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KNOW Hemp!

The Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council is on a mission to bring industrial hemp back to the state’s farm fields on a massive scale! We’re building a dynamic collaboration between farmers, businesses, investors, government agencies, and the community to make it happen.

Get ready for an exciting new era of rural rejuvenation, with hemp paving the way for good-paying jobs and economic growth. By investing in PA hemp, we’re creating a bio-based economy that’s ready to tackle today’s biggest challenges with innovative solutions.

With its rich agricultural heritage, fertile soils, prime location near major markets, and top-notch universities and research facilities, Pennsylvania is the perfect place to invest in the hemp revolution! So let’s get growing!

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.

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Grain

For nearly 1.7 million Pennsylvanians, food insecurity is a daily part of life. Private sector support to provide access to healthy, nutritious food which will improve their well-being, health, and independence is critical. PA has the opportunity to leverage the strength of existing business partners to develop innovative solutions to producing hemp grain-based foods which meet that challenge.
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Construction Materials

Historically, the demand for hemp products such as rope, sails, and other industrial textiles was the foundation of PA’s significant hemp production, where its rich soil and suitable climate positioned it as a major producer. PA has been and can continue to be at the forefront of this nascent industry.

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.

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Textiles

The US, and specifically PA, is missing a significant global market opportunity in the production of woven and nonwoven hemp fabric. Textile manufacturing began in Philadelphia soon after the city’s founding in 1682 and by the turn of the twentieth century it was one of the world’s greatest textile manufacturing centers, with tens of thousands of workers making a wide range of products.

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.

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Exciting news for Pennsylvania pet owners and animal lovers! State Senator Judy Schwank has introduced a bill that would allow hemp grain to be used as animal feed for pets, specialty pets, horses, and other non-production animals. This is a significant step forward for the hemp industry in our state and will provide farmers with a new market for their crops. Let's show our support by contacting our state senators and asking them to support SB407.
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Exciting news for Pennsylvania pet owners and animal lovers! State Senator Judy Schwank has introduced a bill that would allow hemp grain to be used as animal feed for pets, specialty pets, horses, and other non-production animals. This is a significant step forward for the hemp industry in our state and will provide farmers with a new market for their crops. Lets show our support by contacting our state senators and asking them to support SB407. 
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Attention all Pennsylvania hemp industry enthusiasts! 🌱💪

We're thrilled to announce the PAHIC website is now relaunched and memberships are again available!

Don't miss out on this opportunity to be a part of a community dedicated to making a positive impact on the world. Join PAHIC today and invest in the future of the PA hemp industry!

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Attention all Pennsylvania hemp industry enthusiasts! 🌱💪

Were thrilled to announce the PAHIC website is now relaunched and memberships are again available!

Dont miss out on this opportunity to be a part of a community dedicated to making a positive impact on the world. Join PAHIC today and invest in the future of the PA hemp industry!

www.pahic.org

Two updates from the PA Department of Ag on the 2023 Hemp Program:

1) Under the Location Restrictions section where the minimum planting number requirement for PA hemp growing permits is described, this has been changed to now require only 50 plants for both outdoor and indoor growing locations. This is a reduction from the previous requirements of 150 plants for outdoor plantings and 100 plants for indoor plantings. [PA Hemp General Permit guidelines, Article II, Section b.2.iv.D. (pg. 8)] The Department has made this change to accommodate smaller growers who would still be growing commercially but may not have need for the quantity of harvested hemp that would come with the previous planting requirements.

2) The USDA has delayed their enforcement of the requirement that compliance testing for hemp lots be conducted by laboratories registered with the US Department Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from 12/31/2022 to 12/31/2023. The Department will also follow this delayed enforcement and has updated the language describing this in the THC Testing Laboratory Standards and Methods section. [PA Hemp General Permit guidelines, Article IV, Section e.2. (pg. 18)] What this means for PA’s hemp growing permit holders is that the laboratories included on the Department’s list of Analytical Laboratories Approved for Pennsylvania Hemp Program Compliance Testing have another year to complete the DEA’s registration process, and those who haven’t yet completed that process will not be removed from the Department’s registry for 2023.
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Hemp Can Hemp!

As we build an industry it is important that we not only look to what hemp can do in its own right, but how it fits in to broader plant-based solutions and the ag bio economy.

PAHIC Chair, Erica Stark will be speaking at @PlantBasedProductsCouncil’s #PBPC2023Conference: Circular Solutions! Mar. 27-29, and will join other industry leaders to explore the innovations, business models, and policies influencing the entire lifecycle of bioproducts in the promotion of a more circular economy.

Register: pbpc.com/pbpc2023/
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Hemp Can Hemp!

As we build an industry it is important that we not only look to what hemp can do in its own right, but how it fits in to broader plant-based solutions and the ag bio economy.

PAHIC Chair, Erica Stark will be speaking at @PlantBasedProductsCouncil’s #PBPC2023Conference: Circular Solutions! Mar. 27-29, and will join other industry leaders to explore the innovations, business models, and policies influencing the entire lifecycle of bioproducts in the promotion of a more circular economy. 

Register: https://pbpc.com/pbpc2023/

Please subscribe to our brand-new YouTube Channel! (@PAhempindustrycouncil) If you haven't seen them yet you must check out the amazing videos produced by PA Project Hemp Home!

As we move forward there will be tons of new content so please help us by subscribing now. Link in comments. Here is a taste of the quality content you can expect 🙂 Thanks!
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