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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hemp farmers, processors, advocates and policymakers gathered at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex to share knowledge and find inspiration, Nov. 14-15, 2022.
Hosted by the Team PA Foundation in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, the Pennsylvania Hemp Summit drew attendees from around the state and region, including lawmakers and representatives from neighboring state ag departments.
To kick off the summit, Pennsylvania Ag Secretary Russell Redding celebrated the state’s progress in hemp from the early days of the pilot program to the 2018 Farm Bill and beyond. He thanked the people in the room for sticking with it.
“You don’t get in this business of ag, generally, without taking a long view,” he said. “It is a prerequisite for what we do in agriculture, and changing the hearts and minds of folks around hemp is part of that long view.”
Summit Strengthens Hemp Industry’s Resolve
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Hemp farmers, processors, advocates and policymakers gathered at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex to share knowledge and find inspiration, Nov. 14-15, 2022.Podcast: Optimism Grows for Hemp as Livestock Feed
Podcast: Optimism Grows for Hemp as Livestock Feed
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Morgan Tweet, executive director of the Hemp Feed Coalition, gives a recap of a two-day hemp feed workshop co-hosted by the coalition, Oregon State University and the Hemp Innovation Center.Pennsylvania Launches $200,000 Grant Program To Support Hemp Marketing And Consumer Awareness - Marijuana Moment
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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.