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Ben Franklin Technology Partners, an award winning tech-based economic development program, is looking for innovators with BIG IDEAS who are developing new products or processes in the agriculture (AG...When the word “industrial” was dropped from the definition of hemp, we lost a very important distinction between two very different crops. These crops which are visually very different and are cultivated very differently, need to be regulated differently.
For fiber and grain (industrial hemp) to become a common crop farmers grow in their rotations with other row crops like corn, soy or wheat, we need hemp to be treated more like these other common commodity crops. We need a grain and fiber hemp exemption.
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Why We Need an Industrial Hemp Exemption [Opinion]
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Industrial hemp advocates argue we need to ease the burden of background checks, costly sampling and testing protocols on farmers who grow fiber and grain crops.PA’s first home made out of ‘hempcrete’ to be unveiled Friday
PA’s first home made out of ‘hempcrete’ to be unveiled Friday
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(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — Pennsylvania’s first home renovation made out of hemp-based building materials will be unveiled this week in New Castle. According to DON Enterprises, Hempcre…"Hemp has been making a comeback in recent years. It’s a crop that played an important role throughout history until it became illegal to grow because of its relationship to marijuana, although no one was getting high off of hemp.
Farmers have been encouraged to grow hemp in the last few years because it’s cheap, easy to grow and has a multitude of uses.
However, Kreider Farms in Lancaster County has found a new role for hemp — feeding cage-free chickens a vegetarian diet that includes 20% hemp seed. Marketing the brand name Chiques Creek eggs, Kreiders says the eggs are healthier for humans partly because they contain three times the omega-3 fatty acids than traditional eggs.
On Thursday’s Smart Talk, we learn more about Chiques Creek hemp eggs from Khalee Kreider, Marketing Manager, Kreider Farms."
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Lancaster County firm introduces hemp-fed, cage-free eggs | WITF
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Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9:30 am and 7:30 pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our webs […]Hemp eggs won't get you high, but these novel Lancaster County eggs are the buzz of the ag biz
Hemp eggs won't get you high, but these novel Lancaster County eggs are the buzz of the ag biz
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This Lancaster County farm is launching the nation's first-ever hemp-fed cage-free egg - and no, it will not get you high.What can I do to assist in the campaign to legalize recreational use in PA?