Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council Year in Review

2016 was a big year for Hemp in PA! While there was much disappointment in how the program was ultimately implemented, there was also a lot to celebrate! Here is a look back of all PAHIC accomplished in 2016 and we are ready to continue to fight for farmers,...

Statement on DEA new ‘rule’ on marijuana extract

Friends: This week, the DEA issued a new rule concerning “marihuana extract” (see attached). This has raised deep concerns in the hemp industry, particularly concerning the potential impact on CBD. Despite the increasing popularity of things like cbd vape...

PA Hemp Program – Epic Fail

This certainly isn’t the post we expected to be making after waiting for months for the Department of Agriculture to release the parameters for participation in the PA Hemp Program. To say we are disappointed would be an understatement. It is so restrictive and...

Hemp Means Business

We’ve received several requests to make this presentation from last week’s Women Grow event available online. You have to click to move between the slides and some of the animations are a little slow when viewed online versus downloading it, but here it...

Penn’s Best Mill Company Receives PA Preferred Status

Penn’s Best Mill Company has just been awarded PA Preferred status for their amazing line of cooking oils! PA Preferred is a state-supported agricultural marketing program. The State Department of Agriculture launched the PA Preferred program to identify and...