
KNOW Hemp!
The Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council seeks to accelerate the return of the Industrial Hemp Crop to the Pennsylvania agricultural landscape. To effectively achieve our aim of broad adoption of Industrial Hemp as a rotational crop by farmers, we will build a vital and effective collaboration of agencies, individuals and the general public.
Hemp can aid rural communities that need revitalization and opportunity by creating good paying jobs. Investing in research and development would build a bio-based economy that can provide solutions to real-world problems.
With our rich agricultural heritage, ideal climate, close proximity to major markets and our first class universities and research facilities, Pennsylvania has eveything it needs to be a leader in this new industry.
Project Invest in PA Hemp
Project Invest in PA Hemp aims to attract investment in the PA hemp industry. The project represents a collaboration of six solid PA companies to promote three key hemp industry verticals: Grain, Construction Materials & Textiles. The project partners, Hemp-Alternative, LLC, DON Processing LLC, Americhanvre LLC, Coexist Build LLC, PhilaFabric LLC and Intention Lifestyles, LLC are a diverse representation of the state’s geographic regions and hemp industries.
Pennsylvania is a very strong agricultural state with over 52 thousand farms and 8 million acres of farm land. These farmers, the entire state, as well as the environment will benefit tremendously a robust hemp industry. With our ideal climate and proximity to major markets, we have everything we need to lead. Hemp can help propel Pennsylvania to the forefront of a new paradigm that integrates, complements and strengthens efforts to becoming more self-sufficient and sustainable.
Attracting investment in industrial hemp products is necessary for Pennsylvania to become a market leader. Facilitating growth and development of agricultural hemp products in Pennsylvania (PA) starts by attracting funding for PA producers, agribusinesses and entrepreneurs. Public and private funding to support product development, supply chains and global distribution is the key to increase consumer awareness of upcoming agricultural hemp products and ultimately increase demand and sales of these products.
The message PA offers about its strengths and potential to lead this market must be broad, deep and focus on the key industry verticals of grain, textiles and construction materials which collectively make investment in PA hemp businesses a powerful play. The key is to promote the opportunity and highlight the benefits of reviving the hemp industry here in PA.

Grain
Construction Materials
There is a lack of general awareness about earth friendly building materials such as hempcrete, hemp fiber batting insulation, and engineered flooring made from hemp. Developing a business-to-business market demand for hemp building materials that addresses carbon embodiment, sustainability and renewability while reducing toxins, allergens and synthetics requires educating builders, designers, architects, and homeowners. Highlighting projects are the best method to demonstrate the many benefits of hemp building materials to include significant lower running utility costs, greatly improved fire safety, important positive health impacts, carbon sequestration, and enhanced regional agricultural economic opportunities.

Textiles
The US faces challenges with international supply chain problems and internationally sourced materials are not environmentally friendly, come at the cost of deforestation, air pollution and vast usage of chemicals. In addition, oceans are polluted by thousands of metric tons of freight movement each year. Today, from our landfills to our national parks, fabrics made out of man-made plastic fiber materials destroy our earth. Plastic originates as fossil fuels and emit greenhouse gases from cradle to grave.
The Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council seeks to accelerate the return of the Industrial Hemp Crop to
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"With the knowledge that comes from research, comes power and certainty — certainty consumers need to be assured a product is safe and certainty investors need to know their investment will yield profits.
That’s why Pennsylvania has funded and will continue to fund research and development, supporting nearly $900,000 in projects aimed at building the knowledge base we need to grow our hemp industry from the ground up: from genotype selection, managing pests and disease, and measuring the impact of hemp seed on animal health, to collecting supply chain and marketing data, and educating growers through PA Farm Bill grants not available at the federal level.
Through the PA Farm Bill, we also offer planning grants, low-interest loans and tax incentives to support conservation, and grants to support innovation and product diversification — all available to hemp producers.
Operating within the constraints of federal law and policy, we are working to support the industry. We need continued research and we know that processors need additional funding to build the local supply chain."
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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.
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