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Let's Talk Hemp is a class for you to learn:- What exactly hemp is- Why hemp is important- How we can use hemp in our livesYou will hear from patient experiences how their quality of life improved. Yo..."Episode 7 continues with industrial hemp as we visit with Dr. Alyssa Collins, agronomy professor and director of the Penn State's research farm in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. We discuss the hemp research trials, the agronomics of hemp, the differences between hemp and marijuana and what farmers could be doing now to prepare themselves for what could be the next big commodity crop headed their way."
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Lancaster Farming Podcast: Industrial Hemp, episode seven
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Episode 7 continues with industrial hemp as we visit with Dr. Alyssa Collins, agronomy professor and director of the Penn State's research farm in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. We discuss the"Farmers and researchers in 23 Pennsylvania counties have been studying industrial hemp in trial crops this year.
The former cash crop could see a resurgence if a U.S. Senate version of the federal Farm Bill is passed later this year. The legislation contains a provision to remove hemp from the controlled substances list, where it’s been lumped in with marijuana since the 1930s.
Industrial hemp can be grown for a number of uses: seeds for food, fiber for clothing or building material, and cannabidiol oil for health products.
Researchers at Penn State’s Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Lancaster County have been looking at what varieties of the plant are best for seed production, and the best factors for growing those varieties.
Results of research there can apply to the entire Mid-Atlantic region.
“It’s a good reason to have a research farm right here in Lancaster County, because the work that we do then can be used by farmers in New York and Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware,” director Alyssa Collins said.
Researchers found the plants benefitted from planting dates earlier in the summer and from nitrogen fertilizer. Taller varieties of hemp seem to be more weed-resistant.
Collins said she believes hemp can be planted after crops such as wheat and barley are harvested, giving farmers more opportunities to make a profit from their fields.
She said they hope to continue the research next year, to confirm the results and to start exploring engineering challenges the crop presents.
“We would like to look at different ways of harvesting,” Collins said. “And can we develop equipment that’s better at harvesting? And from there, how do we process it?”
When hemp was prevalent in the commonwealth over 80 years ago, it was harvested by hand. Growing in the 21st century will require new practices, tools, and processors."
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Research in Pa. could inform future hemp production in Mid-Atlantic
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Farmers and researchers in 23 Pennsylvania counties have been studying industrial hemp in trial crops this year."Senate Resolution 421 was passed unanimously (11 to 0) yesterday by the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.
According to its official summary, SR 421 is “A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to pass the language from the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, as contained in the 2018 Farm Bill, removing industrial hemp from the Schedule I Controlled Substance List and legalizing commercial industrial hemp production in the United States”.
The resolution also calls on the state’s Department of Agriculture “to conduct a study of industrial hemp research pilot programs and prepare recommended draft statutory and regulatory language.”
The resolution was filed by Senate Sharif Street along with a bipartisan group of 12 other lawmakers. The full text of the resolution can be found by clicking here."
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Pennsylvania Committee Unanimously Passes Resolution Urging Feds to Legalize Hemp October 3, 2018By Nick420 Uncategorized A resolution urging the federal government to end the nation’s longstanding ...
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The United Nations controls the Drug schedule list, and recently refused to lower cannabis and hemp to a lower schedule.
So does this mean I can grow weed in Pennsylvania?
"Hemp was grown throughout Pennsylvania for nearly 300 years, but in the past 80 years it's been illegal to grow. Today we talk to hemp historian Les Stark who has documented the history of hemp in the state in his book Hempstone Heritage. We also discuss why hemp disappeared 80 years ago. Was it a conspiracy? Stark has been on a 20 year mission to bring industrial hemp back into production in the Pennsylvania."
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Lancaster Farming Podcast: Industrial Hemp, episode six
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Hemp was grown throughout Pennsylvania for nearly 300 years, but in the past 80 years it's been illegal to grow. Today we talk to hemp historian Les Stark who hasKeep informed and join our mailing list:
