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States decide whether to let USDA handle hemp

09/29/21 6:31 AM By Steve Davies

Partially motivated by funding concerns, two prominent hemp-growing states recently decided to let the U.S. Department of Agriculture regulate hemp within their borders, and others are still in the process of deciding whether to hand over authority to USDA as the pilot programs authorized under the 2014 farm bill expire at the end of this year.

State ag leaders eye labor, commerce among top issues

09/29/21 6:24 AM By Ben Nuelle

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture set policy for the coming year at a recent gathering, where the organization put a priority on the flow of ag goods in the U.S. and overseas.

Farm Credit, USDA actions on lending have hemp industry concerned

08/04/21 6:27 AM By Steve Davies

A recent memo from the Farm Credit Administration to farm credit banks and associations on hemp financing has a prominent hemp industry group concerned that many growers could have difficulty obtaining loans they need to expand their operations.

Daybreak Feb 9: Stimulus to include aid for minority farmers

02/09/21 9:11 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Spencer Chase

House committees begin voting starting today on the first provisions in the massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package President Joe Biden is pushing to pass. The House Agriculture Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to approve its portion of the package.

Daybreak Jan 28: Vilsack hearing set

01/28/21 8:58 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

The Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled a confirmation hearing next Tuesday for Ag Secretary-nominee Tom Vilsack.

CDFA awards $2M in fertilizer research and education grants

01/27/21 5:56 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

More than $2.18 million has been awarded to 11 projects as part of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program.

Daybreak Jan 19: Senate starts hearings on Cabinet picks

01/19/21 9:15 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

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

Hemp rule provides more flexibility on testing, disposal

01/15/21 1:48 PM By Steve Davies

USDA loosened regulatory requirements for hemp in a new rule issued Friday, giving producers more time to harvest their crops after testing for THC levels and not requiring they use laboratories registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration until the end of 2022.