USDA Launches National Survey Of 20,000 Hemp Farmers To Inform Policy And Industry Stakeholders
Marijuana Stocks, Finance, & InvestingUncategorized August 27, 2021 MJ Shareholders
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is moving forward with a large-scale survey to gain insight into the hemp market that’s emerged since the crop was federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill.
After requesting permission from the White House earlier this year to conduct the survey of about 20,000 hemp farmers, the agency’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced on Thursday that the forms are being finalized to be filled out via mail or online.
USDA is asking questions about plans for outdoor hemp production, acreage for operations, primary and secondary uses for the crop and what kinds of prices producers are able to bring in. The questionnaire lists preparations such as smokeable hemp, extracts like CBD, grain for human consumption, fiber and seeds as areas the department is interested in learning about.
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