President-elect Joe Biden is moving ahead with filling out his Cabinet, and he’s getting some help from the Senate starting today.

MPCI policies for hemp will be available in more areas of the country for the 2021 crop year, according to USDA's Risk Management Agency.

Sen. John Boozman, who is set to take over as the top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, next year is optimistic that Congress will provide more aid to farmers for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The question is when a new aid package will pass, and that looks unlikely before the election.

The hemp industry is not happy with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s interim final rule implementing the 2018 farm bill’s hemp provisions.

Hemp industry stakeholders are pushing for regulatory certainty as one of the crop's chief byproducts gains in popularity and interest from a curious consumer base.