Former Clorox and Burt’s Bees executive Phoebe Leppla is joining Open Book Extracts to lead the company’s product development efforts. Leppla previously led research and development teams at Burt’s Bees, and she spent a decade at The Clorox Co. before that. At Clorox, she specialized in “product innovation in... Read more
A major fruit and vegetable processor is entering the market for smokable hemp flower, converting a former pear and apple cannery in Washington state to hemp drying. Seneca Foods, a Nasdaq-listed (SENEA) company that processes fruits and vegetables from more than 2,000 farms across the U.S., said it has acquired... Read more
One of the top U.S greenhouses for ornamental plants plans to partner exclusively with Colorado-based hempseed production company Front Range Biosciences. Coastal Greenhouses, which operates six facilities in four East Coast states, joins a movement of ornamental greenhouses that have shifted to the hemp market amid decreasing profit margins and other... Read more
Another Big Agriculture company has acknowledged engaging in lobbying activity on behalf of industrial hemp. Syngenta AG, a major player in global agriculture with agronomic interests from plant breeding to crop protection, said it is monitoring industrial hemp regulations. Company officials say they are especially interested in the U.S.... Read more
A major hemp processor based in Pittsburgh has folded, following the collapse of hemp and CBD market prices. Commonwealth Alternative Medicinal Options (CAMO) closed its 45,000-square-foot CBD processing facility on Monday, leaving a hole in the local supply chain, according to The Tribune-Review. Pennsylvania licensed 324 hemp farmers, who... Read more
The nation’s largest grocery store chain by revenue, Kroger, is now lobbying on CBD policy. The move comes after the grocery giant added CBD topicals to its store shelves in 17 states. According to Kroger lobbying disclosures, first reported by Cannabis Wire, the grocery giant reported spending roughly $190,000... Read more
The coronavirus outbreak in China likely will benefit American hemp companies that compete with Chinese suppliers on the global and domestic markets. Trade tensions between the United States and China previously caused disruptions in the cannabis supply chain. And this newest issue underscores the vulnerabilities in the global marketplace... Read more
The staff of Hemp Industry Daily attended the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, this week. Here are some of the new products for hemp cultivation and processing. (Click on the orange arrows to advance the slideshow.) Subscribe to our Newsletter Read more
British food regulators have given the CBD industry a little over a year to apply for safety evaluations in order to remain on shelves, a landmark advancement as many nations have yet to decide whether cannabidiol can be sold in food. The announcement by the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency... Read more
As hemp production grows at lightning speed, farmers are finding that the difference between success and failure in the cutthroat market happens before the first leaves emerge. Selling a hemp crop for the right price is dependent on starting with the right genetics and environment for growing. But in... Read more
