No part of the global economy has escaped the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed more than 2.5 million lives around the world and sickened countless more. But few industries were in the kind of infancy the hemp industry was in when the World Health Organization declared the virus a... Read more
Santa Fe Farms of New Mexico has bought a Colorado hemp-genetics firm to establish a line of propietary genetics. High Grade Hemp Seed of Longmont, Colorado, will retain its name and location but will become a subsidiary of Santa Fe Farms, which grows hemp on about 200 acres but... Read more
(This is the first installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for hemp and marijuana growers. Look for additional stories on handling young plants, stocking up on supplies, fertigation and other topics throughout the year.) As outdoor marijuana or hemp growers get ready to sow seeds or plant... Read more
Socially disadvantaged farmers including those in the hemp industry are in line for new debt-relief funds in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan of 2021. The legislation, which passed in the U.S. Senate Saturday and awaits changes and a final vote in the House, directs the U.S. Department of... Read more
by Jonathan Monk, Managing Director at Most Consulting Group The business world is a complicated place. At any given time, your company’s performance is influenced by various factors in both local and national economies. The business world’s inherent volatility is further exasperated in the cannabis industry – where opportunity... Read more
An Oregon hemp producer seeking $2.5 million in damages after its warehouse was raided by authorities looking for illegal marijuana suffered a big setback in federal court. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke ruled that the search warrant used when authorities raided Oregonized Hemp Co., a farm and farm service... Read more
Tune in LIVE on Facebook every Friday afternoon, or catch our now-weekly NCIA Today video updates to hear what’s new in cannabis policy reform and here at NCIA. This week, we’re catching up on all the action that went down last month, including Senate confirmation hearings and how... Read more
by NCIA’s Risk Management & Insurance Committee How a Hardening Market is Limiting Coverage and How to Be Prepared. 2020 was one heck of a year. The insurance industry has experienced more claims this year than in the history of insurance with over a billion dollars in intentional property... Read more
by Michael Williamson, Director of Cultivation at Pipp Horticulture Cannabis production strategies may differ from one facility to another, but most facilities share a common goal: to produce the highest quality product at the lowest cost. One area of the cultivation cycle that is often overlooked but has great... Read more
Hemp imports were cited as a main driver for Congress voting in 2014 to authorize limited experimentation with the crop after decades of head-scratching policies allowing hemp to be bought and sold in the United States — as long as it was grown somewhere else. But hemp exports have... Read more
