Matt and Crystal Grayson are two local hemp farmers who are trying to educate the public. The pair works to help get new farmers set up. A learning center is in the process of being developed where classes can be held to help educate the public and our other stores employees on products, laws, etc.
Read MoreAs Louisiana's legislative session starts up Monday, one of the bills being presented is trying to decriminalize marijuana.
Louisiana Rep. Candace N. Newell, (D-New Orleans), who authored the bill, says seeing other parts of the country move ahead in legalizing the drug inspired her to present it.
Read MoreBig changes are on the way for hemp farmers in Louisiana.
A bill will be considered during the next legislative session that is geared towards helping the hemp industry across the state.
Read MoreThe USDA’s final rule regulating the domestic production of hemp was published at the beginning of 2021 and went into effect March 22. This final rule builds on the October 2019 interim final rule (IFR) that established the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program.
Read MoreSignificant financial returns are still elusive for many hemp-products manufacturers, with only 8% of respondents to the Hemp Industry Daily survey saying their companies were “very profitable” in 2020.
But the segment is getting there, with one-third of processor respondents noting their businesses were “somewhat profitable.”
At the same time, 42% of respondents said their operations still remained unprofitable.
Read MoreIt has been a year since the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) issued the first hemp license in the State of Louisiana. Like you, Louisiana Hemp Extractors (LHE) went through the licensing process with great expectations and hope for a new Louisiana industry.
Read MoreWhile it may not seem as exciting as growing hemp for cannabidiol, raising hemp for fiber can become profitable once challenges are addressed.
Read MoreCommissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain, D.V.M., announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published the final rule regulating the production of industrial hemp in the United States.
Read MoreTwo years after the 2018 farm bill legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp, the USDA completed work on a regulation to oversee production. Some advocates say hemp could become a profitable crop grown across the country while other analysts say comparatively low demand will limit hemp acreage to the level of a niche crop.
Read MoreHemp is a new crop for many farmers in the Southeast. For states new to growing industrial hemp, such as Mississippi, growers interested in the market are left to navigate uncharted waters. The National Hemp Growers Cooperative's goal is to work alongside farmers to help them learn the business.
Read MoreAs a premium, low-THC floral hemp grower and manufacturing company in Louisiana, Black Farmers Hemp (BFH) is charged with reinstating black, dormant farmland in the state back into commerce, according to a BFH release.
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