HempToday.net Texas fiber startup gets more money from city, extension on hiring plan Officials in the Texas city of Wichita Falls have wagered an additional $200,000 on Panda Biotech, the hemp fiber processing operation expected to... Read more...
HempToday.net Slow pace of Farm Bill could further hamper hemp industry’s recovery Significant delay in enacting the upcoming U.S. Farm Bill could further hamper a hemp industry that’s hoping to bounce back after two years of... Read more...
HempToday.net $2 million research project hopes to develop hemp varieties for U.S. latitudes Cornell University researchers say they’ll use $2 million in recently announced funding for long-term research into hemp genetics, hoping to... Read more...
HempToday.net Study shows hemp plants enhance wine quality and soil in New Zealand vineyards Wine produced from the grapes co-planted with hemp showed increased quality, and the presence of hemp plants improved vineyard soil, according to... Read more...
HempToday.net USDA approves new hemp variety genetically modified to lower THC content The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a hemp variety genetically engineered to produce super-low levels of THC. The USDA’s Animal... Read more...
HempToday.net Draft bill in Tasmania would require destruction of crops that cross the limit of 1.0% THC Tasmanian hemp crops that come in over 1.0% THC must be destroyed under a draft bill intended to update provisions in the Australian state’s hemp... Read more...
HempToday.net Sustainability benefits can be lost if hemp textile production follows conventional ag While hemp production for textiles is at a “watershed moment,” hemp won’t bring promised sustainability without attention to how crops are grown,... Read more...
HempToday.net Hemp on par with wood in ability to capture and store greenhouse gas Hemp can store CO2 as efficiently as wood in raw materials for the construction industry, and should meet EU certification criteria for carbon... Read more...
HempToday.net Hemp shows promise in cleanup of toxic chemicals used in many products University researchers in Michigan are studying hemp for its potential to clean up soil contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances... Read more...
HempToday.net Scam CBD operator must pay $2 million to farmers, serve prison term A scam CBD operator has received a three-year prison term and must repay his victims more than $2 million, under federal sentencing handed down... Read more...