walls of my unfinished house. Wonder what the "R" value would be per inch of thickness? Also wondering about hempcrete with portland cement instead of lime as a lightweight floor leveling material?
"Roberts asked Toomey why he voted against the federal farm bill and wanted an update on Congress's attempts to decriminalize industrial hemp. Pennsylvania started a hemp pilot program in 2017.
Roberts' farm is one of those approved to grow up to 5 acres of the plant for research purposes. However, the plant (a relative of marijuana that doesn't produce a high) still remains on the federal Schedule 1 narcotics list alongside cocaine, heroin and other drugs.
Toomey said he voted no because he wanted work requirements for food assistance programs and to open U.S. sugar markets to foreign producers. He seemed to indicate industrial hemp decriminalization has a good shot of staying in the farm bill. He agreed removing it from Schedule 1 made sense.
"I think it's going to pass," Toomey said. He noted that Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) had sponsored the industrial hemp provisions in the farm bill so it's unlikely it will be taken out when the farm bill hits a final version. Kentucky also has a re-emerging hemp industry and is several years ahead of Pennsylvania.
If not, there could be a separate bill on industrial hemp that works its way through Congress.
"It could be a really important bill to Pennsylvania agriculture," Pluta said.""
www.pennlive.com/perry-county-times/index.ssf/2018/09/sen_toomey_talks_trade_farm_is.html
Sen. Toomey talks trade, farm issues in local visit
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey visited New Bloomfield on Sept. 7 to discuss various issues with local officials, including trade and the federal farm bill.
How about visiting the research labs for medical too?
More proof he's scared to have any kind of open forum to speak with his constituency ..
lancasteronline.com/news/local/how-the-first-legal-industrial-hemp-crop-in-lancaster-county/artic...
How the first legal industrial hemp crop in Lancaster County since 1937 was harvested
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Penn State University harvested the five varieties of industrial hemp it had grown on two acres at its Rapho Township research center on Aug. 30, according to director Alyssa A."OLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Oley Hemp Field in Berks County was the center of an educational event Saturday morning.
"Today is our first hemp field day that we've hosted in Pennsylvania, this is giving us an opportunity to demonstrate and to allow potential farmers and interested investors in seeing a full hemp crop," said Geoff Whaling, Chairman of the National Hemp Association.
Area farmers and business people gathered at the farm for an up close and personal look at a fully-grown hemp field and an opportunity to learn more about the industry making a comeback in Pennsylvania.
"I see this crop as a great opportunity for us, for our farmers you know our farm income has been down, hemp is a crop we know can grow in Pennsylvania 'cause it grew 200 year ago," said Pennsylvania Senator Judy Schwank.
Schwank was one of the speakers at the event. She says she pushed for legislation to get hemp growing again in Pennsylvania because she knows the crop has endless uses and endless economic value."
www.wfmz.com/news/berks/hemp-farmers-educate-the-public-about-the-value-of-crops/792390732
Hemp farmers educate the public about the value of crops
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Oley Hemp Field in Berks County was the center of an educational event Saturday morning.
last May, at a meeting for dairy farmers struggling to keep their farms,, I encouraged deputy sec. of ag. Michael Smith, and PA. senator Michelle Brooks to return to Harrisburg and advocate getting the government out of the way of HEMP. farming,,, 17 states allow industrial HEMP FARMING,,,
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