Report: US Hemp Planting Fell About 50% from 2021 to 2022
Tue / Dec 5th
According to a recent Congressional Research Service report, there was a nearly 50% reduction in the amount of hemp crops planted in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) legalized industrial hemp in 2019, making it legal for American farmers to produce and ship the materials between states. Read the latest news and information on the USDA’s role in the hemp and cannabis industries:
Tue / Dec 5th
According to a recent Congressional Research Service report, there was a nearly 50% reduction in the amount of hemp crops planted in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022.
Tue / Oct 10th
The USDA has approved the cultivation of a hemp plant varietal engineered by Growing Together Research Inc. that has genetically reduced levels of THC and cannabichomene (CBC).
Thu / Sep 28th
Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has received a $600,000 USDA grant to study industrial hemp and investigate the regulation of biosynthetic pathways for cannabinoid production.
Thu / Sep 15th PODCAST
Shane Pennington is the New York-based counsel for Vicente Sederberg LLP, a national cannabis law firm that represents cannabis industry clients and works on state and local cannabis policy reform.
Thu / Jul 14th
Vermont’s hemp program will be operated by the USDA beginning January 1, 2023, but regulatory oversight for hemp testing and hemp-infused products will remain under the purview of the Vermont Cannabis Control Board.
Tue / Jul 5th
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed a bill to permanently exempt hemp from the state’s controlled substances law.
Wed / Jun 22nd
Advertisements for hemp-based products saw a slight bump during the lead-up to Father’s Day but the total number of ad spots still comprised less than 1% of all agriculture-related advertising ahead of the holiday.
Wed / Jun 15th
USDA Emergency Relief Program funds are not available for cannabis cultivators due to the plant’s federal status as a Schedule I Controlled Substance. Hemp farmers are not subject to the same provisions.
Wed / Feb 23rd
According to the USDA’s National Hemp Report, U.S. farmers planted 54,200 acres of hemp in 2021, valued at $712 million.
Tue / Jan 11th
Alaska’s hemp plan was approved by the USDA last week, allowing its farmers to market their products nationwide for the first time.
Thu / Dec 30th
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved New York’s hemp plan. All currently licensed growers must reapply under the new program.
Mon / Dec 27th
Researchers at Washington State University and several partnering West Coast universities have received a five-year, $10 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to study hemp and its agricultural benefits.
Thu / Dec 16th
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Virginia’s plan for continuing to regulate the state’s industrial hemp industry.
Fri / Oct 15th
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to send 20,500 hemp producers across the country their first Hemp Acreage and Production Survey.
Tue / Jan 26th
The USDA has raised the limit for hemp THC levels that trigger a crop’s eradication from 0.5% to 1% THC.
Thu / Dec 3rd
The USDA has expanded its pilot hemp crop insurance offerings into new states and announced improvements to the insurance program.
Mon / Nov 16th
The National Industrial Hemp Council has been awarded a $200,000 grant by the USDA to help develop industrial hemp exports.
Mon / Oct 26th
The USDA has approved New Mexico’s hemp plan; the new rules will take effect for all growers licensed after October.
Thu / Oct 22nd
Michigan’s industrial hemp plan will officially go into effect on December 1 after the USDA issued its approval.
Mon / Sep 21st
Hemp farmers will have access to the second round of the USDA’s coronavirus relief plan, which will cost $14 billion and continue through December 11.
Tue / Sep 8th
Federal officials have approved industrial hemp program proposals for Maine and Missouri.
Thu / Aug 20th
New York’s Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball said the state will not submit an industrial hemp plan to the USDA until federal regulators change certain program requirements.
Mon / Jul 20th
The USDA has officially approved Minnesota’s hemp cultivation program; the final regulations are unchanged from the state’s 2016 pilot program.
Mon / Jun 29th
While there are more U.S. farmers this year who are licensed to grow hemp, total hemp acreage is down 9% from 2019.
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